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Jedi Mynock
09-27-2011, 07:49 AM
Just thought i would ask... does anyone know how these are made?
i saw on ebay a sideshow vader with a "custom cathode saber" that lit up VERY nicely. then it got me thinking "hey, i bet with all the saber folks, there has to be a way to do this..."
also there is a luke ANH figure coming out in japan soon that has a light up saber. wonder how that works?

so, how can this be done? i know pretty much nothing about cathodes. but would LED be possible in such a tiny hilt?

i've got a sideshow ROTJ luke and older medicom vader just dying for light up sabers.
Silver Serpent
09-27-2011, 10:37 AM
I'm assuming it just has a small LED in the hilt, similar to what we use for accent LEDs. Thinkgeek has a mini-lightsaber kit that is somewhat similar in design to the ebay item. Check for their Mini Lightsaber Tech Lab if you're interested in seeing the parts.
Jedi-Loreen
09-27-2011, 04:41 PM
If it's an actual cathode system, then it's not lit by an LED. It would likely be a cold cathode.

Google is your friend.

Look up "cold cathode tube lighting"

How cold cathodes work:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_cathode
Mandalorian
09-27-2011, 08:20 PM
If it's an actual cathode system, then it's not lit by an LED. It would likely be a cold cathode.

Google is your friend.

Look up "cold cathode tube lighting"

How cold cathodes work:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_cathode

I want to help, and I've been dying to use this for a while.

Let me Google that for you. (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cold+cathode+tube+lighting)
Jedi-Loreen
09-27-2011, 10:25 PM
You only get to use that once.


Now, you're done. ;)