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Do-Clo
08-25-2006, 08:41 PM
Since there is a lot of interest in a purple blade saber I will start a thread for it. The purple blade in the gallery was 7 high output Uv leds in a circle in a poly-c blade with a TCSS blade diffuser. The Uv leds are running at 25 ma each. I have not built this up into a complete saber yet but it is on my to do list and I will post pictures as I work on it in this thread and if you have questions please ask them here.

james3
08-25-2006, 08:44 PM
And let's not forget this little jewel since it has all of DoClo's secrets


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Do-Clo
08-25-2006, 09:48 PM
Ok I got a few things done and took some pictures of the progress


These are the leds mounted inside of a left over piece of a MR blade holder
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000509.jpg


The leds powered up with a 9 volt battery
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000512.jpg



The left over part of a MR Vader blade socket with the led holder installed
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000511.jpg


Stock MR blade installed into the holder, (it looks blueish due to the camera)
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000505.jpg

I have a MR Vader hilt that was wasted and I used it for the sound board so it has become the base for this purple saber. I will post more pics later as it takes shape.

Finished saber
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000539.jpg

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I used a section of pvc pipe for the center clamp, and the rest is mostly MR parts. I had to repaint the emitter shroud with truck bed coating, the same that was used on the center clamp. I replaced the grips because the stock grips were wasted and I used a scotch brite pad to give the hilt a brushed metal look. Not bad for spare parts.

Lord Maul
08-25-2006, 11:19 PM
man is that saber sweet do clo [:0]
is it brighter than a regular 3 watt?

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Do-Clo
08-25-2006, 11:35 PM
It is a little brighter than a stock MR saber[;)]

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james3
08-26-2006, 08:42 AM
Must have <font size="6"><font color="purple">PURPLE!</font id="purple"></font id="size6">

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What
08-26-2006, 03:27 PM
Purple just completes the look....... MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!! [8D]
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JediMcD
08-26-2006, 04:42 PM
Do-Clo I was planning on doing the same thing with a Vader after having seen your results in the past. However, I was thinking about using a MR strip and just replacing the leds and whatever else as needed with UVs. I will hopefully preserve the power up and down effect, and since this will never be dueled with I was going to give it a try. Your results look great so far. Have you ever thought about using a reflector from a maglight or other flashlight? You could cut open the bottom end to fit it over the leds and it may help focus the beam a little. Just a thought. Keep up the good work, and keep us posted.

Sabers are cool and stuff

Lord Maul
08-26-2006, 04:59 PM
replacing the leds with uvs would A)take forever B)be a pain in the @$$ C)very risky buisness

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Do-Clo
08-26-2006, 05:45 PM
Private as normal you have your foot in your mouth.[V]

JediMcD the uV leds that I am using have a 15 degree veiwing angle so they are perfect with out any lens to focus them. The leds used in the MR strips are high output leds. Nothing really special about them so they could be replaced with the uV leds with no changes required to any circuits. I have considered doing a Mace with UV leds in the strip because the MR purple blade sucks. It would be time consuming but the effect would be worth it. If your soldering skills are good then I would say go for it. I got a bag of 100 uV high output leds on ebay for less then 20.00 so they can be had at a fair price.

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What
08-27-2006, 07:41 AM
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Firebird21
08-27-2006, 12:08 PM
Didn't someone post about the difficulty in soldering on the MR LED strip?


Something about a wax on it, and very small connections...
Edit 2: Found it! linky (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1060)


Someone else also posted up with their own version of the MR strip using only LEDs, and some resistors. He soldered all the LEDs in a row with a resistor in-line of each LED. I'm not sure how well it worked, but the theory behind it, I thought, was very good.

Edit 1: Found it! Linky (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=640)


Maybe you should look into doing that.


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Do-Clo
08-27-2006, 12:20 PM
The leds on the MR strip do not have any coating on them, the only place they use any type of a coating is where the wires attach to the led strip at the base of the blade.

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Firebird21
08-27-2006, 12:32 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Do-Clo

The leds on the MR strip do not have any coating on them...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">


I may not know what I'm talking about...

But I do remember this conversation...


<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by tetmatek

You must desolder first cause MR uses some kind of wax or flux that is a bear to get off. Once the area is free of the original stuff it's no problem to …
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Found it here (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1060)





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luis rojas
08-28-2006, 08:19 AM
HI: I've used the Anakin-Vader lightsaber sound board from Hasbro for my first building attenmpt, but I fried the board. But the original saber has a disc with six leds on it (3 red and 3 blue)so if I can find those UV leds maybe I could attach them to that disc and make one nice Mace saber...what do you think?

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james3
08-28-2006, 08:25 AM
Good call. that should work out nice. You will have to bypass the switch so they all light up though

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Lord Maul
08-28-2006, 10:22 AM
or you could just make it so the red and blue go on at the same time. red and blue make purple don't they?

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xwingband
08-28-2006, 03:08 PM
Red overpowers the blue which is why they went the other way on the Windu.

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Do-Clo
09-04-2006, 09:28 AM
Check the first page I finished the uV saber

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Shade
09-04-2006, 01:55 PM
Would it be possible to get a dimmed red and bright blue on a RGB LED then mount another blue in place of the green and allow it to be like a 2.5 W or something like that? like 2Ws of Blue and .5 of red or balance it some other way?

Do-Clo
09-04-2006, 02:30 PM
You could use a RGB led and just adjust the red and blue to get a good looking purple.

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james3
09-04-2006, 03:11 PM
There is one issue with the RGB that I didn't mind but did notice.
When running more then one color there is a shift as you twirl the blade so one side will have a dominate red and the other a dominate blue.

Way cool Do-Clo. I want one[:D]

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Do-Clo
09-04-2006, 03:42 PM
James, it will be on ebay later[:D]

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987654321a
09-04-2006, 04:55 PM
lol try pointing the UV leds at your skin for a couple hours, you will get a bad bad burn later


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james3
09-04-2006, 05:36 PM
I wait for linky but I no see linky.

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Do-Clo
09-04-2006, 09:08 PM
James just for you a Linky
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&item=280025059662&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

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Lord Maul
09-04-2006, 10:08 PM
i found the LINKY [:D]
you forgot to mention that it is a uV setup do clo

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Do-Clo
09-04-2006, 10:26 PM
Once again LM you have failed to read the complete text http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/sprachlos/speechless-smiley-004.gifin the description it states uV leds.

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LAN-ED-TUL
09-05-2006, 03:25 AM
i seen it listed. and yep it says uvs in hilt alright. lol

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james3
09-05-2006, 06:42 AM
Meesa Likendis!

Don't worry Do-Clo pretty much everyone else in the world knows how to read.



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Do-Clo
09-05-2006, 07:51 AM
Sometimes I wonder if people just look at the pictures and then laugh at the words.[V]

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james3
09-05-2006, 08:03 AM
I would think anyone with any common sense or at least more then a 1 rating would have the grey to read the description.

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GanJahMan
09-07-2006, 08:28 AM
Just curious... what clamp did you use on this saber? I would like to replace the stock MR clamp and have something similar to yours with a Graflex red button on/off

Do-Clo
09-07-2006, 08:35 AM
I used a section of pvc pipe that I heated with a heat gun to make it slide on the MR tube. The raised section is a section of pvc pipe that I cut and glued to the clamp. I sprayed the whole thing with truck bed linner.

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987654321a
09-23-2006, 08:35 AM
hey with your UV led saber you dont have to go to the beach to get a tan, just point the thing at yourself and you will be nice and brown in a couple hours lol. :D

Jedi-Loreen
09-23-2006, 11:31 AM
I hope a saber like that won't give you skin cancer! :shock:

Maybe you should put a label on them that says, "Warning, must apply sunscreen with at least an SPF of 15 before prolonged exposure to lightsaber blade." 8) :lol:

987654321a
09-23-2006, 11:35 AM
hhahahaha yeah thats awesome but in many ways true you should do that do-clo

Do-Clo
09-23-2006, 02:43 PM
In the first place the uv leds are not high enough power to cause tanning of the skin, the effect of of a black light would be greater. Then you have a diffuser in the blade which filters out the uV portion of the light and leaves only the purple color.

987654321a
09-23-2006, 06:20 PM
damnit, it woulda made a really cool saber. can you get more pics of it?

Do-Clo
09-23-2006, 06:37 PM
It is in a box to be shipped.

chase
05-31-2007, 09:31 AM
hey do-clo, i didnt read every word in this thread so dont get mad at me if youve already said this...

do you plan on making any more of those? maybe just the emitter without the vader hilt? its so unconfortable. i would LOVE to get a purple setup.

Do-Clo
05-31-2007, 10:15 AM
That was a spare parts project so I really don't think I would build another just like it, unless I had a junked vader hilt for parts. :wink:

chase
06-01-2007, 05:38 AM
well, if you do. you know where to find me

Darth_swarze
06-02-2007, 01:09 AM
Hey do clo sorry if you have answered this already but how do you connect all the uv leds to get power, do you connect them toi the resistor ? or wat?

Darth_swarze
06-02-2007, 01:24 AM
http://home.comcast.net/~velocityusa/194L_6_UV.jpg

and do clo you might want to check this link, you might be in terested in this several led holder

Do-Clo
06-02-2007, 08:26 AM
You should use a resister for each led, or a led driver to power them in series.

Raederle
09-05-2007, 05:30 PM
I had an :idea: and hadn't seen it on this forums yet.

What if you coat the blade tube/diffusion film with uv fluorescent powder or lacquer or ink or paste or just something which fluoresces under uv light.

Flood it with a couple of high power UV leds say in the 395-405nm range. Will the blade light up purple AND fluoresce. That might make for a pretty cool blade.

Do-Clo what are the specs of the uv leds you used?
Are they 5mm, 1500-2500mcd, 20mA, 25deg ones
or 10mm, 8K-10Kmcd, 20mA, 12.5deg ones
Both can be found on ebay at 50 pieces for ~$10 and $20 respectively with free resistors.

I am new to the saber scene and have no sabers (yet).
So is anyone here with the materials willing to try out my UV diffusion idea and tell me how it looks.
Depending on the color emitter by the fluorescing material the color combination with prple might produce some really interesting results.

Parts for this project are cheaply available online.
Check out dealextreme.com (free shipping!):

10pack 5mm uv leds for $3
(might be same leds as the 5mm ones above)
Multi uv led torches at ~$3-6
the 12 uv led version uses their 10pack leds and cost only $5

1W high power UV emittor at $8
- UV wave length: 395 ~ 410 nm
- Driving voltage: 3.0~4.0V
- Driving current: 350~500mA
(just solder this onto your luxeon star and it should work with the collimator optics and all.)

They sell other really high lumen output emittors as well but only in white for those who are interested. Get a cheap 1W torch($5-15) compatible with the uv emittor and solder it in.

I hope someone here might mod a spare Luxeon I star-O saber with the 1W emittor with a resistor or simple driver circuit.

Or just use a torch above since they mostly have boost circuits for 1AA use. They are also small and they fit into hilts easily and have their own battery compartments. The collimator optics will be lost though unless you can mod it to fit the torch but I think maybe the torch reflector might be good enough.

As for the uv fluorescing material to use I am not really sure but I saw some paste, powder and lacquer for about $15-30 online.

All in all it should cost less than $50 to test this out if you have an existing saber.

If anyone tries this mod please do post pictures and tell us about it.

If you think this won't work please explain why as well. Other constructive ideas are welcome as well.

Since Do-Clo got pretty good output with only 5 emittors at 10Kmcd output each. I think the single 1W emittor with collimating optics could easily beat that and might even produce output in the low lumens or a few hundred mW which is comparable to blue luxeons. Furthermore this the emittor outputs in 395-410nm which is into the visible purple spectrum so it should be pretty bright.

Coupled with uv fluorescent blade diffusion. This could make for one really cool saber!

Do-clo or any experienced saber modders: Could you please try this out and let me know the results. A full saber construction is not required. Just the uv fluorescent blade and emittor with collimator optics setup test is good to check the brightness output, glow effect and comparison to other purple sabers.

Even just testing the uv emittor with optics and a blade will be welcome to see if it is comparable to do-clo's setup and will only cost $8 and some modding of the driver.

Bring back the purple saber!

If this setup produces good results, maybe Tim can add the appropriate items to his awesome shop and patent the idea or something. Just send me a free UV saber if that ever happens!

xwingband
09-05-2007, 05:43 PM
I'd use a fluorescent purple tube instead of messing with inks or whatever. Those have the potential for being uneven.

Other than being outdoor compatible in a way I'm quite satisfied with filtering provided the newer and better whites are used (Rebels, Cree XRE, and Seoul P4's).

Also I'm pale... I don't want to give myself cancer. :P

Darth Lars
09-05-2007, 05:48 PM
I wonder about the safety of a UV blade. A salesman in an electronics components shop once told me that the reason why UV LEDs emit visible light at all is to warn the user that the LED is lit, so that he does not damages his eyes from the UV radiation.

Raederle
09-05-2007, 06:24 PM
The uv output is pretty low for this emittor and it is in almost in the visible range. Like mentioned before. The uv output is too little to burn skin much less after filtering through a diffusor and blade.

At 400nm the uv is pretty weak. and won't fluoresce certain materials

Most black lights operate at 380nm or less with very little visible output.
and the purple is not to let people know that it is uv. It is mostly a byproduct of the spread of the wavelength produced by an emittor. The peaks are not very sharply defined. Similarly. IR emittors produced weak red light not to warn people but because of the spread. The actual peak output is not in visible range. But it is good warning though. 980nm IR laser diodes are dangerous if you do not even know if it is on.

But rest assure your eyes are quite safe. these emittors are not lasers and won't blind you permanently from stray reflections. Only if you stare at it consciously. It is mostly a psychological effect when people think of UV and skin cancer.

The sun produces more UV on you in a day than this emittor can from an hour of use at close range.

do they sell purple fluorescent tubes which fluoresce under UV? Most uv fluorescent materials have no visible color (thats why they are uv fluor. think invisible ink) Purple tubes should work too but they might not fluoresce as well which is the main idea here. These tubes are not as strong as polyC are they? I think thin film lacquering if done properly would give good results. Just have to be patient.

Raederle
09-05-2007, 06:31 PM
Xwingband:

How does the brightness of a blade with a white cree p4, ssc u-bin etc or better emittor + filtering compared to a pure colored luxeonIII/V/k2.

The white Luxeon K2 is wimpy compared to these new high output emittors but how does it translate to the blade.

DX rocks if you want high output white emittors and they are cheap at ~$6
the latest Cree Q5 is only $10 and produces over 200lm at 1 amp and comparable lumens to a white K2 at only 350mA. This means longer battery time at same brightness. Wonders how compatible the luxeon optics are to cree emittors. Anyone has experience here? Should the K2 or Lux3/5 version of lens holder be used?

xwingband
09-05-2007, 07:26 PM
It brings them in comparison to the pure colors. That's why I'm satisfied. My k2 really was weak... once I switched it felt better.

Cree's need a different optic. Seoul's are directly compatible though.

I made a topic one elsewhere... we can stop hijacking the thread on that subject. :P

I was kind of joking, but really it's true. Point it right at your skin from a small distance and if you leave it there long enough you'll get a tan. :P

I was mostly alluding to Do-clo's other UV stuff. He bought florescent acrylic tubes and lit them with this same setup. True, it's not going to be on the same level of duelability, but I'm throwing out options. the ink/pigment stuff I bet would be really hard to apply evenly.

Do-Clo
09-05-2007, 07:37 PM
Ah the quest for a purple blade. I have used the 5mm 25ma leds and they perform really well using a diffuser in the blade. The last bag of uV leds I purchased on ebay. The uV leds will give you a very rich looking purple color but it will not be as bright as a white led with a filter. Is some of my early projects I used neon colored tubing for blades and then the uV leds to light the tube. This gave a very nice looking blade that had color with out being lighted but when the saber was powered up the blade glowed with color. The green color was the most responsive to the uV leds and the blue was hard to light but the neon red ended up a pink color. :shock: The best thing is to just try it see what looks best to you.

Raederle
09-05-2007, 07:55 PM
Yeah the ink and pigment might be hard to apply. I founf the other thread by Do clo about purple blades. Missed it cos it didn't mention UV. he does mention using fluorescent tubes but no pics or comparisons or how well the tube glows. Must be not impressive enough to mention.

Seems like no one has used a uv star yet either.

Better still, solder 5 1W uv emittors on a board and drive it. Might take up too much space and overheat fast though.

sorry Xwing. I did read the thread about seoul and crees. Just wanted to check again cos there were no pics and they mentioned some filtering issues.
Can't find the thread about what optics to use with a cree though? so tims optics don't work? I was planning to use it on a Q5 Cree.

Do-Clo
09-05-2007, 11:11 PM
Sorry the pictures of the neon color tubing were lost when my computer crashed, but the green was a very nice looking color though. :wink:

Raederle
09-05-2007, 11:28 PM
Another something I found which could be sprayed onto or into a blade tube.

purple fluorescent hair spray!

http://www.centurynovelty.com/detail_8_179-185.html

cheap too.

Darth_swarze
10-15-2007, 02:00 AM
Hey guys i have completed my quest for a purple saber, i just posted a 12 uv led saber

doclo had a huge influence on it,it is alot like his 7 uv led but theres 12 in this one,no coloured tubing or anything,

and i used a ultra blade,looks really good

let me know if you guys think it looks like a good purple to you ornot cuz im bad with colours haha here it is:http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=96

you can findmore of these in the "to be placed" section in the forum peace

ifthis dosentwork then go to the album section, where theygo b4 thereplaced

Ghostbat
10-18-2007, 04:41 PM
To anyone playing with UV LEDS here is a good page of info to go through: http://wolfstone.halloweenhost.com/Lighting/bltled_BlackLightLED.html#Safety

While I have no idea how much the diffuser will help I do know that after playing with my first set of UV Leds for a jack-O-lantern a few years ago I was getting nasty headaches and my eyes felt all dry and scratchy. That's when an engineer friend of mine gave me a stern lesson in UV light and what the words "retinal scar" can truly mean!

Cool purple glow, but play safe when you have those bad boys hanging bare to your eyes.

Darth_swarze
10-18-2007, 11:42 PM
thanks for wasting 5 minutes of my life,anything can hurt ur eyes thats bright,we already knew that, u only live once ,but thanksfor the warning,ifyo have a saber post then post ,if not then dont,thank you :D

Novastar
10-19-2007, 01:32 AM
Actually, Darth Swarze... there will be NO suppressing of people's opinions on here unless they are derogatory, or simply spam.

Ghostbat's comments were relevant, and are stressing safe usage of LEDs. There is no need to tell someone that they are not allowed to post simply because they do not have a saber.

Most everyone who posts here initially begins sans saber. That would be the point of "the custom" saber shop--where you build your OWN.

So... please--keep the dialogue friendly. No one wants an angry Novastar loose in the system... 8)

Darth_swarze
10-19-2007, 02:24 AM
haha ok nova star, sorry ghosebat.Not trying to change the subject from purple lightsaber,but i was looking on a german site and well were on the topic of "colors"i noticed they have an orange led,and it dosent seem liek amber unless the germans just call it that,give it a check if you want:

www.leds.de

its under Seoul Z-Power LED P4 ,only 47 lumens but still

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and also on the topic of uv led saber i just made a 12 RGB led Uv

saber,but i have found that at ledsupply they have "real"purple ,they also

have UV,but the purple seems liek it would be idenical to the Mace windu

purple,nothing against the UV COLOR cuzit really makes a cool

purple,and i will use it still but for my saber im goingto test the "real

purple" ,which my only worry is it not being bright enough,but with 12

RGB leds it think it could be fine,will post when i test them,stil lwaitingfor themtocome in



..

Ghostbat
10-19-2007, 09:44 AM
thanks for wasting 5 minutes of my life,anything can hurt ur eyes thats bright,we already knew that, u only live once ,but thanksfor the warning,ifyo have a saber post then post ,if not then dont,thank you :D

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haha ok nova star, sorry ghosebat.

No worries at all :)

I am certainly not trying to say don't do it! I completely agree that you only live once and that a life without danger is a dull one. However It's also a good idea to know what the dangers are in a situation so you can decide what precautions you want or do not want to take, I have a nice little sack of UV LEDs and they are neat and fun to play with but I came close to real eye damage and would rather others didn't have to make the same mistakes.

My guess is that the blade diffuser will take care of the direct UV issue but I have no experience there, my UV jack-O-lantern bounces the LED cluster off of some luminous paint and it's fine to stare at.



Not trying to change the subject from purple lightsaber,but i was looking on a german site and well were on the topic of "colors"i noticed they have an orange led,and it dosent seem liek amber unless the germans just call it that,give it a check if you want:

www.leds.de


Interesting, my first assumption was that it would be a white LED in orange resin but it doesn't seem to be the case. It tempts me to place an order to see if its a true orange or orange/amber but my toy budget is getting thin and shipping from europe stings.

Darth_swarze
10-19-2007, 11:48 AM
either way i ordered RGB orange leds,soim goingto test 12 orange leds to my ultra blade and see wat it looks like,i also,ordered yellow and pink,and a real purple ones too,should look good

Novastar
10-19-2007, 01:50 PM
Testing LEDs of all kinds is ALWAYS helpful to the "Luxeon saber" community... keep us posted, Darth S!

Heck, pretty soon--we won't really be able to call them "Luxeon LED" sabers... it's becoming a bit too proprietary.

Hmm... Maybe... "High-powered LED Sabers".... "High-current, single LED sabers"...

We need somethin' catchy, an easy acronym... heheh

Eandori
10-20-2007, 10:03 PM
How about "MonoLED?"

Darth_swarze
10-21-2007, 02:11 AM
are those both k2's edwin? and is the red overdriven?

Darth_swarze
10-30-2007, 12:32 AM
12 RGB ORANGE SABER COMPLETED ,LOOK IN TEST CATEGORY OR TO BE PLACED UNder album "REAL ORANGE"

Marsupial
10-30-2007, 06:45 AM
do you have pics?

Darth_swarze
10-30-2007, 10:08 AM
yes i posted them there being "placed"right now in the forum,go to album

Darth_swarze
10-31-2007, 03:31 AM
YELLOW IS NOW COMPLETED, i did not post any pictures because it was a complete failure,strangly enough the yellow rgb leds are not bright enough to make a blade, pink is next on the list to try,hopefully ill get better results

so id say so far orange has been the best test,uv was also bright enuff,how ever it is a dark colour to begin with, and yellow failed