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Lord Maul
08-26-2006, 10:42 PM
i wired up my anakin conversion the other day and it was really dim. so i cut off the heatshrink and put on more solder. it got brighter but not signifigantly. i have fresh duracell batteries in it along with the mirror in the tip of the blade. it is only as bright as the MR for the first inch of the blade and after that you can hardly see the light at all [:(]. for the wiring i followed the vader tutorial. it has sound and all that good stuff but the led is dim.

EDIT- i might be able to get pics but i can't find my camera right now

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xwingband
08-27-2006, 07:02 AM
If wiring is not the suspect then my first guess is optics. Have 'em?

You may be like "D'uh I have them", but once someone didn't have them.

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Lord Maul
08-27-2006, 09:06 AM
yep, i have the ten degree viewing lens and lens holder

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O-B 1
08-27-2006, 10:02 AM
I'v had that problem once too. Your optics are probrably misaligned. That results in a very dim blade. Try placing the optics directly over the led.

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Lord Maul
08-27-2006, 10:06 AM
i just took a peek at the sound card and found out that the holder for the white clip had been pushed way back, resulting in a poor connection. fixed it and the blade got brighter. i'll try what you said ob1

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Lord Maul
08-27-2006, 10:32 AM
tried what ob1 said. the light is now clearly visible throughout the whole blade.http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/grinser/grinning-smiley-003.gif
any more suggestions? from the pics i've seen i think it should still be brighter

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WeirdoTransvestite
08-27-2006, 11:33 AM
Don't rely on pictures. Remember the saying, "The camera adds 10 pounds"? Well, for lightsabers, the camera adds 50 lumens.

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Firebird21
08-27-2006, 12:16 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by WeirdoTransvestite

... Well, for lightsabers, the camera adds 50 lumens.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">


You say that like it's a bad thing...




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Lord Maul
08-27-2006, 08:19 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Well, for lightsabers, the camera adds 50 lumens.
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k so do you guys have any other suggestions for me to try out? i want this baby to be as bright as can be [;)]

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