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joe104
10-09-2006, 08:18 PM
for the opening and closing effect that the corbins board. with tims complete blades. or do you have to have corbins special film on the inside of the blade?
xwingband
10-09-2006, 08:26 PM
You don't have to, but the effect is greatly diminished. Without it it's a slow dim.
joe104
10-09-2006, 08:28 PM
ok so it might be better just to get the mhs kit and forget the corbins board if i cant get the special film? cause i am not gonna hook up sound for this saber.
xwingband
10-09-2006, 08:32 PM
I would... it's better than having no up/down, but Corbin's film really is needed to get the full potential.

If mine wasn't out of commision for the adding of sound I'd get a vid of the difference...
joe104
10-09-2006, 08:45 PM
wait you would do what forget the corbins board? and just go normal. or are you saying its good for the effect even if you dont get the full thing?
joe104
10-12-2006, 12:39 AM
also will the board fit into an mhs? or is the corbins board to big?
Jonitus
10-12-2006, 05:06 AM
also will the board fit into an mhs? or is the corbins board to big?

Corbin's board is a bit too wide for the MHS, but there is about 1/32" on each side of the board that is bare and can be sanded away and then the board will slip right in.

In my one MHS-based saber, I just used some 160 grit sandpaper on a sanding stick to gently sand away the offensing material and the board went in with no problems and works perfectly. You can see the traces on the board that you need to stay away from. Not hard...just takes patience.
xwingband
10-12-2006, 05:10 AM
Yup, once sanded it actually works out brilliantly as then it's in there solid. You don't have to worry about securing it because it won't flop around. :D
joe104
10-12-2006, 12:21 PM
ok cool. thanks for the info.
987654321a
11-04-2006, 02:27 PM
i have never gotten corbins board but arent computer chips made out of silicon. and ive heard somewhere that the fumes emited from sanding or filing silicon are toxic.
xwingband
11-04-2006, 02:49 PM
Perhaps if you were doing tons but it's only like 1/16" of an inch. Didn't smell funky as I remember it. :lol:
Lord Maul
11-04-2006, 03:07 PM
arent computer chips made out of silicon

yes, silicon is a great semi-conducter and is cheap so they use it on chips
Do-Clo
11-04-2006, 04:11 PM
Pyle :roll:

Silicon is used to create electrical junctions to create circuits to be combined into a chip. The packaging that they are incased in (the case on the device is not made of silicon and varies acording to the application)
So when you sand on a chip all you really are doing is sanding the case that houses the tiny silicon chip inside. The fumes from a burnt device (the case of it) is not too healthy to breath, but again it is the the case you smell and not the silicon chip. You would need a high powered microscope to get a really good look at the silicon chip and it would have to be one that has not been installed in a case.
987654321a
11-04-2006, 09:54 PM
arent computer chips made out of silicon

yes, silicon is a great semi-conducter and is cheap so they use it on chips

pyle i know what silicon is and what its used for, it was the only way i could start my sentence out.