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Canosgrowl
02-08-2015, 04:41 PM
Hey there, I'm brand new to the saber scene and am really excited to start building. I make costumes and armor and this is really an addition to a sith styled suit of armor costume I'm making, so my experience with electrical anything is a bit limited. Using the MHS parts, I would really like to construct the brightest possible red/pinkish blade. I'm going to design my hilt after the fact, so that it can house whatever electronics I end up with. I'm not sure if i need any kind of transitory bits between the tri-rebel star led and the MWS? Is this parts list in the right ballpark?
Thank you all for your time and patience, any help would be greatly appreciated!!

http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Luxeon-Tri-Rebel-Star-P777.aspx
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Luxeon-18deg-Tri-Rebel-Star-Lens-P778.aspx
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/MWS-BuckPuck--P748.aspx
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/MWS-Short-Momentary-16mm-AV-Switch-Black-P912.aspx
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/MWS-Momentary-to-Latching-Converter-P932.aspx
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/MHS-speaker-and-4x-AAA-battery-holder-P315.aspx
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/NB-V1-MWS-Header-and-Wiring-Harness-P834.aspx
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Clash-Sensor-SW-18020P-P485.aspx
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Swing-Sensor-SW-200D-P486.aspx

Silver Serpent
02-09-2015, 07:46 AM
The clash and swing sensor are unnecessary. You want one of the heat sink modules, either the v3 or v4 will work. They're in the "Blade Holders" section of the store. Don't forget a Star Thermal Tape Pad.

The wiring harness isn't really needed, unless you plan on upgrading to sound in the future. Even so, it'll be easier to just rewire everything at that point.

I would also bump that battery pack up to a 4xAA if you have room. The AAA alkalines will run out of juice VERY fast in a saber.