Strydur
02-04-2007, 02:24 PM
IMPORTANT: EL SABER TECHNOLOGY IS BEING PHASED OUT OF THE STORE. YOU MAY NOT SEE ALL THE PARTS THAT ONCE WERE THERE
EL (Electro luminescence) sabers
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/images/eltutorial/hiltcom1.jpg
As we said in Step 1 (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=2087), a saber is made up of two parts: a blade and a hilt. We'll look at each one of these now.
BLADE CONSTRUCTION
EL is a wire that glows when a current is applied. http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/573.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/784.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/788.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/785.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/787.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/790.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/786.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/789.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/783.jpg
The color is determined by the color of wire inside the blade. You have probably encountered it before as perhaps the back light of a watch. EL Saber Blades (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Blades-C8.aspx) use up to 17 feet of wire (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/25mm-High-Bright-Long-Life-P196.aspx)inside a 3/4" polycarbonate tube (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/34-Thick-walled-Polycarbonate-40-long--P154.aspx). The wire itself is disguised by a diffuser of HD polyethylene tubing (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/HD-polyethylene--P163.aspx). This opaque tubing conceals the wire yet allows light to filter through. EL's advantages are it's even color and ease of color changing. All it takes is switching a blade to change the color. Some colors however are fairly dull compared to others. EL's brightness is affected by the voltage and the inverters (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/4Khz-Inverter-P106.aspx)sold here can be safely run at 9-18V. EL blades are 3/4" in diameter.
Various EL blades shown below. For complete descriptions and pricing, click on the color blade you want.
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/572.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Aqua-EL-Blade--P202.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/798.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Lime-EL-Blade--P205.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/796.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Red-EL-Blade--P208.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/793.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-White-EL-Blade--P200.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/795.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Purple-EL-Blade--P207.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/792.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/pc-794-17-el-blade-pink.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/794.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Pink-EL-Blade--P206.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/797.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-yellow-EL-Blade--P209.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/791.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Blue-EL-Blade--P203.aspx)
How we make our EL blades:
.............SET SCREW............................................. ..POLYETHYLENE TUBING
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/images/eltutorial/bladewiring.jpgPolycarbonate tip
MONO PLUG ..................................POLYCARB TUBE .......................................EL WIRE
EL blade tutorial (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=12)
HILT CONSTRUCTION
......EL sabers use inverters (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/4Khz-Inverter-P106.aspx) to make the wire glow.
https://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/624.jpg
.......This picture shows our powerful 4Khz inverter.
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/corbin/ELhilt.JPG
............................................Cutawa y view of EL saber showing components (with optional LED)
EL hilt tutorial (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=13)
You can build an entirely custom EL saber by using the MHS Builder (http://www.saberbuilder.com/). This computerized system allows you to mix and match different grip, emitters, pommels and extensions and VISUALLY SEE what they would look like BEFORE you buy.
For a more detailed review of our Modular Hilt System, please check out this (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=2031)thread.
EL (Electro luminescence) sabers
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/images/eltutorial/hiltcom1.jpg
As we said in Step 1 (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=2087), a saber is made up of two parts: a blade and a hilt. We'll look at each one of these now.
BLADE CONSTRUCTION
EL is a wire that glows when a current is applied. http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/573.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/784.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/788.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/785.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/787.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/790.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/786.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/789.jpg http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/783.jpg
The color is determined by the color of wire inside the blade. You have probably encountered it before as perhaps the back light of a watch. EL Saber Blades (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Blades-C8.aspx) use up to 17 feet of wire (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/25mm-High-Bright-Long-Life-P196.aspx)inside a 3/4" polycarbonate tube (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/34-Thick-walled-Polycarbonate-40-long--P154.aspx). The wire itself is disguised by a diffuser of HD polyethylene tubing (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/HD-polyethylene--P163.aspx). This opaque tubing conceals the wire yet allows light to filter through. EL's advantages are it's even color and ease of color changing. All it takes is switching a blade to change the color. Some colors however are fairly dull compared to others. EL's brightness is affected by the voltage and the inverters (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/4Khz-Inverter-P106.aspx)sold here can be safely run at 9-18V. EL blades are 3/4" in diameter.
Various EL blades shown below. For complete descriptions and pricing, click on the color blade you want.
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/572.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Aqua-EL-Blade--P202.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/798.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Lime-EL-Blade--P205.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/796.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Red-EL-Blade--P208.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/793.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-White-EL-Blade--P200.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/795.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Purple-EL-Blade--P207.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/792.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/pc-794-17-el-blade-pink.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/794.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Pink-EL-Blade--P206.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/797.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-yellow-EL-Blade--P209.aspx)http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/791.jpg (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Complete-Blue-EL-Blade--P203.aspx)
How we make our EL blades:
.............SET SCREW............................................. ..POLYETHYLENE TUBING
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/images/eltutorial/bladewiring.jpgPolycarbonate tip
MONO PLUG ..................................POLYCARB TUBE .......................................EL WIRE
EL blade tutorial (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=12)
HILT CONSTRUCTION
......EL sabers use inverters (http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/4Khz-Inverter-P106.aspx) to make the wire glow.
https://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/PRODUCT/large/624.jpg
.......This picture shows our powerful 4Khz inverter.
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/images/corbin/ELhilt.JPG
............................................Cutawa y view of EL saber showing components (with optional LED)
EL hilt tutorial (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=13)
You can build an entirely custom EL saber by using the MHS Builder (http://www.saberbuilder.com/). This computerized system allows you to mix and match different grip, emitters, pommels and extensions and VISUALLY SEE what they would look like BEFORE you buy.
For a more detailed review of our Modular Hilt System, please check out this (http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=2031)thread.