Sithblade
04-22-2008, 06:35 AM
Hi all
I'm building my first saber, and am using a green K2. It came with a circular board with a couple of chips and resistors on it but I can't tell you more than that! I'm new to all this and still trying to understand the electrics side of it.
Anyway, the LED is waaaay brighter when run via this little gizmo than running it directly off some AAA batteries, so I assumed it was stepping the voltage down to increase the current (was I wrong to assume that? Dunno!) However I've tested the voltage on the output to the LED and it's 6v - the same as the input. I haven't tested current as I've already soldered the joints and it would need to be in series.
So my questions are...
Will I blow the LED by running it at 6v? It only needs about 3.6v according to the charts.
Am I getting the best out of the LED, or would I be better off ordering a buckpuck? If so, which buckpuck do I need as there are dozens of them...
This saber is more of a learning project for me, as I'd like to build a second one using a LuxV and CF but I thought I'd be better off frying some cheaper parts before I tackle that... ;)
I'm building my first saber, and am using a green K2. It came with a circular board with a couple of chips and resistors on it but I can't tell you more than that! I'm new to all this and still trying to understand the electrics side of it.
Anyway, the LED is waaaay brighter when run via this little gizmo than running it directly off some AAA batteries, so I assumed it was stepping the voltage down to increase the current (was I wrong to assume that? Dunno!) However I've tested the voltage on the output to the LED and it's 6v - the same as the input. I haven't tested current as I've already soldered the joints and it would need to be in series.
So my questions are...
Will I blow the LED by running it at 6v? It only needs about 3.6v according to the charts.
Am I getting the best out of the LED, or would I be better off ordering a buckpuck? If so, which buckpuck do I need as there are dozens of them...
This saber is more of a learning project for me, as I'd like to build a second one using a LuxV and CF but I thought I'd be better off frying some cheaper parts before I tackle that... ;)