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buffalocityherpx

03-17-2006, 05:49 PM

Hi guys I just wanna confirm this but if I do a vader MR conversion to LED/luxeon, I will lose the effect of power up and down right?
being that MR uses several led's in a strip, the LED/Luxeon will be just an instant power on correct?
thanks.

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xwingband

03-17-2006, 06:01 PM

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buffalocityherpx

03-17-2006, 06:29 PM

Thanx

what are we talkin about?

LAN-ED-TUL

03-19-2006, 01:05 AM

well after doin my convert on my MR vader with a red lux. i see mine power on without a grow effect, but when it powers off, i get a slight diming out effect, and it kinda looks like a retract type thing. thats the board that does it, but its cool nonetheless.

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UltraSWG

03-19-2006, 12:58 PM

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by LAN-ED-TUL

well after doin my convert on my MR vader with a red lux. i see mine power on without a grow effect, but when it powers off, i get a slight diming out effect, and it kinda looks like a retract type thing. thats the board that does it, but its cool nonetheless.
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It fades on, too, but it's fast and harder to see.

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GeluKhanGharr

03-21-2006, 07:23 PM

LAN-ED, are you using one of Corbin's boards, or straight off the MR?

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UltraSWG

03-21-2006, 08:55 PM

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GeluKhanGharr

LAN-ED, are you using one of Corbin's boards, or straight off the MR?

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Gelu the fade comes form the MR board. If you hook all 5 negative wires up the Luxeon form the MR board, the power will ramp up and down. It's not nearly as nice of an effect as Corbin's board, tho.

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The Plague

03-21-2006, 08:55 PM

On my lux I compare the power up/down effect to my anakin AOTC saber, the led is much brighter of coarse

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GeluKhanGharr

03-21-2006, 10:31 PM

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by UltraSWG

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GeluKhanGharr

LAN-ED, are you using one of Corbin's boards, or straight off the MR?

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Gelu the fade comes form the MR board. If you hook all 5 negative wires up the Luxeon form the MR board, the power will ramp up and down. It's not nearly as nice of an effect as Corbin's board, tho.

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Thanks for the tip Ultra. i tried once and all I ended up with was a short. obviously I messed up something there. I'll try it again

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LAN-ED-TUL

03-23-2006, 04:27 PM

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GeluKhanGharr

LAN-ED, are you using one of Corbin's boards, or straight off the MR?

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nope, its just a straight up led swapout with tims holder in a vader ESB MR. but like ultra said, i really only see the diming out effect when it goes off. seems slower on that one than power up, that goes so fast you dont really see the effect.

gelu,
i wired it up just like tims pic in the tutorial. that big group of wires hooked to the neg. on led and the other 2 to the pos. side. exactly like pic shows. and it works just fine for me. you might of hooked the wrong wire to wrong side by accident.

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GeluKhanGharr

03-23-2006, 05:05 PM

I haven't checked Tim's tutorials since the instructions were for single wire hookup. I guess I should visit that section more often.
Thanks

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LAN-ED-TUL

03-23-2006, 07:43 PM

yep, he redone that pic and section not too long ago. i had the whole thing printed out in front of me whilst i did my convert. lol easier than running back to computer, and looking it up, then running back and doing it, then go, aww, was that this wire, or... dang it, run back. ya get the idea. lol

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GeluKhanGharr

03-24-2006, 12:31 PM

You could do it in front of the computer, you know ... [:D]

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LAN-ED-TUL

03-25-2006, 04:08 AM

not me, i dont have any table space in front of monitor, inly a few inches with a draw out below board that has the keyboard and mouse on. print it, thats easier.

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