Gelu that saber makes me drool

[xwingband]

The AOTC Anakin one... or any of them spill it![:p]

[Firebird21]

GeluKhanGharr... (CS 03/26/2006 : 20:33:08) That is a nice saber!

But you need to get a video of the blade color changing!!!

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[xwingband]

Gelu, cough up now! You tease.[:p]

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[GeluKhanGharr]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by xwingband

Gelu, cough up now! You tease.[:p]<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

Huh?, ah, you mean pics of it in action? I need to film it...gimme an hour, I gotta put the kid to bed

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[Devilstar2k2]

Wow... Gelu... Wow...

Good stuff. [;)]

[xwingband]

blade pics, details of what's on it... anything. That AOTC look-a-like has me drooling.

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

pic pic pic. i need a camera.

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[GeluKhanGharr]

(Posted - 03/26/2006 : 20:33:08)

Thanks for the compliments.
Alright, here is the info:

3 Watt Prolight RGB
emitter from Anakin AOTC
clamp and guts from Anakin ROTS
car moulding for grips

video:
Large file (6.2Mb): http://www.illumisabers.com/RGB%20lightsaber%20lg.wmv
Small file(lower quality - 225Kb):http://www.illumisabers.com/RGB%20lightsaber.wmv


Sorry for the poor quality video, but I am not very good at low light recording. The saber has much more color variation than the camera is able to capture.
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[Firebird21]

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[xwingband]

TOO COOL! What's it running off of? Me wantee!

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[Neymore]

F#$*!N sweet, man, that is cool, i am green with envy[:p][^]

this is neymore, formorley marty123

[james3]

DUDE! That is wicked awsome! I would love to build up an MHS kit like that. yep, I think we all have a touch of envy on that one.

"Only a Sith deals in absolutes. I will do what I must." - Obi-Wan Kenobi

[Jedi Ranger]

I would like to know where that sweet gold hilt itself came from.

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[GeluKhanGharr]

thanks again, guys!

xwing, MR guts all the way man, includding the screw-on cap at the end to hold the battery holder/speaker in place.

Ranger, from a lamp.

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

gelu, awesome saber dude. i just looked at the small download. thats amazing. the colors you got out of that. makes me wanna do one now. maybe i will later, got too many other things on the fire right now. hats off to ya man.

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[Do-Clo]

Way cool saber Gelu!!!!!!!

Do-Clo
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[Powered Convoy]

Simply stunning! Both the hilt and the blade are a marvel to look at.

Randy

[GrimaOllak]

I have to agree with the others, that saber is a thing of beauty.

I can just picture you once you finished building it:
*carressing saber* "My.... preciousssss...".

At least, that's what I'd do with such a treasure. [;)]

[xwingband]

If that ever sells you put that the ebay link up and we will give you your back and then some. Just give a warning so we can save...[;)]

I personally wouldn't dare give it up, but you've inspired me more on my PolyC saber. It HAS to be a RGB now and I want to take the dial idea even further with on/off switches for each. This is what the Gallery was meant for: TO PROVOKE IDEAS!

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[GeluKhanGharr]

xwing, my mind might change tomorow, but as of now, it's like Grima said: *curled up protectively around the saber* "My.... preciousssss...". [}:)]
Thanks for having my back, but this is my costume piece and I will only let it go if I get an offer I can't refuse. That is until I build something that excites me more...

Anyway, practical advice - you don't need switches, turning the dials all the way down effectively turns off each color. Now if you still want to install them just for looks or love of playing with buttons, than go ahead, but like I said, keep in mind you don't need them


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[Mi Gin Gonn]

I just checked out that saber, Gelu.

*drools uncontrollably*

Jeez, man, amazing work.

"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

[xwingband]

I know, but I thought it would be lame to have to dial it down if I wanted to switch from pure red to pure green. With buttons I can make instant color changes if I leave the dials at full blast.

That'd be a neat demo... "Oh, red... Wait green... now everything in between!"[:D]

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[BenReilly]

Just a question, but are you going to make a write up on how to do this, or is there one i'm missing???


thats awesome dude.

[GeluKhanGharr]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by BenReilly

Just a question, but are you going to make a write up on how to do this, or is there one i'm missing???
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There is nothing to it - 3 potentiometers, one for each color. Lookup Prolight LEDs

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[Tenric Starkindler]

need to be small Potentiometers.
I haven't found any thea seemed small enough for a job like that yet.

I'd drool as well....but it's getting deep in here and not everyone can swim. ;)

Reality often interferes with what would otherwise be an idyllic delusion.

[GeluKhanGharr]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Tenric Starkindler

need to be small Potentiometers.
I haven't found any thea seemed small enough for a job like that yet.
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I am lucky enought to have an OEM parts liquidator in town. A big "junk yard" for electronics and hardware. Dirty, messy and not quite cheap, but you can run into some real treasures in there. The potentiometers I found were a "dying breed" - only 9 of them at $5 a piece, and it took me 3 hours of searching to find them. Oh, yeah, and they are of 3 different kinds too.

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

yeah, sweet saber gelu. it sure would be a help to others wanting to run that same kinda setup, not the handle of course, but a rgb setup in there like yours, if you wouldnt mind throwing up a wiring diagram for the circuts and possibly how you mounted the rgb and heatsinking, ya know, details. i dont plan on copying your handle or nuttin like that, it would go in one i designed myself, but that is just so sweet a setup, id like to know the details of it, so myself, and others who wanted to try their hand on this could have a battle plane, so to speak, of the internal hookups.

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[GeluKhanGharr]

Alright, here it is:

http://www.illumisabers.com/rgb_wired.jpg

The power can obviously be supplied from either an MR board, a HAsbro board, Corbin's board or straight off a battery with a resistor added.
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[psab keel]

If you don't mind me asking where did you find that RBG Luxeon III Watt LED? Was is expensive?

Follow Your Bliss

[BenReilly]

alright, i'm new to all this, so i looked up some potentionmeters, and they ahve different ones, they have precision multi-turn ones, linear motion.....i'm guessin the precision is what i'de want, but i wasn't sure, and was shipping any problem from that uk website?

[Do-Clo]

When using a potentiometer it is best to get the linear taper version as the resistance changes evenly through out the entire motion. The other type is called audio taper and that one starts of with a slow change and changes to a fast change which makes it hard to get a fine adjustment.

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[xwingband]

YES, avoid the audio tapers! They change logrithically because our senses work in orders of power instead of linear. The change would be too fast to get much out of it.

A sliding switch might work too. Probably easier to remember relative positions compared to a dial...

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Another detail I forgot to add - I am using 500 ohm potentiometers, although lower values should work fine too - somewhere in the order of 200-300

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[desertscorpion]

GKG,

Where've you been hidin' that thing?!![:0] Holy cow! And the paint job on that hilt is nice! [8D]

[GeluKhanGharr]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by desertscorpion

GKG,

Where've you been hidin' that thing?!![:0] Holy cow! And the paint job on that hilt is nice! [8D]
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He he he, I hust finihed it over the weekend. The only paint on that thing is on the rectangle under the 3 knobs. Everything else is chrome, brushed aluminium and the gold(en) layering on the base hilt pipe.

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[Powered Convoy]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GeluKhanGharr

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by desertscorpion

GKG,

Where've you been hidin' that thing?!![:0] Holy cow! And the paint job on that hilt is nice! [8D]
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He he he, I hust finihed it over the weekend. The only paint on that thing is on the rectangle under the 3 knobs. Everything else is chrome, brushed aluminium and the gold(en) layering on the base hilt pipe.

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How do you get the golden layering of the base hilt to come through? I presume that it was chrome underneath and you some how exposed the gold layering underneath. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! [:)]

Randy

[xwingband]

I doubt that. He said it was a lamp. So he sat looking at a lamp and thought, "Jeez, that would make a nice hilt." LOL

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My bad. I see then.

Randy

[GeluKhanGharr]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by xwingband

I doubt that. He said it was a lamp. So he sat looking at a lamp and thought, "Jeez, that would make a nice hilt." LOL
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Funny, but that's exactly how it happened. [8D] I was walking through a flea market and saw it: "mmmmm, shinny!" And a light bulb (or more precisely a 3 watt LED) went off above my head: BIIIING!

Ambo, it is definetely brighter than a filtered white. It is as bright as any other 3 watt LED. On the minus side, you need an aditional 2 inches in the hilt for the potentiometers and it is much more trouble to install than a simple white with filters.

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

which is why i asked gelu to share his internals hookups, so we all might try our hands at this. seems, tho, our biggest prob is gonna be findin the right pots to use. i have a sound board that has 2 pots on it to set the volume and pitch, theyre like the mini switches you see soldered on pc boards. dont know if something like those would work, they dont have a knob just a slot to adjust with a screwdriver. but i reckon you could make something to hold them inside the hilt, have the 3 small holes in hilt. make a cover for them if you wanted. or not. you wouldnt be changin the colors like gelu is able to, but you could set it for whatever color you want to use at the time, then change it when you want. gelu, how bout those type pots, would they work? i think we can get them thru allelectronics if they would work.

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[GeluKhanGharr]

Lan-Ed did you see this:
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GeluKhanGharr

Another detail I forgot to add - I am using 500 ohm potentiometers, although lower values should work fine too - somewhere in the order of 200-300
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The type does not matter as long as they are linear and in the range of 200 - 500 ohm. In a way it is better the have the pots hidden because, as I'm discovering, I keep changing colors unintentionally as I swing this thing.

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[Do-Clo]

You need to make sure that the pot you use will handle the current. Most small on board pots like you are describing Xwing are very low wattage and would not work. I would say you would want something around 1 watt or better.

Of course there is nothing like the smell of burnt electronics.[:D]

Do-Clo
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[Mi Gin Gonn]

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Of course there is nothing like the smell of burnt electronics.[:D]
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Oh crap, I thought that was cocaine...

gonna be a rough day tomorrow...

[:D]



"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

[LAN-ED-TUL]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GeluKhanGharr

Lan-Ed did you see this:
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GeluKhanGharr

Another detail I forgot to add - I am using 500 ohm potentiometers, although lower values should work fine too - somewhere in the order of 200-300
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The type does not matter as long as they are linear and in the range of 200 - 500 ohm. In a way it is better the have the pots hidden because, as I'm discovering, I keep changing colors unintentionally as I swing this thing.

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yes i did see it gelu, but i have no idea what the capacities are on those lil pots i mentioned, thats why i asked about them, you or do-clo would know way more than me on that subject.

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[GeluKhanGharr]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Do-Clo

You need to make sure that the pot you use will handle the current. Most small on board pots like you are describing Xwing are very low wattage and would not work. I would say you would want something around 1 watt or better.
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1 watt sounds right

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

i might browse the RS store and see what pots they have, if they have some small ones in that ohm and watt ranges. i will let yall know.

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[Mur-Pa DiLos]

I'll check out my RS as well, if the one in Flagstaff has them than the others got to!![;)]

Gelu- yet again you've inspired us all to spend more money and keep Tim in business... Thanks!!![:D] I want to build a graflex now with this setup and Tim's adapter. The MHS is a lot of fun, but I want something totally unique now that I know kinda what I'm doing as far as the electronics go.

Tim- are ya going to sell the RGB's? ryaryaryaryarya?[;)]

[xwingband]

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It's hard to come up with a compliment, or something nice to say about it, that hasn't already been said [:(]
That really is a true beauty !!![8D]
You should really post something in the tutorial section, on how to build one like it, what materials you used, etc. It really is truely a piece of art, my hat's off to you. Well done. [8D][:D]

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He pretty much did tell us everything. He posted the diagram for a RGB (page 2) and said it's run on an ROTS Anakin that he put in the tube of a lamp... LOL, not much else to be said.

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[xwingband]

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a thousand pardons [:I]
Those of us that don't "live" here, sometimes only have time to skim.
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Some would say with over 100 posts you "live" here too.[:p] TCSS is just one of the many places I keep myself occupied with on the internet. ASAP, DBW, JCF, FX-sabers, etc... [:D]

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by LAN-ED-TUL

i might browse the RS store and see what pots they have, if they have some small ones in that ohm and watt ranges. i will let yall know.

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every time I've check the bins at RS the POTs they've had were WAY too big to use inside most hilts (unles there was nothing else in there)....

Reality often interferes with what would otherwise be an idyllic delusion.

[xwingband]

So... not selling it ehh?

http://www.illumisabers.com/21/index.html

As much as I love that saber, I wouldn't pay $500. I want to build my own.[:p]

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[WeirdoTransvestite]

Gelu, you're selling it for $500? How much did it cost to make it? Couldn't have been anywhere near that. Are you saying it's made of 24kt gold or something?

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

whats wrong with that? of course he dont have that much in it, but just like anyplace, like MR or Lighttech, or other custom saber sites sellin off made customs, its only worth what one is willing to pay. im sure somebody would pay 500 for that awesome piece of work. nothing wrong with tryin to make some good profit on it.



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[GeluKhanGharr]

The thing is I DON'T want to sell it, so that's why I overpriced it. If someone is willing to pay that much for it, so be it, I'll let it go. Otherwise....** my precioussss **
Not that much by a long shot, but it did cost a pretty penny to make. I did butcher 2 MRs for parts after all. Oh, and burned one $15 RGB LED and one MR sound module in the process. Stupid me, stupid mistakes, but they were part of the discovery of what, how, in what order and so on.
Long ago I worked for an antique rug dealer. I remember he had some beautiful Agra rug he was selling for $250,000 and it shocked me. Then he got a Givenchy he put up for 1,000,000. Yes, you read it right, one million for a rug. It was thread bare, painted over with permanent markers (as restauration) and he was asking seven digits! His theory matched precisely what Lan-Ed said: <u>it is worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it</u>.
Anyway, I wouldn't dream of selling to you, guys. You are makers, not buyers. If you like something, you make it, <u>and make it better</u>. That's why we're here, isn't it? For me, much has been personal discovery, but just as much if not more, has been stuff I've learned on these boards and TFN. So, thank <u>you!</u>

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[Do-Clo]

I know what you mean about not wanting to sell something that you have built, but if someone is wants it bad enough they will pay the price. I run a communications shop and I carry a Nextel phone and I always modify the phone that I carry with ringtones, games, custom wallpaper, and then I hack the software in the phone to turn on features that are not turned on and then change the display color layout. After I am done it ends up being a cool phone and I really want to keep it. It never fails people start wanting to buy it and I always quote some really high figure and they normally buy it. So I end up with enough to buy 2 new phones oh well.

Do-Clo
Don't make me destroy you...

[Daj Nallig]

Slobber, giggle,slobber,slobber "Nice saber, yesssss verrry nice!" slobber, giggle, slobber, slobber[:p]

[LAN-ED-TUL]

i know you dont want to really sell it gelu, but in a way, i hope someone buys it. youd make enough to do it again, and better than the first one. so good luck to you.

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[desertscorpion]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by WeirdoTransvestite

Gelu, you're selling it for $500? How much did it cost to make it? Couldn't have been anywhere near that. Are you saying it's made of 24kt gold or something?

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That thing is totally worth $500. Especially if you compare it to a MR or any of the other auction items. At least I think it is. I think George Lucas himself would be drooling over that thing.

[Kyp Durron]

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That thing is totally worth $500. Especially if you compare it to a MR or any of the other auction items. At least I think it is. I think George Lucas himself would be drooling over that thing.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

Damn straight it is! I would love to see what it would look like with Corbin's blade and diffuser. [:p]

[LAN-ED-TUL]

so gelu, howd that saber do? i havent kept up with it/

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[GFORCE13]

Wow just saw the Video the Force is truly with you, Awesome Design this is what happens when you miss 3 weeks on this site.

The Power of the Force Compells You!!

Marc E.

[LAN-ED-TUL]

well welcome back gforce

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[DACOTA]

i loved your saber gelu it is the most awesome saber i have seen on this site[:D]

RYAN MALETICH

[GFORCE13]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> well welcome back gforce <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> Thanks and if it wasn't for Firefox I would still be out there in the Virtual Universe greatly frustrated going throuh CSS withdrawels.[:D][:p]

The Power of the Force Compells You!!

Marc E.

[GeluKhanGharr]

Thanks guys.

Kyp, see this:
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=689&whichpage=1

Lan-Ed, I haven't driven enough trafic to my site yet. I'll be posting another saber on ebay soon and then I'll see some hits. I am curious how it will do then.[;)]

tetmatek, did I ever thank you and give you credit for discovering and introducing me to these RGBs? I know it's kinda late, but better late than never, right?[:)]

Gforce, welcome back!

And on a different note: Why is everyone who visits my site asking me if I do Dooku style hilts? Is the world that bent? [;)][:D]


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[tetmatek]

Thanks Gel I am glad you were able to develop it into a awesome saber!![:D]
Keep up the good work!

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[meiv4]

well you inspired me. ordered my parts today. 5.50 on some nice 1watt 1kohm pots. only $4 each if you order 100+.

hmmm hmmmm whooosh hmmmm whooosh crackel

[Do-Clo]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GeluKhanGharr

And on a different note: Why is everyone who visits my site asking me if I do Dooku style hilts? Is the world that bent? [;)][:D]
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Gelu the whole world is normal we are the ones that are bent.[:D]


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[LAN-ED-TUL]

as obi-wan said> from a certain point of view!




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[GFORCE13]

Actually I have always considered us all normal and the Main Steam People are the wierd ones, they are living in the Matrix and don't know it.[:D]" There is no spoon"

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[desertscorpion]

You're so right! Ignorance is bliss!

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Actually I have always considered us all normal and the Main Steam People are the wierd ones, they are living in the Matrix and don't know it.[:D]" There is no spoon"

" I am a Jedi like my Father before me"
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[DACOTA]

[i love gelus saber
[:D]

RYAN MALETICH

[xwingband]

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[i love gelus saber
[:D]

RYAN MALETICH
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$500 love it?[:p]

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[LAN-ED-TUL]

c,mon dacota, you can give up your lucnh money for the next 20 years to grab gelus saber cant ya? lol




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[DACOTA]

[im afraid i spent 500 on a gas rc that goes 42+mph[:D][:D][:D][:D] i can see why gelus saber cost that much with the awsome technology that allows him to twist the 3 caps on the side and the blade will turn any color. my main man grievous wolud kill for that saber, watch out gelu.[:D]

RYAN MALETICH

[saber417]

Nitro rules**[:D] sorry

[suit_man]

what kind of nitro rc did you get? i have two nitro monster trucks, myself.

i am a nerd, if you don't like it, i will cut you with my lightsaber

[LAN-ED-TUL]

i used to have a nitro buggy. took it to the wings and things race track and raced some electrics, around a track, blew them away. lol they asked am i racing this in the event races? i told them no, i was just testing it out. lol




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[suit_man]

i have a t-maxx 2.5 and a generic version of the t maxx 1.5 and they both rock, but why did you pay 500 for a t maxx? that is wayyyyy too high price, if it was stock.

i am a nerd, if you don't like it, i will cut you with my lightsaber

[saber417]

i have the t-maxx 2.5 and a nitro rustler.the transmission in the t-maxx went so i have to get a new one or try to fix.and beleive it or not the rustler is a bad ass little buggy handle awesome.ooooohhhhhhyyeaaaaa[}:)]

[LDS_Trooper]

I could sell some of my dual line sport kites and possibly grab one of the sabers.. I don't know if I could afford the $500 for the one saber.. though it is worth it..

I'm also interested in costuming and $500 could get me a rather decent Jedi set up or the bulk of a screen accurate TIE Pilot...

That said, I love the look of the saber and honestly, I think you should keep it as your signature piece.

"Do you know how to use that thing?"
"Yes. The pointy end goes into the other man."

[DACOTA]

the t-max was actually 450 but with extras it was about 500 i love racing it thuogh.it is the trx 2.5 racing engine.anyways back to sabers.[:D]

im now a padawan

[xwingband]

Okay... technical question on the saber. This has been wracking my mind because I don't know enough about electronics to properly answer it.

You said it's just running on the MR and like that diagram. This is all like a 3W... but each color is a 1W. Is dividing that connection actually spliting the current so that each color is not being overdriven?

I'm currently jugling quite a few ideas. The one I want to do is run it off of Corbin's board, but he seemed quite unsure of if I followed what you did that it wouldn't overdrive each color like it was a 3W. I really want this option because Corbin's board has all those features, plus it offers a easy way to interface a sound board.

Next option is individually resistoring each, another driver like a micropuck (which is appealing because I can use a less batteries), and finally doing it just like you if Ultra actually does make MR soundboards available.[:)]

Sorry for the longevity... this has been bothering me ever since I started thinking about whether I needed Corbin's 1W or 3W driver.[?]

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i had the same idea as xwing

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[Do-Clo]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by xwingband

Okay... technical question on the saber. This has been wracking my mind because I don't know enough about electronics to properly answer it.

You said it's just running on the MR and like that diagram. This is all like a 3W... but each color is a 1W. Is dividing that connection actually spliting the current so that each color is not being overdriven?

I'm currently jugling quite a few ideas. The one I want to do is run it off of Corbin's board, but he seemed quite unsure of if I followed what you did that it wouldn't overdrive each color like it was a 3W. I really want this option because Corbin's board has all those features, plus it offers a easy way to interface a sound board.

Next option is individually resistoring each, another driver like a micropuck (which is appealing because I can use a less batteries), and finally doing it just like you if Ultra actually does make MR soundboards available.[:)]

Sorry for the longevity... this has been bothering me ever since I started thinking about whether I needed Corbin's 1W or 3W driver.[?]

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Xwing look into a Luxdrive Buckpuck, they have different output currents and if each color of the RGB is 1 watt then you could use a buckpuck on each color and the great thing is that the buckpuck has an option for an potentiometer so that the led can be dimmed, this would take a lot of the work out of the set up and then you will just need a sound board and no other drivers.


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[xwingband]

I noticed the buckpuck, but the pot on the harness would only work for all of them not each individually. So that's not a deal exactly because I'd still need pots for each color. If I go for another driver I was thinking of the parallel micropucks. I could use just two batteries for the LED and a second set for the board... not bad.

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xwing, I'd go with the 3W driver and resistor (or puck) each input down. Don't forget that Red needs less volts than the other 2.


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[vadeblade]

Gelu,
The technical aspects of what you have accomplished makes my head spin. When I first saw the RGB lightsaber, I thought, “WOW! The finish is incredible!”
Then I saw the color changing video… and my jaw hit the floor. WOW! does not adequately cover it.
-v

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[jimster]

Hey Gelu. I'm working on a similar project with the RGB Led for school and I had some technical questions. Did you only use the MR sound board to drive the LED? I've seen people use a micropuck, but im not sure what the deal with those are. I'm most likely going to use a hasbro module btw. Any help would be fantastic, thanks.

[xwingband]

He did run it off off the MR. I asked pretty much the same question on the last page. I'm wondering if that will work for any other driver because if it divides the output and doesn't overdrive each 1W diode.

You can look at a micropuck at luxeonstar.com under luxeon drivers. A handy device if you want to use less batteries.[:)]

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[meiv4]

so i spent today making the mounting bit for my pot.
http://www.boredomabounds.com/images/sabers/potmount1.jpg

http://www.boredomabounds.com/images/sabers/potmount2.jpg

hmmm hmmmm whooosh hmmmm whooosh crackel

[DACOTA]

what does the muonting bit do. whats it for.

[xwingband]

It's easier to put on plus it adds a layer to the looks.

BTW, Do you have a link to those pots miev4?

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[Do-Clo]

Meiv that mount looks good, it will be interesting to see the finished saber.

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[xwingband]

I grabbed a RBGY. It's emitter form... I wanted it to be harder, lol sure[;)], but the idea of not getting a orange color irked me. I want to us an Aavid heasink anyway so I'd have to mount it differently.

Anyway... prolight doesn't have a diagram up. I asked and they basically gave me a "yeah, will work on that" Here's a diagram if anyone wants to use a RGBY.

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[meiv4]

acually the mounting bit will be inside the hilt with just the top of the 3 dials sticking out. had to make it so i could have them all securly held inside. so from the outside all you will see is 3 little brass buttons with a screw on either side. simplistic looking, but annoying to make. im allmost done with it. hopefully. yea let me find the link again

http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?handler=displayproduct&lstdispproductid=261008&e_categoryid=317&e_pcodeid=59400
thats part #594-249-7102 its a 1k ohm 1 watt pot.

edit: here is some pics
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http://www.boredomabounds.com/images/sabers/potmount4.jpg
http://www.boredomabounds.com/images/sabers/potmount5.jpg

hmmm hmmmm whooosh hmmmm whooosh crackel

[LAN-ED-TUL]

hey do-clo meiv's inside design is kinda what i was talkin bout with you on making that rgb saber.

very nice work meiv. that looks super.




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[Do-Clo]

I had considered that setup and may do one but for mine I want knobs, and I have some very cool looking knobs.

Do-Clo
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[meiv4]

you could put knobs on those if you wanted. i had to cut them down to get them to be sunken in like that, im gonna probably shave some more stuff and try and get them closer to flush.

hmmm hmmmm whooosh hmmmm whooosh crackel

[informalmyx]

[:0][:0][:0][:0][:0][:0]meiv i love that cause i like a smooth saber all i want to be on my saber are the blade thumbscrew and machined contec holder things


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[DACOTA]

gelu do you like rgb led better than normal led.also how should i go about making an rgb led saber if i was going to.[:D]



"aaah general kenobi you are a bold one."-general grievous

this post made me a knight sweeeieeeeet.[:D]

[xwingband]

Funny... because other than asking for opinion your question could be answered by reading this and the many threads on a RGB.

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[informalmyx]

He's Hit!!! he's hit ... really dacota its called research and reading first like what would ya need or will i need special tools or will i need to brush up on my electronics. i am tired off ppl asking how to emulate another persons artwork cause every saber someone makes is artwork. and before i continue next time before ya ask int he forum just Private message him or email him because i have seen gelu on the boards for abit and he is always helpful.

Sorry for the rant but i am getting ticked about the selfishness and laziness about some of the ppl in the forums my advise just try it before ya start asking you will learn more thats how i did mine.

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[DACOTA]

okay but i wasnt trying to emulate gelus idea i just wanted to know about them i wasnt even going to make them becuase even though i like rgb from what i have seen i like normal led an el better,no offense.

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[xwingband]

An RBG is a bunch of 1W LED's so you like one you like them all. You can turn them on and off to just get the three seperate colors there's no need to do the dials.

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[Melek Taus]

Way cool saber. I know you said that the color kept changing because you kept hitting the pots. Isn't there a pull-to-adjust type pot? A spring loaded knob that you have to pull out to turn?

Maybe something like this would clear that problem up for you. I like the knobs myself...but would be annoyed with the unwanted changing of the color too.

Melek

There is no light or dark...there is only the Force....knowing this...who dares to challenge me?

[Darth Poo Head]

both are very cool looking sabers guys. After I finish my MR Anakin conversion, I may have to move on to attempting an RGB....I wonder what an RGB duel blade would look like....[:D]

It's not the Jedi way....

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[GFORCE13]

Good question I am seriousl thinking about making one for next years anniversary events.[:)]

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Nice job guys ;)

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[987654321a]

Gelu can i have 1 of your sabers???? plzzzzz???? [8)] lol

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[xwingband]

"lol" is for sure. You can look at his site... and the prices.[:p]

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[987654321a]

i only have 3 bucks[:(]

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[xwingband]

Well, that's a 1% down payment.[:p]

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[987654321a]

yeah and 99% more to go lol

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Hmmmm...Lay-a-way? [:D]

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[Ryma Mara]

Iam having problems finding the right potentiometers.

Its 1Watt 500ohm pots right? I cant seem to find them there eather half watt with 10K ohm or in that range.

I understand everything else I just cant locate the right potentiometers

[xwingband]

Wattage like the resistors used for luxeons is not much of a problem. The higher the better...

For the resistance higher will work. You will lose sensitivity though.

[Ryma Mara]

So as long as its a 1w pot it will work regardless of the ohm? Just alot harder to adjust the color?

[pthomas625]

heh, seems like this thread has been deaf for awhile. or a month. this whole RGB led lightsaber thing has me interested. i have a few questions though. can it be white? i'd imagine you turn on all three led's at once?

for a first lightsaber, would this be suggested? or just do a white led and get colored discs?

and is this more expensive than doing a single led?

p.s. does this look like the right part? link (http://cgi.ebay.com/1-PC-3W-PROLIGHT-HIGH-POWER-RGB-FULL-COLOR-LED-70-LM_W0QQitemZ320108085530QQihZ011QQcategoryZ66954QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[xwingband]

heh, seems like this thread has been deaf for awhile. or a month. this whole RGB led lightsaber thing has me interested. i have a few questions though. can it be white? i'd imagine you turn on all three led's at once? Yup, that's the point and purpose of an RGB LED.

for a first lightsaber, would this be suggested? No. or just do a white led and get colored discs? Yes.

and is this more expensive than doing a single led? With the pots yes.

p.s. does this look like the right part? link (http://cgi.ebay.com/1-PC-3W-PROLIGHT-HIGH-POWER-RGB-FULL-COLOR-LED-70-LM_W0QQitemZ320108085530QQihZ011QQcategoryZ66954QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) Yup.

[pthomas625]

ok, thanks for the answers. greatly appreciated. is the white of a rgb led the same white as a normal white led?

and...i'm not too worried about difficulties with wiring everything up, but machining holes and putting everything into place inside the hilt. i guess, what's the difficult part? assembling everything or wiring everything?

[xwingband]

Actually the white should be nicer, although it all depends on how you mix it. Turning in all at full may not get a pure white. Single White LEDs are usually somewhat blue tinted.

I'd say an RGB is difficult on both fronts. It's a lot of wires to keep track of and installing is that much harder because of them and mounting the switches.

I'm still midway on another project, but I may rethink my RGB project. I'm thinking spacewise and aesthetically I may like sliding pots better.

[pthomas625]

ok, again, thanks for the input. i think for now i'll stick with a white led being that i don't have access to any way to machine or customize parts. do the colored discs noticably dim the blade?

[xwingband]

ok, again, thanks for the input. i think for now i'll stick with a white led being that i don't have access to any way to machine or customize parts. do the colored discs noticably dim the blade?

Yes, they do. Some colors don't show up well. They aren't saturated well. I like the leefilters, but the discs can get some decent colors too.

[pthomas625]

leefilters? what would these be?

[DACOTA]

Here. http://thecustomsabershop.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1105&highlight=lee+filters

[pthomas625]

ok, i'm going to email leefilters for a filter book. what would be a suitable explanation? i'm a physics student going over lightwaves/lengths (i am), i am into photography and am looking at filters (i'm taking a class next year).

and what would i do with them? just cut a small square off and put inbetween the blade and led? and do these filters shrink due to heat (from led possibly?)?

thanks everyone!

[vortextwist]

nope just tell them you want one.

[pthomas625]

ok, i found the page with the swatchbooks, and i read that someone said to request the numerical order booklet, but there's a new one... link (http://www.leefiltersusa.com/NewLightProducts/LightNewProdSWB.html)

[Jedi-Loreen]

That's not a new swatch book. It's the one you want.

[pthomas625]

ok, thank you very much.