Hasbro Darth Vader Conversion CF 4.0 – 10w RGB LedEngin.

[Logan Cade]

This is a Hasbro Darth Vader saber I picked up around Christmas last year when Amazon was selling them for $50.00. I gutted it and used the TCSS Blade conversion kit. It has a CF 4.0 with some custom sounds fonts, 7.2v Ultrafire battery pack, 10w RGGB LedEngin with 5-degree optics. I kept the stock on/off switch and added some 5mm leds, an aux button and a 7 position BCD pushbutton rotary switch for switching colors.



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Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5HeieKKjyw&feature=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNBuEs-mURs&feature=channel_page

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Impressive...

[DJMoonbass]

wow that is so cool. what are the advantages of having a 10 watt RGGB instead of an RGBA? i have to get my self a CF. fo sho

[Logan Cade]

what are the advantages of having a 10 watt RGGB instead of an RGBA?


I used the RGGB led because of the rotary switch for color mixing I was using. It only accepted 3 colors for mixing. Plus, running the 2 greens at the same time in parallel makes the green about as bright as a Lux V.

[DJMoonbass]

aah i see. is there a switch that mixes four? i am really wanting to use an RGBA for my senior project.

[Logan Cade]

aah i see. is there a switch that mixes four? i am really wanting to use an RGBA for my senior project.


I haven't found one yet, other then a dip-switch set-up, but I'm still looking. I have one if those RGBA's also and I want to put it in a Mace Windu conversion I'm doing. The hunts not going very well, so I'm considering creating a module board for color changing using a PIC chip.

[vargose]

aah i see. is there a switch that mixes four? i am really wanting to use an RGBA for my senior project.

A Binary coded rotary switch will do just fine. Just make sure to get one with the correct number of positions.

[Sairon]

Great conversion, I'm sure you love it.

[Rhyen Skytracker]

Very impressive indeed. I have used those BCD rotary switches on a couple of projects and they are nice. Before the BCD rotary switch I was using a 5 or 6 position normal rotary switch and had some good results there too, but it uses alot of wiring.

[yell0w_lantern]

Very impressive indeed. I have used those BCD rotary switches on a couple of projects and they are nice. Before the BCD rotary switch I was using a 5 or 6 position normal rotary switch and had some good results there too, but it uses alot of wiring.

Do you have any that you recommend?

[Rhyen Skytracker]

If you need a 2 pole 5 position rotary switch here is one that I have used before.
http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=SR2612F-0205-18F5B-D8-Svirtualkey14860000virtualkey105-SR2612F-25-18S

For a single pole 8 position rotary switch:
http://www.mouser.com/Search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=SR2612F-0108-18F5B-D8-Svirtualkey14860000virtualkey105-SR2612F-18-18S

[mihunai]

Looks Great!
just one question, howcome the 10W LED doesnt fry the CF? i didnt know they could take that much...

mTm

[Jedi-Loreen]

LEDs themselves don't fry a driver/sound board.

[vargose]

because you're not running all 10 Watts at a time. It only reaches 10 Watts when all four colors are running at full power. Which would not happen in this setup. He's probably running the individual colors at 1 amp, and when it color mixes it splits the current between the two.

[mihunai]

ow, allright, thanks :)

mTm

[yell0w_lantern]

I'd love to see the wiring schematic on this baby!

[vargose]

I'd love to see the wiring schematic on this baby!

Just look arround people have done similar stuff. There are a couple of RGB threads here

[Darth Vane]

i gotta say i loved the three stooges font on your saber.! ah good times.