dark avenger ultrasound 2.0

[pipster79]

thanks to ldm, i reworked the sound so the speaker is in the top of the booster secion and the sound holes concieled under the clamp :)
running luxIII blue
custom heat sink and optics in grenade secion
ultrasound 2.0
2aaa ultrafires
origonal parks led bar in clamp
custom switch board with 2 mom tactile switches (one for us2.0 and one for parks led bar
3/4 thick walled balde, with single wrap of flim

http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/pipster79/th_DSCF0551.jpg (http://s430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/pipster79/?action=view&current=DSCF0551.jpg)

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updated electronics :)

http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/pipster79/th_DSCF0570.jpg (http://s430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/pipster79/?action=view&current=DSCF0570.jpg)
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and a video

http://i430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/pipster79/th_100_0138.jpg (http://s430.photobucket.com/albums/qq25/pipster79/?action=view&current=100_0138.flv)

thanks, comments appreciated

[JediMasterDak]

Sweet! :D:D

[Jay Dee]

Looks great! Who doesn't love a thin neck flange saber?

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Excellent! Nice and loud too. ;) Great work Bro :cool:

[pipster79]

thanks ldm your a genius :) i prob would have never thought to put the speaker there if not for u. thanks a million for that

[Jedi-Loreen]

Good job, pipster. :cool:


It makes LDM happy when someone can learn something from him. :)

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Good job, pipster. :cool:


It makes LDM happy when someone can learn something from him. :)

That is true, one of my greatest hopes is that something I post can inspire someone else's creativity. It is my way to give back to the community and those who paved the way for me.:mrgreen:

[Mat Katarn]

great job reworking the Parks, sir. right on

[DJMoonbass]

That is true, one of my greatest hopes is that something I post can inspire someone else's creativity. It is my way to give back to the community and those who paved the way for me.:mrgreen:


The optics moduals and the leds that you use are what really drive me. ive been studying your moduals for a while.

cool saber!

[B5813]

I always have to say wow when it comes to converted Parks sabers. This one gets two for the US board in there.

[psab keel]

Fantastic saber there!

[pipster79]

first post updated with pics of my new custom electronics

[xl97]

nice and clean.. what battery holder did you use? link?

(for the 2aaa tfires)

[pipster79]

its a 2aaa battery holder i picked up at the local source store (who bought out radio shack here in canada) i had to modify it just ever so slightyly. the top and bottom had to be sanded a bit rounder and not so square, and the one positive battery terminal wasnt making contact since its meant for a normal aaa battery, and the ultrafires are flush at both ends so it wasnt making contact...added a dab of solder to it and it works great.
2way taped the back and stuck the us2.0 to it...also not in the pics, i stuck a peice of soft foam on the us board to make it fit a bit more snug in the hilt (it was actualy a bit loose in there without it lol)
battery pack was only about 4 dollars canadian. its almost exactly like the 4aaa holder only cut in half, ill see if i can find a link for you

[pipster79]

http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=BatteryAccessories&product=2700398

there it is, thats the one i used

[Kal El Rah]

Howd I miss this, that came out great:oops:

[pipster79]

lol thanks kal

[Lonewind]

Very cool. Good job!

[pipster79]

thanks everyone, the pics and video really dont do it justice. in person its so amazing. if only the cf was a half inch shorter i would have put that in it. but the ultrasound is just fine

[Jay-gon Jinn]

I like how you were able to retain the original Force touch switch box with the scrolling bar graph! I really wish he'd sell those separately on the saberkits site....

[pipster79]

thanks j, and im with you on that one, id like to have the bargraph in more sabers. the only problem with it tho is that it always uses a bit of current even when off, the bottom red led and the top green arrow led flash once every couple seconds so it still sucks juice when its off

[Jedi-Loreen]

That's what I didn't like about the bar graph on my old Maelstrom 2, that it constantly drained the battery even when off.

That doesn't look like a Force Touch switch, Jay. I see two small momentary switches in the box.

The original "Force Touch" switch was a button head screw that you touched that was hooked up to the switching circuitry. My Maelstrom has one.

[pipster79]

it is a momentary switch, however, its not needed i just liked the way it looked with 2 of them there, but all u have to do is touch the 2 contacts on the board and the bargraph will start working. i noticed this when i first tried to use only one switch. i first took the switch off and tried wiring both circuits to one switch but wouldnt work right, then i took the switch off again and ran power to it to start testing the board, i touched the contacts where the switch usualy goes and it started working. so the switch isnt actualy needed and it can be a force touch if wanted. i assume that all the bargraphs like this are the same

[sekrogue1985]

excellent job.

[MaverickJsmith]

A Parks conversion that retained the control box...









Okay, LDM, how did you do that? :shock:

Maverick 8)

[pipster79]

ldm didnt do this one, i did :)

[Sairon]

kinda almost got thinking LDM made it like Mav, nice job Pip.

[$tarkiller]

gimmie gimmie! Great job on the saber...I have always been a fan of reverse sound on sabers.

[pipster79]

thanks, anyone that needs help doing this, or would like it done for them dont be afraid to send me a pm

[$tarkiller]

I m familiar on how to do it, just cant right now because of funding.

[pipster79]

well if you need any help just let me know