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cannibal869
07-10-2009, 09:44 PM
Hey everyone,
Here is an update on my latest creation, RENATUS, meaning "rebirth". This is a recycle of my first MHS saber, Arbiter as seen here:

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=8381&highlight=cannibal

P7 pre-mounted on heat sink - note the 4 LED dies
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Customized miniature computer fan
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Mounted fan into MHS choke section
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modified Ultrasabers reflector (left) and stock (right)
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close up of crystal chamber. You can see the back of the fan in front of the tip of the crystal.
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Anti-vandal switch mounted in the pommel
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P7 mounted into the blade holder
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Master power switch
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Obligatory youtube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVMrRb2WyCk
Note the fan and crystal chamber both power up when you turn on the master power switch.

Enjoy!
-C
ARKM
07-10-2009, 10:52 PM
Very cool hilt.
Mat Katarn
07-10-2009, 10:57 PM
well done, sir. cool chamber
Lonewind
07-11-2009, 05:03 AM
Fantastic! :D
Kal El Rah
07-11-2009, 10:38 AM
Nice work.:D

Does the fan help bring the sound up through the chamber, or ?
cannibal869
07-11-2009, 12:25 PM
Nice work.:D

Does the fan help bring the sound up through the chamber, or ?

Uh... well strangely enough the fan kinda dies down when the saber is on, so it's actually not quite as effective as you would think. I think it might need a power extender or something...

So the answer is no, it doesn't really do anything to the sound. The speaker actually is oriented normally, so sound comes out the pommel around the anti-vandal switch.

Thanks for all the comments guys!
I still plan on powder coating the shroud in wet black, but I'm waiting for it to arrive in the mail.

-C
JediMasterDak
07-11-2009, 12:39 PM
That looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeet Cannibal!!!!! That P7 is crazy bright!!!! :D:D:D
sekrogue1985
07-11-2009, 01:02 PM
THat I do like a lot that i DO!
DJMoonbass
07-11-2009, 01:49 PM
wow that P7 is CRAZY!!!!!!!!!! hahahaha man i need to try that! im actually workin on a liquid cooling cooling system. one of many ideas i have been workin on 3DS max. its a small pouch of water (about an ounce) and you press a ruber button and it cycle water through small ruber hoses areound the heatsink at back to the pouches. the only problem is keeping the water cool... like i said its in design but cannibal maybe you should try and come up with something like that...
cannibal869
07-11-2009, 02:59 PM
wow that P7 is CRAZY!!!!!!!!!! hahahaha man i need to try that! im actually workin on a liquid cooling cooling system. one of many ideas i have been workin on 3DS max. its a small pouch of water (about an ounce) and you press a ruber button and it cycle water through small ruber hoses areound the heatsink at back to the pouches. the only problem is keeping the water cool... like i said its in design but cannibal maybe you should try and come up with something like that...

LOL... computer cooling technology strikes again!
Hmm... liquid cooling. It would prob. only be used for P7's or LEDengin?? Starting to get into dangerous territory here guys - seriously I mean, you've got a lot of curent running through the circuits here already and the potential is even worse. You start getting into liquid cooling then you have to throw in some sort of water pump and tubing (although the florescent tubing and liquid they have nowadays would make for a pretty cool effect if you used for instance UV LEDs - blacklight effect)... It's an idea though.

Maybe something sort of like a tube with a ball bearing in it and one way valves at each end of the tube? When you swing the saber around, the ball bearing acts as a pump and forces the fluid in one direction only? Definitely coursing into computer chip cooling territory.
Sairon
07-11-2009, 08:09 PM
Funky looking saber, looks great!:p
cardcollector
07-12-2009, 08:44 AM
Wow, When I gave you a name for that saber I didn't realize the saber would be so... Incredible!
B5813
07-12-2009, 06:54 PM
I'm curious as to the overall runtime with the fan working?