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I've been working with some econo boards out of the new saber builders series. I wired it up with an 18650 and a tri-cree and so far so good. Problem is that the LEDs aren't very bright, so I'm trying to find a way to get more brightness out of them. I don't think just adding more juice would be wise, as I don't want to get the board. It was originally set up with 3 AA batteries, so I know that I can safely push it up to 4.5v. Not sure if that's the solution though.
Any ideas?
There are some wiring diagrams on this forum that should help with that. I think you'll need a transistor and run led output from the board as a switch to turn on your LEDs. Then you can resister them properly and get a nice bright saber.
Still pretty new to this, not sure what that means. :neutral:
I've been looking at the 2010 econo board diagrams, but I'm not sure if they translate to my needs. There is a PNP transistor on the diagram, but not much info about that part. I Googled it and a lot of different types of things came up and I don't know what part is the right one.
Maybe I can convince an experienced sabersmith to do a similar thread based on the current run of Saber Builders toy line. :D
You *could* just run one die at the 1A the board probably puts out. It'll likely be better than the result you're getting now. Sometimes, "less" is "more".