Thank you for this tutorial.
I had a couple questions, I am new to saber making so I hope they are not noob questions.
Have you used illuminated switches on this?
Yes, treat the LED in the switch like you would and accent LED. The switch has to be momentary.
Can it be done without the 6 pole switch?
yes, that switch is used to change sound fonts. If you don't want to change fonts, dont use the six pole switch.
Did you not wire the red led for a reason? (I don't know anything about RBG led's)
Yes, I didn't want the saber to be red. Just blue and green.
What is a PNP transistor and what does it do?
The PNP transistor acts as a gate of sorts that allows the current from the battery flow the the Luxeon LED while still allowing power to the board so it can function properly.
A more general question, anyone know where I can learn more about circuitry? Books to pick up?
I like this site alot. It has helped immensly; http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com/
Thank you for your time.