Well do you know what you want to have in your saber? Which LED? Sound?
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Well do you know what you want to have in your saber? Which LED? Sound?
If you want green then I'd go with a Seoul P4...but it's out of stock right now. If you want purple, they're discontinuing Luxeon IIIs on TCSS...try a Google search for a purple. As for sound, you can get a MR on eBay for about $50, or you can tear apart a cheap Hasbro saber, they have different sounds for different sabers. You'll probably want a light-side one, but dark side sounds are good too. :)
There are no purple high powered LEDs, they don't exist.
There are 2 ways to get a purple blades.
1.) Use a white LED and some kind of filter. This will not be as bright as a pure colored LED, because you are filtering out all the other wavelengths but the purple.
2.) Use an RGB LED or another type that has multiple colored dies. You wire up the blue and red dies, but since the red over-powers the blue, you have to resistor the red to dim it down to get the shade of purple that you want. Not something recommended for the inexperienced saber smith.