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Thanks, I always get a little nervous when the answer seems too simple, haha

Hi guys, just had a quick question.

What are the main differences between the 18650 pack and the 14500 pack? Obviously the run times will be different, and one the one is a larger size, but is...

I have to say, I don't hate this. I'm learning German Longsword fencing, and you never really run into a problem hitting yourself with the cross guard (quillions), since this form is all function...

Hi guys,

I've had another of my pesky ideas for a saber... I don't want to give away too much, but the basic idea is to have as little metal as possible to house electronics, and to attach that to...

I know its a while between posts, but I had another thought if you'd be so kind.

There is the Accent LED hookup on the 1000 mA buck puck. Would it be possible to use that with the proper resistor...

Okay, I think I'm starting to get a hang of this...

Using everything else from TCSS, If I were to get a rB-rB-R tri rebel...

Thank you so much for the help so far. I took electronics in high school and I swear I used to know this stuff...

Ok, I don't mean to pester, but I have another round of questions. (It's how we...

It's that getting banged around that worries me. We do stage combat, and our sabers take a beating. Would the chassis parts help to keep things intact?

Hi everybody!

My girlfriend's sabers are a bit out of date, built several years before we got together (they even have triple-claws that aren't made anymore), and I've been thinking of upgrading...

Hey guys,

I have a question about the AV long switches, surprisingly not a wiring one, haha. Is it just me, or do the actual buttons on these go down very far into the housing? I wear leather...

Ah, ok, a business makes much more sense for all that saber building.

Right now, there are 4 AA's in the lower half of the hilt which take up a hell of a lot of space, the buck puck is in the...

wow... I admire the dedication, but wow... that's more than my student loans, including interest o_O

Thanks again guys!

The button is off center to accommodate the threads, and sound... that's a bit out of budget, for the moment :P Besides, when I'm on stage with this, you can't hear it anyway.

Everything is taped, even the inside of the hilt piece where the switch leads could possibly touch. It only ever happened when the port was in the insert. It might be a cheap/bad switch inside the...

I think I have it.

Guts out, no short. Assembled, short. I isolated the problem to only happening when the pommel is connected. Since I used the radio shack port, it doesnt thread all the way...

That thick band around the ribbed section is actually a remnant leather strip from the main grip.

Thanks guys! I've definitely caught the saber bug... now if only the money could keep up with the...

yup, switch off. The saber seems to charge fine when the plug is sitting naturally, but any lean towards the edges will turn on the saber, so something is shorting to bypass the switch... i may have...

thank you sir, this is the one I've been asking for help with the port, by the way :)

New development... saber flashes on briefly when inserting plug, then turns off again, and appears to charge normally. Guess thats what I get for using parts from Resistor Hut. Plug seems a little...

Ok, upon acquiring the proper, M (2.1mm) sized port, not N (2.5), things appear to be working correctly with wires just twisted on. Charger light comes on, saber stays off. The wrong port may have...

This is my second custom saber, first one built with all TCSS Parts (except the leather :P)

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/darth-animus/2012-07-05_01-35-29_840.jpg...

Sorry its been a couple days, but here are the pics of the wiring.

http://i911.photobucket.com/albums/ac314/darth-animus/Untitled-1.jpg
The Negative is to the Center Pole, the Positive to the,...

The saber turned on when I tried to plug it in, (switch was off) but it turns out the port I got at an electronics store is not the same size as the one sold here, so that may be the problem......

Ok, so, I wired up the charge port with the center lead going to the R-, and the saber turns on when plugged in. I don't know if this would fry anything, but thankfully it only flickered as I used...

Thank you, kind folk of the interweb, you are most kind and helpful!