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There ya' go. Just finished this today. get the smallest tip soldering iron you can find and practice.
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I am a network engineer / analyst by trade, so troubleshooting is natural to me. Unfortunately, the switch LED is most likely damaged, as i direct connected the 3.7v battery to it and it didn't light...

1 step forward and two steps back... i disassembled the switch section, unsoldered it, added heatshrink, resoldered and shrunk the heatshrink, problem was still there. At this point i was fuming but...

I had heatshrink on the switch LED + side because i soldered the resistor to the prong, however i didn't do the negative side. I put a layer of electrical tape over the prongs before insertion into...

Think i may have figured it out... battery is grounding to the pommel, which is traversing the body to the switch LED, which may be touching on the inside of the body. It rides the wire all the way...

That would make sense... except the biscotte is affixed using the acrylic chassis disc and isn't touching metal. See my last picture, 4th post.

Unfortunately, i chose to solder it to the biscotte, so i'm not crazy about that idea. I'm thinking maybe there's a short in my switch AND recharge port grounding it to the pommel. Still not sure how...

First off LDM, THANK YOU! You solved all of those problems. And @ Caine, its the default font.

Now, assembly is 95% complete and would have worked if.... i didn't have an electrical ghost. I...

Just got my nano Biscotte and wow, is it small. Spent 4 hours building up my saber for sound, and i'm pleased to announce i managed to solder it without any screwups. With that said, i have a few...

My feedback...
1. MARVEL planned the avengers movie long before Disney acquired them.
2. The prequel trilogy was just fine. In fact, i want to see more jedi and more sith.... and more DEATH!
3....

Working on making a nice hot pink LED for the wife, and this electrical math STILL befuddles me.

RBGW 10W LED

7.4 Source voltage
2.77 diode forward voltage
1000 diode forward current (mA) ...

That is BEAUTIFUL, but i need it a lot bigger to read the schematic!

http://i1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii587/jdhildreth/b75d60f5.jpg?t=1344701968

Style 22.

So i decided to try my hand at building a 1:1 scale replica. I drew inspiration from the Master replicas edition that had the crystal sticking out of the end, where his staff was cut in half.

But...

Thanks for the info. This Darth Maul build will be insane - i'll snap some pictures on the "rough draft" once i have it assembled. I plan to have Tim make me a custom hilt and the fins for the blade...

One last time to make sure i follow, If i want to single resistor then split the negative wire AFTER the resistor. I'm eyeing this for the single resistor:...

Sorry i am electrically challenged, so do i get two resistors? 4.9v@2000mA recommends a 6.0 Watt capable or greater 1.5 ohm resistor. TCSS sells a 1.5 ohm 5w resistor - is this sufficient? Do i get...

Hey folks, I have been doing research for awhile and cannot find an exact answer.

I want to use a LED Engin LZ4 10W Single Color Red and have a blade bright as hell for an homage Darth Maul single...

ok, i've been watching this thread for WEEKS, foaming at the mouth. Do we have any idea when he will release the sound card to the general public? nothing new on fx-sabers in over a week.

Question for you... the LED sink tube blade holder... you mount the LED and the optics directly inside the holder? the blade goes right up against the optics? I already Built an MHS saber but am...

It's been a few months. I finished assembling my saber, but never got around to painting it. Now i'm preparing for Star Wars Celebration VI.
Here's a few points before the pics:
1. The rail...

Another question.... NOBODY has ever mentioned the PCB board on the forums apparently....

http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/PCB-for-72V-Li-ion-battery-packs-P482.aspx

Is it worth the $5 and the...

Ok, got it re-threaded last night, cleaning the threads constantly with WD-40 and a toothbrush. Whew.
Went to order parts listed for my recharge conversion - nada. The AC charger itself is out of...

I've got the recharge port diagram down, thanks to you guys on the forum.

Unfortunately, i just had a critical issue happen - my pommel threaded wrong into the hilt and now has big time problems...

Purchased and assembled my first saber last Friday, extremely satisfied. Now i want MORE!

http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/74v-Li-ion-1050mAh-14650-Battery-Pack-P759.aspx...