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Sorry for the double post, but the forum won't let me attach any more pics.

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Major update! Sorry for not keeping this thread up to date, but I jus received my soldering station and LED yesterday, and having received the TCSS shipment last week, I went ahead and assembled...

@ Siver Serpent: Alright, I gotcha. I'll be sure to use the right amount.

@JH: Received, bud! Thanks for the help. Those pics helped confirm how I would wire these up. One question, though....

Sounds good, man! Update on this. I went to Home Depot to get parts for the chassis, and all last night I spent constructing it. I got a 12"x1"PVC sprinkler riser, 2 6"x3/4" PVC risers, and 2 copper...

Okay, no prob on the pics. Whenever you get them in will be fine. And in regards to the single 18650 idea, well, I guess I could, but I already placed my order with TCSS and Luxeon, so the parts are...

That'd be great, Johannes, if you could PM me that pic. Oh, and yes, I would be using JST connectors for pretty much every connection (LED to driver, battery to driver) as well.

Genius. That's all I can say! That sounds awesome. So, I will wire the LED (which I'm now thinking should be a BBBB, to avoid bad binning potential with a CCCC) in series-parallel, with B(1)+ bridged...

Hello, TCSS! After a long hiatus (due to a blow to my self esteem, which was caused by my failed 10W Deep red stunt build) I am back to saber building, and glad to be back. Soo......here's my planned...

I could be wrong, but I don't think one 14500 cell is enough to power a 10W LED to full brightness. You would need at least a 2 cell, 7.4V pack, methinks. But, I'll let the other more experienced...

Um...wow. "Margin"? Do you somehow think that Tim just crazily marks up the cost of making these pieces just because he's in it for the money? Have you considered that that "cost" is much more than...

:( Unfortunately, yes....of sorts. I actually had to sell this Graflex AND the CFv6 to keep up with other saber stuff I had wanted to do, and had gotten in over my head trying to keep up with. Sad...

Thanks guys! Brett, that is true...but I just think that I would enjoy the color mixing more on a saber that is a custom, and doesn't already have an "established" color. But that is true about the...

hahaha yeah, thanks to a restless night, I was up very late (or early, depending on your point of view), and I saw the threads for the v6 blow up over at FX, and I was lucky enough to have the batch...

Thanks for the interest! As far as the internals, well.....I DID just manage to score a CF v6.1 this morning, so that IS a possibility! However, most likely I will use the v6.1 in my custom saber...

Aw, shoot!! I already did......how difficult is "difficult"? Did I make a bad boo-boo? :(

Hey TCSS forums! Loooong time no see! To quote "Fanboys", it's been parsecs (I know, not a measurement of time, but....whatevs!) Anywhoo, I finally have a nice, doable saber build in mind, and I have...

That's really a question for Jay to answer, or someone else with more experience than I with baking and painting sabers, sorry. (I've never painted or clear coated a saber before)

Yes, the brass is a sink tube. And since it's really cold in Jay's neck of the woods, he couldn't put a clear coat on it to protect the polish, but if it ever gets really bad, it's nothing a little...

Yes, that tutorial is a very good one, and will cover most (if not all) your paint baking needs. However, I wasn't sure if you were referring directly to BS-26 or not, cuz as the proud owner of this...

Here's my Lantern that says "Sith" on it. It's illuminated by a 10W Ledengin Deep Red. Man, its bright! But also reeeeaaallly hot when not properly fixed on a heat sink!
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Does anyone have any opinions/pics of the cyan RS? I know it depends on the bin #, but generally, how is the color of these? Also, I saw that the brightness stays the same if its overdriven, so whats...

Yeah, thanks Serpent, I was thinking of a velcro strip I have lying around. And don't worry, there's not gunna be ANY e-tape in this build! haha

Hello all! I just decided that I am going to attempt a chassis with my next PC-L install. I've never done either a chassis or PC install, so bear with me. Is this all the parts I need for a chassis...

Ahhh, okay! Thanks a lot, Zzan, that makes more sense. So essentially just place the switch between the pos. side of the battery and pos. board terminal? And yeah, I made that diagram from memory, so...

Okay, good. Any other concerns, or am I good with this setup? Just to provide a comprehensive checkover, this is the total setup:

2 protected 14500 cells in a 2xAA holder
1 latching SPST kill...