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Oh sorry, I need some armour to go with the gun? How's this:

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No video yet - I'll probably do one when I do the upgrades ;) Glad you like it!

It's not a saber but it does still use MHS and Plecter products, so I thought I'd share this with you guys. I built this for my Mandalorian costume.

Mods please let me know if I need to resize...

I fit 4 wires through each hole. It depends on how thick the wire is.

Well, you don't NEED one. Like you don't NEED a lathe, or a drill press, or a milling machine. Tools just make things easier ;)

Thanks guys.

I did actually heat the bottom first as suggested. Someone on FX pointed out that it may have been harder to solder because I didn't have the helping hands covered like Fender posted...

Ridiculous because it's pretty fair to say I'm a novice builder. I've built one stunt before, which turned out OK I guess. Not brilliant. But I've spent lots of time reading, and lots of time...

You need two switches. One must be momentary for the aux, the main switch can be momentary or latching.

It's pretty easy to find out via measuring a piece, but they are not posted anywhere, no. It's pretty well accepted in the community that MHS and therefore its threading is Tim's thing - while...

They're HALF the price on here of the Australian distributor... Well worth it, even with international shipping.

The angle really does matter for a LED string. If you think about it, the way the LEDs are arranged in a string has the focal point of each LED placed on the back of the next LED. You really do need...

I read on FX that you managed to make it work with only 3 18650s. No sacrifice to brightness over 4? Or not a significant loss?

That looks much better to my inexpert eye. I'd get a second opinion, but it could work.

Looking at Matt's diagram again, he's used 4 AAA batteries for the right voltage to the board. Using Nimh...

There's a few things to re-think with that wiring diagram first off. I'd suggest looking at the thread here...

How's this one? http://www.x-on.com.au/details-new.asp?i=201561&t=1&p=L78S09CV

9V 2A

I couldn't find one with a higher current rating at that voltage.

By the way, thanks everyone for all the...

I put it there because I figured it'd be safer to run it off 9v than 14.8v. I have seen lots of 12v fans run off 9v before with no issue. Also Sunrider said before that the fan would need regulating...

Thanks, Skott. The datasheet on the buckpucks says to use a 5k linear pot, and the current on it is 5mA so no worries there. A small 9mm pot will do the job nicely, and leave plenty of space in the...

Right, excellent. That should save some space. I'll look up the spec sheets for the buckpucks to find out the right pot to use.

I was planning to mod the heatsink yes, in the spirit of what you've...

Yep, I use Sketchup.

Would I still need 10w capable pots if I were using 6 wire buckpucks with the pots wired into the ref and ctrl?

For those interested, here's some basic layout shots of my 3D model, just to prove that the parts fit ;)
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For starters, four cells are required to bring the voltage up to 14.8V. 18650's are the most efficient capacity per size, meaning run times will be the best. They also output enough current for the...

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You'll find instructions on its use in the Crystal Focus or Blastercore manual. There may be some info in the Crystal...

Ahah, that is an excellent idea. I've seen him offer this to others in the past.

Would that technically just be two stacked on top of each other? So if I got two extra and bridged the same wires...

Magnus, You need to take that link off dude, Tim sells 18650's in the store. It's not allowed to post links to other places that sell the same products.

18650's are what I'm looking at yes, but...

That would be my bad :P

I can't imagine that the plain RGB would be useable in a saber. You would need another two cells, and four 18650's is pushing it already. Six would be... enormous. No room...