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hmm, that sounds like that might be it. i was playing around with it last night, and i found that i can get about two different levels right at the end. but that seems strange, the blue and green...

okay, thanks for the help. i finally wired everything up (i've been evacuated for the last week. :shock: ) it all works nicely, no exploding leds or anything. only thing is, the blue led doesn't...

well, i have a switch that will 'kill' everything. after that, i have the proper resistor for each led, and a pot after each resistor. then it goes to each led.

should i be worried about...

well, it's been a couple of months since i last posted. i'm finishing up. or about 3/4 of the way there. i'm really hesitant on actually cutting into my hilt (for a pli). anyways, my qustion: i...

well, this was kinda an idea for people who have the resources+money to try it. i have no idea where to start and i'm not exactly funded. lol.

well, indoors, the crystal dies wouldn't be activated so the plastic's clear. but outside, instead of having a clear blade (assuming the blade isn't bright enough for outdoors) you'd have a...

:idea: i know this is probably extremely far-fetched, but worth mention. maybe. i ran across a company called Del Sol. they sell stuff that changes color in the sun. for example: they have black...

it was on a cold counter-top if that counts for anything. no, i suppose i didn't sink(heatsink?) it properly. lol, and where i get these rgb leds, they do cost like $15 for the led and $6 for...

muahahahaha! guess what!!! it only takes the red led 4 seconds running at 4.8 volts to explode! whahahaha! i was like, "hey, look how bright this led is! {POP!}" lol, i didn't wait for the...

ok, so i've read about people going to radio shack and buying switches and stuff, i never knew they had them. i've gone to two recently, and i didn't even know that section of the store existed! ...

well, i'm just waiting on the led now. lol, it's coming from hong kong i guess. i had a different question, but i forget now. but here's another one, how do you secure everything inside the hilt? ...

you may want to put something where it'll limit how far the band spins. you might go to far and break the switch off. that'd be a bummer!

ok, thanks xwingband and novastar. i went ahead and ordered those pots i posted earlier. now i just have to wait for all these orders to come in. lol. oh, and buy the tools i guess.

well...shoot, maybe that's not what i want then. what would be enough to completely turn each led off? 'cause that's the only thing that i can't find now, are the pots. i guess if it comes down to...

mmkay, that makes sense. would pots with 250 ohms resistance be powerful enough to completely turn off each led?

ok, novastar, i'm not completely sure what your talking about, "dial it in"?

and, i've finally ordered everything i need from TCSS! (i think)

one last thing, the pots i was gonna order are...

yeah, that'd be pretty cool. but it was just a very late suggestiong. lol.

i think the first link i posted is kinda short. lol, but that whole glove idea might not work out so well. lol, if you spin the saber, it might turn off. lol!

ok, i know this is quite an old topic, almost a year, but here's an idea: you know those switches that they use for security systems? they're magnetic. here's one: link or link. when the magnets...

ok, thanks for the help everyone. but...i think i found one i want to use. it's a little larger, but it can turn on either my PLI, my accent led, or neither. i think it'll work.

thank you very much! i like that website. they have some really small switches, which is great, but i'm not sure how to mount them. take this one for example. how would i mount it? maybe super...

does anyone know where to get small switches? on my hilt, i'm putting a PLI and an accent led, but i want to be able to turn them off to save power. i had found a switch that could switch between...

ok, thanks.

ok, coolio. thanks!


EDIT: anyone know a good place/site to buy resistors? i looked in this shop and didn't see the ones i need. i don't think i've seen them at home depot. would radioshack...

well, i'm pretty sure i'm going with a resistor set-up. i'm just wondering what battery i need to use, a 4.8v or 7.2 v. i'm guessing a 4.8v is fine. once i have that figured out, i think i'm ready...