2010 Electronic Lightsaber w/ DVD Tutorial

[Skottsaber]

Sorry to those who are waiting on this, I probably won't do much else on it as now with the Ultimate FX makes this obsolete and has no blinking.

[Boj-Vaati Mau]

I am a bit stuck. I have my board wired up with a 5v regulator, an accent led, and a 700ma puck. I have checked and double checked that my TIP42 is wired up correctly. However when the batteries are in, the main and accent LED light up. They respond to the board being turned on by flickering appropriately, like the transistor is still pushing through the changes that cause the stock LEDs to flicker. I am stuck. Any ideas?

I'm experiencing the same thing although my LEDs are at full brightness and no Flash on Clash effect. I wired in a new TIP, thinking like you did too, and that had no effect. I've rewired and resoldered to no avail. The LEDs, however, do look quite nice...

[10,000 Fists]

What type of pnp transistor do you use for this?

[Rhyen Skytracker]

It may be back feeding through the buckpuck. I don't use buckpucks for these set ups and I have not had that problem.

[JudgeKane]

What type of pnp transistor do you use for this?

TIP42 (search the "e"lectronic bidding site, it's like a "bay" where cheap stuff resides lol)

On a side note i've wired mine up as normal, negs to the transistor then that upto my buckpuck, and i seem to be getting a sight flicker on both my sabers...interference from some where i think, hmmmm lol

[10,000 Fists]

What is the "e"lectronic bidding site I can't find it?

[Xanatos1986]

take the quoted words/letter and combined them.

[shiky]

Can anyone tell me how to wire this up WITHOUT a recharge port? i'm not using Li-Ion batteries, and i'll be adding the econoboard and an illuminated A/V switch to my already built US Consular. Thanks!

[Silver Serpent]

If you're using 3 alkaline batteries (4.5v), then you'll connect the black line from the battery to the green line. Then just trim the red line running to the recharge port.

If you're going for 4 or more alkaline batteries (6v+), then use


Some of the econo boards will take 6v without burning out, some won't. I recommend going for safety and keeping at 5v or less.

[Di-Rahm Onna]

I took note on these schematics. Went for an ob1 cheapo saber opened it and wired my p4 along with a 4aaa batt pack. Now that I fet it in the saber the p4 wont lite and the sound reduces. Is the 4aaa pack not enough to power the whole deal????