yes it looks a bit like a luke build... that wasn't my intent though. i thought about naming it, but all i could think of was Bob... anyway, building this one i learned a fair bit more and i've already put together plans of rebuilding my first one as soon as i can get some alternate parts.
i used a grievous board with the LED outputs going to a pager motor. the pause on clash is kinda nice. ^_^ the speaker is from a laptop and sounds great with the entire pommel being used as a resonance chamber. i know i have a lot of spaghetti and there's a lot of wasted space from that, but i still found a lot of extra space. it uses a 2400mAh 18650 Li-Ion and a P4 White with a 1 Ohm resistor. other than that, it's loud, vibrates, is very bright, and feels good in hand. ^_^
the speaker fits perfectly right there almost as if it were made for it
the beautiful switch array - i couldn't bring myself to paint or weather it this time - the latching AV switch is main power and the mom is for the soundboard
all the external parts ready and waiting
wiring the soundboard, recharge port and switches in - i wrapped the soundboard in ESD shielding for safety's sake
all wired up and battery plugged in - i later moved the motor (the little gray thing) from there down towards the switch and near the base of the battery
foam rubber to take up some space and keep everything from moving - it was either this or canned peas
all together with some of the distressing showing from this side
and here it is with it on and with one of my safety plugs i made - i also put in a light blue colored disc for fun - i tried the yellow disc after this and i think i'll be leaving that disc in there for a good long while
a picture from the other side showing the distressing there
another shot of the saber on and on it's side
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