UUGGHH.. i wrote out a nice post , and once i went to add the pics IE crashed. so i'll keep this one simple
not new to sabers , but its been 7yrs. I built 2 PLASMA sabers a design based off one of the big yellow box's , and a ANH anikan replica. they sat in the closet since then and i recently found them and wanted to check out the advancement of the hobby and i was WOW'D !!
so i'm posting some pics of my progress on my first LED saber. this is only of crystal chamber so far. my first attempt at a crystal chamber and i wanted to do it completely right the first time.
I didnt like the idea of using threaded rods, gluing regular rods , brazing or welding. so i came up with this.
Aluminum discs from the shop, i ground them down to fit the inside of the slotted extension. Drill center hole to fit radio shacks LED holdesr. 3 1/8 holes for the aluminum TUBES. Once i inserted the tubes , i used a spring loaded metal punch inside the tube to expand the ends inside the hole in the discs. No glue , no screws and its perfect. Still have to polish them up of course.
Found a decent looking crystal , wedged between the LED holders , then sqeezed both discs together and used punch on tubes to keep crystal snug.
End View inside extension
Side view inside extension
retainer clip in place, both sides
LEDs on , with flash
No Flash
Led's are 3590mcd 5mm Blue 3.6v from Fry's.
The battery compartment i'm using is a round 3 AAA from a small 9led flashlight. the cheapo u find at home depot for 2 for $5. i like it better than using a 4 AAA and a dummy battery.
The wires for emitter side led will feed 2 at a time thru each hole , hiding the wires PERFECTLY. Retainer clip to hold the sled inside the extension. thats pretty much it for now. i'll post more pics when i get my battery/sound sled finished. using same idea.
EDIT : i am using hasbro eco board (obiwan) , no recharge port and am using the diagram for it , but i had a question ....i want to drive 3 LEDs , the 2 in crystal chamber and the AV latching switch (when they come back in stock). can i power all 3 from the transistor ?
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