hi!
because the pc1.6 hopefully arrive soon, I thought of putting one in my next saber. and here is my question regarding the FoC:
I thought of a cyan/aqua colored blade with a white flash, so I wanted to by a 10w RGBW LEDengine and wire the blue and green dice in series (linked to the highpower output of the pc) and wire the white dice via the PEX.
Am I right with this thought or is there a better solution? And what would be the best way to change the balance between green and blue, I know it has to be done with resistors, but where do I attach them because fender bender mentioned to avoid parallel wiring.
Ok that where quite some questions^^ Hopefully someone can help me.
And thanks in advance!
bato
Running the green and blue in series will be right around the 7.4V limit. If your wanting a aqua/cyan, I would suggest wiring them in series first and seeing how you like the color shade. As for the parallel wiring; This will allow you to finely tune your desired shade via the use of resistors. But, you will only be getting roughly 750mA to each die (B and G)...and even less to whichever die is resistored. I think Fender is also partially referring to the fact that LEDengin's are prone to color separation when wiring in parallel. This means that during flicker/blade effects, the green and blue might separate from each other a little. I'm still learning about these things as well and Fender/Vader's Vault has been a large help to me. In Fender I trust.
Bottom line: Go with the series wiring first. This will give you the brightest and most even blade. If you don't like the shade, then experiment with parallel wiring.
-Takanis-
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thanks a lot! and I can just power it with the output of the board?
I nearly can't wait till all the parts I need are back in stock
-Takanis-
Simpi-Gon Sims (FX-Sabers Forums)
Ok, the situation in which I say stay away from // wiring is when you're 'mixing' two dice of different VF, i.e. Red and Blue, Green and Red, Green and amber, Blue and Amber etc. When you're mixing two dice that have similar VF like Blue and Green for instance, they don't separate with the blade effects. For a Cyan on the PC, you'd be better off wiring them in // and using a resistor on the blue to dial in the shade of cyan that you want. Wiring the blue and green in series produces a BEAUTIFUL sky blue, but not cyan. Wire your FoC™ pair of dice in series. For Cyan/Sky blue I like to use the RGGB so I can run the G and B for the main and the R and G for the FoC for a nice whitish clash with orange tint.
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oh, thanks fender!
that sounds sweet, now I think I have every information I need for wiring up the next saber.
Thanks a lot!!!!
My mistake. Sorry, Batosai.
-Takanis-
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Don't sweat it man, it can get confusing with all the different configs and such. Even Deanna and I argue....I mean, discuss why certain things will/should/won't work
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