Bifurcating cyclical-ignition pulse

[teatuamiru]

Good afternoon all!

I was interested in creating a saber with the internals representing "Bifurcating cyclical-ignition pulse". This is the setup of two crystals to make the saber waterproof. My question is if anyone has seen a setup like this before, or if there is any bit of information as to the location of the crystals. For example are the crystals set side by side(parallel) so the beam is directed through one and then a lens switches to the other? Or are they in series so you have the beam go through both at the same time?

My guess would be parallel with the two power crystals aimed to the focusing crystal.

Any ideas or opinions would be very helpful.
Thanks in advance!

[IndustrialAction]

I haven't read the cannon material on them to say what the set-up should look like but I think you could let your imagination run wild. Are you looking to make the saber actually water-proof?

[teatuamiru]

I would imagine in parallel would look best as it would make more sense if the pulse was alternating between crystals. This would mean two power cores or something like a figure 8.

I am not planning to make the saber water proof, although that would be an interesting challenge. Right now I am just in the design stages at the moment.

[Crystal Chambers]

Lord Maul here made a water proof saber!
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...ght=waterproof
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...ght=waterproof

[Ka'getsu]

In a "Bifurcating" saber core the crystals are oriented end to end, I believe

Hope that helps.

Cheers

[teatuamiru]

Thanks for the info. May have to look more into actually making the saber water resistant. Would be pretty cool to be able to jump in the pool with it or actually duel in the rain without worry.

The cut away is a great one. I have a few others and all seem to show the same setup with the power(primary) crystal followed by the focusing crystal. Some add a third(color crystal, pearls) past the focusing crystal.

Thanks again

[Kevin Starwaster]

Thanks for the info. May have to look more into actually making the saber water resistant. Would be pretty cool to be able to jump in the pool with it or actually duel in the rain without worry.

The cut away is a great one. I have a few others and all seem to show the same setup with the power(primary) crystal followed by the focusing crystal. Some add a third(color crystal, pearls) past the focusing crystal.

Thanks again

You'll probably want O rings with the same inner diameter as the one Tim sells but a lot thinner (1-3/16 ID, 1-5/16 OD, 1/16 width). Those will fit between MHS sections and should provide water proofing for those sections. Caveat: chassis disk 1 will be prone to looseness as a result.

[Silver Serpent]

For the threading, I'd use teflon tape. It'll make a good seal. The difficult part will be around switches and the lens assembly. You're limited to a stunt saber, since any holes that allow sound to escape would also allow water to get in.

[Onli-Won Kanomi]

from wiktionary:

bifurcation

Etymology
From bifurcate 'to divide into branches', from medieval Latin bifurcatus, the past participle of bifurcare, from Latin bifurcus 'two-pronged', itself from bi- + furca 'fork'

Noun
bifurcation (plural bifurcations)

(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as decribed by bifurcation theory.
(computer science) A command than execute one bloc or other of commands depending the result of a condition.

Synonyms(division into two branches): branched, branching, forked, forking



This suggests to me that it should not be tandem crystals but rather be two crystals side by side like the tines of a fork possibly in a "Y" shaped mount or alternatively two side by side crystals angled toward a focal point, perhaps another crystal...i havent seen such a crystal chamber and think it could be an interesting look, imo.

[Kevin Starwaster]

For the threading, I'd use teflon tape. It'll make a good seal. The difficult part will be around switches and the lens assembly. You're limited to a stunt saber, since any holes that allow sound to escape would also allow water to get in.

No, there is a solution to the sound issue. Membrane or very fine mesh. (ultra fine)

The latter is how Lifeproof handles the speaker on their Lifeproof iPhone cases. Pretty sure the exact material matters too, but AFAIK it's nothing proprietary.