Electronics Parts List for first saber.

[CGompertz09]

Awesome, thanks! Hopefully I will be able to order the parts and get started in about a month, (waiting until after graduation since things are pretty busy right now), should be a fun summer project!

[CGompertz09]

Sorry for the double post, but just thought of another question. The Blue Rebel Star product page says the target current level is 700mA, and I know with the PC you can configure the current. Will running it a little higher increase it's brightness, and what is that max it should be run at?

[Jay-gon Jinn]

Sorry for the double post, but just thought of another question. The Blue Rebel Star product page says the target current level is 700mA, and I know with the PC you can configure the current. Will running it a little higher increase it's brightness, and what is that max it should be run at?

Runnig a blue rebel higher than 700ma will make it brighter, but the color will wash out the higher you go. You may start off with a nice medium blue at 700ma, then end up with a sky blue at 1200ma. I have run them at 1250 with no problems on my CF and PC sabers. The setting for 1250ma is 58 if you want to try that.

[CGompertz09]

Runnig a blue rebel higher than 700ma will make it brighter, but the color will wash out the higher you go. You may start off with a nice medium blue at 700ma, then end up with a sky blue at 1200ma. I have run them at 1250 with no problems on my CF and PC sabers. The setting for 1250ma is 58 if you want to try that.

Alright, I actually might switch to a Royal Blue LED instead (I like the color better), but I'll give that a try. Thanks!

[Jay-gon Jinn]

I have yet to use a royal blue Rebel, usually for blues I go with the P4. Just a better shade to me than the rebel blue, they have a nice medium blue hue to them. I have used Luxeon III Royal blue's before, and really liked that shade as well.