Hi, I'm in the early stages of my first lightsaber and wanted to ask a few things about some of the electronics. It's a fairly simple design right now, one that can easily be adapted since it's just a pair of tubes right now. I'm refraining from drilling holes in anything until the first set of parts I ordered arrive. It's a hardware saber with a 1.5" sink tube adapter for the blade holder and a 1-1/4"* PVC pipe outside to create an emitter cover and grip in one. I originally wasn't sure if I was going to make it an LED saber or not, but halfway through, I saw that the LED and sound parts weren't even half as expensive as I remembered them being.
I was wondering if anyone could tell me where they think the ideal placement for a charger would be on the hilt. I was thinking of placing it near the pommel, but I'm not sure if the battery pack would leave enough room between it and the inner wall of the hilt for that. Or would I be better placing it in the middle of the hilt, closer to the end of the battery pack? Other thought was placing it just above the activation button or even inside the activation box itself and hiding it with the card instead of a kill plug, but I think I can see that being a problem with it wearing down the card over time.
Is there a way to integrate the buttons into an activation box 1? Or if someone can link me into some build threads that show detailed pictures of them working with an activation box 1, that would be just as good.
Would you say this is a correct purchase list for electronics? Or am I missing something?
-Rebel Star LED & MHS Heatsink Module (Green or Royal Blue, undecided)
-7.4v Li-ion 2600mAh 18650 Battery Pack
-Petit Crouton sound module
-MWS 1000mA Buckpuck (if the Crouton isn't in stock when I go to order my electronics)
-2W bass speaker
-2.1mm power jack
-Heat shrink, switches/buttons and wires.
-Li-ion smart charger (and adapter)
*PVC pipe measurements are odd... I fit a 1-1/4" pipe over the outside of a 1-1/2" OD sink tube...
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