saber overhaul

[goldsaberwarrior]

Been awhile since I've checked out what's new in the saber building world and I like the advancements I see. I had to attempt a repair on my lightsaber recently once the battery holder came loose and sadly I ended up fusing the holes you solder the battery holder to (not sure how I managed that.) Figured I would use it as an excuse to upgrade at the same time. Since I suck with voltage of battery holders and what not I'm hoping the community would be able to help me on this one.

So far this is what I'm looking at in the way of parts.

Nano Biscotte Sound Module V1 - 1
Push on/push off switch with red button - 1
SPST Momentary switch with red button - 1
MHS to 1.5" sink tube adapter - 1
MPS Pommel style 4 - 1
MPS Insert style 1 - 1
Screw on LED blade holder style 6 - 1 (planned on getting the heatsink with it)
Luxeon Rebel Star (royal blue) - 1
Star thermal tape pad - 1
Luxeon Rebel Lens Holder - 1
Collimator Lens 8.7 deg viewing angle - 1

That's the main bulk of it so far. For the speaker and everything I don't know enough about them or the holders to make a call on what I should get. This is for a 1.5" sink tube saber. The only parts I planned on recycling were my old blade and the sink tube adapter I already have if possible. I'm wanting to go with JST connectors as well. I wanted to make sure I had everything in order before I bought the parts and everything would work together since I hadn't messed with my saber in awhile. Any and all help is much appreciated. Thanks all.

[Silver Serpent]

Add in the MPS clip http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/MPS-Clip-P72.aspx to hold your pommel insert in place, and drop the Push on/push off switch. You only need a single momentary switch with the NB.

Either the 2w bass speaker or the premium speaker will fit in the speaker mounts. Since you have a sinktube saber, you may need to do a bit of modification to hold it in place, or else build your own speaker mount.

You'll want a 3.7v li-ion battery pack to run your electronics. Don't forget the resistor for your LED as well. Use http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz if you forgot how to do the calculations.

[goldsaberwarrior]

So add one mps insert.

I do have 2 quick questions. I like the idea of using a battery pack as my power source and may just do that. I had originally planned on using a battery holder so I can use standard batteries since I can get them cheap locally. Thanks for the heads up on the switch thing, I had been up for nearly 20 hours when I originally posted this thread and didn't notice that little tid bit.
1: is it not possible to use standard battery holders with the nano?
2: how do I figure out my voltage on those things?

Sorry to seem noobish, it's been years since I've put together an order of parts. Was around 2007 since I last put together a saber.

[Silver Serpent]

Alkalines aren't really recommended for the NB. Either a single li-ion or 4x NiMH will do the job. Keep the voltage of your pack between 3.4v and 5.5v. A set of 3 alkalines would work, but they'll drain pretty fast.

If you really want to use battery holders, you could get the 2xAA holder, a 14500 li-ion and a dummy cell. You'll want to recharge the batteries outside the hilt if you do that. Recharging li-ions while they're in a plastic battery holder isn't recommended.