Force FX boards and "accent" LEDs...

[The Grey Elf]

I had a thought that I'm wondering if anyone's attempted, or if it'd work.

So you've got a Force FX board, which as we all know is designed to light an LED string in sequence for that up/down effect.

To use one on a single hilt-mounted LED, you twist and solder all those wires together.

What if you left one or two of the wires loose, and hooked them up to separate LEDs, like for example, illuminated switches or accent LEDs?

For example, let's say you leave wires 1 and 2 free and twist the rest together. Wire 1 you hook up to an illuminated switch, and wire 2 you hook to an accent LED. It seems to me, then, when you click the saber on, the switch will light, followed by the accent, and then the blade, leading to a pretty neat ignition effect.

Is this feasible, or is there something I'm missing?

[Silver Serpent]

You'll want to measure the voltage and current flowing through each segment (or group of segments) and determine if you have the proper power for the LEDs in each segment. The theory is sound, but implementation will be a little more complicated than the default.

It can certainly be done.

[The Grey Elf]

You'll want to measure the voltage and current flowing through each segment (or group of segments) and determine if you have the proper power for the LEDs in each segment. The theory is sound, but implementation will be a little more complicated than the default.

It can certainly be done.

Right...presumably I'd want to use a resistor to make sure I don't overload the accents?

[Silver Serpent]

Very likely, though it depends on the voltage running through that particular segment and the Vf of your accent LED.