Power level indicator

[Madcow]

Corbin has a sweet looking Power Level Indicator...
http://www.corbinscomponents.com/PLI.jpg

It got me thinking of smaller, less complex ways of doing the same thing. But alas, I don't have the electronics expertise required.

I want to do something that's the size of 3 small LEDs or smaller. Does anyone know how to make a small circut that would have its own momentary button, when pushed would activate a green, yellow or red LED depending on whether the battery is fully charged or low???

Or... is there an LED out there designed to do this already?

MC

[james3]

There are some designs out there. Do-Clo may know where to get ones that are not already in devices.

otherwise it would just be a matter of making one up.

[Firebird21]

I don't think this is quite what you're looking for, but you may still be interested in it.

As posted before...




It's an On-Off (Latching) Power Level Indicator and Recharge Port all in one.

Unfortunately it is much bigger than Corbin's and it's not momentary. I just thought I’d give you some ideas.

[Dregan]

I'm still hoping someone can post an online source to that switch, as my local hobby shop looked at me like a deer in headlights when i asked about it.

[Firebird21]

I'm still hoping someone can post an online source to that switch, as my local hobby shop looked at me like a deer in headlights when i asked about it.

lol
I'll see what I can do.
Check back later.

Edit:
Here's a link to one

http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi/mpi-4.html

I'll keep looking for more options. I'm not having much luck.

[james3]

So are the prices of this joint at least comparable to what you got locally or do we need to get you to be the distributor.

[Firebird21]

So are the prices of this joint at least comparable to what you got locally or do we need to get you to be the distributor.

Yes they are.

But you'd have to pay shipping online, so you have to add that to it.

[Madcow]

FB, how easy would it be to take that thing apart and use the guts in a saber?

MC

[Firebird21]

FB, how easy would it be to take that thing apart and use the guts in a saber?

MC

I don't know...

It appears to be glued together (no screws anywhere), so I'm guessing that it would be quite destructive...

[Delmustator]

I was thinking the same thing.

Garrity makes an LED flashlight that has a (3) LED power indicator. The board also has the microswitch for the power. I'm thinking of intergrating this into a lightsaber. The power level LEDs are Green, Yellow, Red. They flash when it's not in use to indicate the current status.



The electronics are already designed to be in a round tube. Trick is getting it to drive the Luxeon LED.