May the Force be with me. My first saber build

[froggyone]

Maybe I need a dictionary for Christmas instead of a saber

[froggyone]

What is the best temp to have the soldering iron at for the PC v3.5? I do not want to burn anything out

[Silver Serpent]

I do most of my soldering around 550F. I bump it up to 650F for LEDEngins. Experiment on scrap electronics to find a temp that works best for you. You need more heat with desoldering braid as well.

It's a bit counterintuitive, but hotter temps can REDUCE the chance of burning components (to a point). You don't have to hold the hot iron to the board as long in order to get a good solder joint.

In case you haven't been told yet: remove the SD card before you start soldering on the PC. There's a very high probability of cooking it if you leave it in there.

[froggyone]

Thanks, I'll try a few things out.

[setelf3of5]

Good looking saber, good luck with your build.

[froggyone]

Sorry no new post on the saber. I am reworking the design, and with my 20 month twin Padawans my work is limited to after bedtime.

[froggyone]

So tonight I have done a sound check (just to make sure) and it is working. I have also turned my 7.4v Li-ion 1050mAh 14650 Battery from side by side to length way. It is sitting on my RC multi charger now and has been charging for about a half an hour with no sparks, over heating or bulging. I did trip the PBC and thought I killed the pack, but hooked it to the charger and it reset.

[froggyone]

Here is some pics on the shroud work.
http://s374.photobucket.com/user/froggy1734/media/20141228_142740_zps780a69f3.jpg.html?filters[user]=142244687&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=1[/URL]
http://s374.photobucket.com/user/fro...tml?sort=3&o=1
http://s374.photobucket.com/user/fro...tml?sort=3&o=0

[Jay-gon Jinn]

Looks good so far, keep at it.

[froggyone]

For the noobs (like me) that are reading this a word of advice. Take your time, do not rush, do not work tired. Like Madcow always says " If you rush it, you wreck it". Well guess what? The first picture is what I am going for, the other pics you will see the problem.

http://s374.photobucket.com/user/fro...b.jpg.html?o=2
Not straight.
http://s374.photobucket.com/user/fro...b.jpg.html?o=2
Big hole.
http://s374.photobucket.com/user/fro...8.jpg.html?o=0

Time to make another shroud.