Little German needs Help with his first lightsaber!

[Nicholas F.]

Hey guys
as the title already says, i am from germany, so sorry if my english is not the best ^^

i want to build my first lightsaber with MHS parts, but unfortunatly my knowledge of electronics isn?t the best too ^^

i?ve already done some research on this but i still have some questions:

-I want to use a Tri Cree XP-E2 (i was told, that this is the brigthest LED i can get for a lightsaber) with Blue, Green and white to get a Cyan blade. Does this work and how would i have to wire them ?

-Does this Tri Cree XP-E2 work with a Nano Bicotte V3?

-i want to add a crystal chamber. what kind of LED should a use for that and will 3,7 V be enough to power the whole lightsaber when i add this chamber?

-Do i have to add some resistors/ transistors or something like that and where should i place them ?

i would be so thankfull if someone could make me a wiring diagram for this or help me making this, because i am a little bit affraid of making mistakes and destroying my lightsaber :/


here you see a little (very ugly ) scetch how i would place it into my lightsaber
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thank you and i hope my english was understandable

[darth_chasm]

Welcome aboard.

Yes, you can use a tri Cree with the NB. Yes a 3.7 will power everything. Yes, you'll most likely need resistors. I doubt you're going to find someone that will do a wiring diagram for you. My suggestion is to download the NB manual and start reading. Read it several times. You can also start searching the forums for wiring diagrams that may be similar to what you want.

good luck.

[Nicholas F.]

Okay, thank you
yeah i already expected that ^^ but i thought it doesn?t hurt to ask
but thanks

[Miraluka]

Welcome to the forums.

You can also watch Madcow's videos on building a basic saber with sound. They show very detailed, step by step instructions on how to install a Nano Biscotte V2. The V3 will only be a little different. Links to the videos are in the tutorial video section of the forums.

And for your blade, yes, you can mix green and blue to get a cyan color.

[Nicholas F.]

okay, thank you very much
is there also a tutorial how to measure what kind of resistor i have to use and where to place it into my wiring diagram?

[darth_chasm]

Yep. Here you go http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...e-to-Ohm-s-Law

The resistor can go on either the positive or negative between the board and component. It's good practice to do it the same way every time. I always do it on the positive.

[Nicholas F.]

thanks again

is there any difference between putting it on the positive instead on putting it on the negative?

[darth_chasm]

Nope.

[Nicholas F.]

I'm sorry but i have an other question
i want to get the brightest blade posible. For this i was told to use the tri cree XP-e2 led. I want to get a cyan colored blade, so my thought was, to take an blue, green and White led to get this cool bright cyan color. But during my research i found out, that i can not use all three LEDs at once, because the Nano biscotte soundboard wouldn't be able to handle this. now my questiom is how i could get the brightest cyan blade posible never the less?
Thanks

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

You would use the blue and green together for cyan.