Question re: PRIZM sleep mode

[hapki]

I'm thinking about a build with no kill key. (I am going to charge the battery and connect to R.I.C.E. with a mini USB.) The drawback of this will be that there's no hard power off. The PRIZM manual doesn't completely cover the sleep mode. If I rely on the auto-sleep feature, what are some things I should be aware of? According to the manual, the PRIZM draws very litter energy when in sleep, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with leaving one "on".

I can always manually disconnect the battery. I could also wire up a hard cut-off switch, but there's no room in the hilt for that.

Thoughts?

[NanoRex]

The PRIZM doesn't have a deep sleep mode, only a 'regular' sleep mode. This is because the board is still 'working' when it's asleep (deep sleep flashing LED, etc). The regular sleep mode is nice for when you want to leave your saber for a little while, but you'll want a kill key or some other hard cutoff for that board.

[darth_chasm]

I'm planning on using this micro slide switch.

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[Darth Nurse]

I'm planning on using this micro slide switch.

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Great idea! Where did you get the switch?

[hapki]

Cool. Thanks.

[Scarecrow]

So tiny!