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    Hi.

    This is my first ever post, so be gentle with me.

    I have a Parks Sabre's ROTJ Luke hilt. It has a beautiful led indicator that goes up and down, and a green EL blade.

    Valentines sabre.jpg

    When I got it (from a Transformers convention of all places), it didnt work. Yet the hilt was so well made and just lacking in a little tlc i bit the bullet and just bought it. I have stripped it back, re soldered some dodgy bits of snagged wire and so on. Long story even longer, it works now. Frankly, the hilt is so beautiful if it never does more than just look beautiful as a display piece, ill be more than happy.

    However............

    If not sound, I want a better blade. So here are a few questions, and a little look at the hilt its self............ coz we all love to tinker with a fighty glow sword!

    a) Can anyone tell me the actual diameter of an LED. The Parks hilts have a 3/4 inch neck, with a 1 1/8th (internal diameter) handle. Can i turn/adapt an led to fit, is there something specific that will do the job?

    b) the inverter sends 8.7 volts to the EL blade. Allowing for a variance in the age of the battery etc, can i just put a resistor on the output down to 3.7 for green LEDs and make a stringe blade custom?

    Many thanks for any help you could push my way. If not, ill find a way. I just think a 3/4 inch tube will struggle getting light to travel enough to light a blade to the tip with authority?

    Cheers, smsno


    ps, me polishing my shaft............. of mt laser sword.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzUL4RQazuo

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    Converting an EL saber to a LED saber will require replacing all the electronics. The two technologies are not compatible with each other. You can probably reuse the switches, but that's about it.
    We all have to start somewhere. The journey is all the more impressive by our humble beginnings.

    http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz for the lazy man's resistor calculator!
    http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...e-to-Ohm-s-Law for getting resistor values the right way!

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    thank you Mr Serpant.

    im sure the output of the inverter was 9 volts? would it be 9v AC not DC perhaps?

    any way, can anyone tell me the outer diameter of an led and housing available in the shop?

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    I think dimensions are stated on the relevant page in store

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    yes!

    i was looking in the wrong place

    you little legend!

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    9v batteries have the voltage, but they can't output the current needed to run a high-powered LED. The EL tech is before my time, but I believe the inverters provide AC current instead of the DC needed for LED applications. In any case, you can't use EL boards with LEDs.
    We all have to start somewhere. The journey is all the more impressive by our humble beginnings.

    http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz for the lazy man's resistor calculator!
    http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...e-to-Ohm-s-Law for getting resistor values the right way!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Silver Serpent View Post
    9v batteries have the voltage, but they can't output the current needed to run a high-powered LED. The EL tech is before my time, but I believe the inverters provide AC current instead of the DC needed for LED applications. In any case, you can't use EL boards with LEDs.
    This is correct. The inverter outputs 120v AC, not DC.

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    so, update

    led string 1.jpg

    around 150 leds all run off one of the resistors i use for the nave lights on model kits. looks awful, so i did a little digging. Im building on a budget, and learning as i go.

    So, a new battery and a better resistor aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand...

    led string 2.jpg

    Thats how much brighter is is than the stock EL Parks blade.

    Trying to find packing foam at retain in the uk is near impossible. And i tried to order a blade, but the carriage from TCSS was ASTROBLOODYNOMICAL! so i have improvised with some white sheet plastic film, and a rolled up but if greaseproof paper for some diffusion aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand.........

    Boom, colour me happy for now.
    led string 3.jpg

    Now to go sneak off with dads multi meter and see if the parks switch with the led bar thingy will power the string.............................

    peace!

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