Fixing a broken MR saber

[vortextwist]

yup, magic smoke.

[MasterStoney]

isn't the life span like 2 years constant? i'll research.

[Lord Maul]

that's what it is for luxeons. says so on ultra's auctions

[MasterStoney]

can't find much, found one that said a 1 and 3watt had 50,000 hours.

[jjshumpert]

dunno bout fixing an mr led strip, ive used the leds for accent lights on hilts but never to reuse in the blade. ive got a green mr strip around here somewhere, if you pay shipping for it your welcome to it if it would help. i wouldnt charge for the strip itself since there is nothing i would use it for

[Marsupial]

YES they can be changed by desoldering the connections and resoldering new LED. i am eventually replace one of mine with the larger leds.

problem is to get "the exact same led" as all the other ones, or it will show (different tint or brightness)

Plus it must be a sucky job to do.


Stan Johnson: leds in MR sabers break more then burn - they generally burn only when supplied with too much current. However, in MR sabers, upon impact, their leads can break leading to no contact.

[SilentBob501]

Some people here (myself included) may have some extra discarded led strips just laying around from past convertions, if you just want to replace the whole strip. But as long as your going through the trouble, you might as well just convert the Saber entirely, make it duelable. Then you'd never have to worry about the strip lights busting anymore.