LED blade and MR EL soundcard

[Jetsi]

Still working with the 2003 Luke ROTJ that had the EL blade.

I want to order the parts for the conversion to LED and use the original sound board. So, since I don't see any data on that saber, just a few questions.

Would the data on the 2002 Ani be the same, or roughly equivalent?

Will the sound card work if I don't run any wires from it to power the LED?

If using the original switch, which I think is a SPST, am I limited to a 3W LED (or K2)? Or would it be smarter to replace with a SPDT and be able to run two different volts?

Thanks guys (and gal), and don't bust me too hard. Everything makes sense about using all new components, but I don't want to fry this board by doing something stupid.

[Jetsi]

OK, what?

Are the questions so stupid I need to spend 13 hours using the search feature to sift through tens of thousands of posts, or have I stumped everybody?

[xwingband]

It's not so much as a stump as no one uses those sabers... I've seen a lot of these how do I use this older saber threads.

Simple truth is... we haven't bothered using them and wouldn't know. With all the newer ones available there is hardly a reason for me to go "back" and use boards generally considered unuseful or just plain inferior.

I can give some general advice though... the EL stuff is useless. It also will prove a challenge at 9V. A resistor would be inefficient for that.

first I'd look at the switch... is it a DPDT like the newer Luke ROTJ? If so... screw the old stuff. Set one side of it to run the old electronics and run another circuit for the Lux.

[Jetsi]

Thanks, X.

That gives me some information that I can use, if I decide to work with this, although it is starting to sound like it won't be worth my time to try and salvage the board.

[xwingband]

You can totally use it in some way, it's just you won't be able to reference pictures or previously done ones because I don't know of any.

If it's in working condition I'd consider selling it. You'd probably make enough to buy the more recent LED version. They look exactly the same and I wouldn't feel bad about gutting a saber some consider collectible.

[Novastar]

Jetsi... you might ask Jedi Loreen, since she was pretty much the EL Sith Queen until EL went to Mustafar in a hand basket.

Additionally... did you post on the *EL* thread??

What about on TF.N? There may yet be some EL zoids out there.

[Jetsi]

I didn't post on the EL thread because I don't want to run an EL system, I just want to use the sound board from what was originally an EL system.

Just knowing the differences between EL and LED as a novice, I was just curious if the board would work without continuity of having the blade in place, etc.

[Hasid Lafre]

Best way to use it is get a dpdt switch and run 2 circuits..

[Jetsi]

Couldn't I run a SPDT switch?

And, just to clarify, I can't do any damage by underpowering the board, correct? I just want to do some testing, but before I start hooking up leads I want to be sure.

[Hasid Lafre]

Well we really have no idea how much power them sound boards can take.

But no you will need a dpdt.It keeps the 2 circuts seperate so it wont cause any eletrical problems.

But to be on the safe side I wouldent put no more than 4.5-4.8V in the board.