MR Board dimensions

[GusKenobi]

does anyone know the exact dimensions to the Mr boards and battery packs for any or all of the MR products?

[xwingband]

The 3-cell models are about 1" x 2" and 6-cells are 1" x 2 1/4". They vary in height a bit... like the 6 cells usually are taller because of connectors and the 3-cells are no thicker than about 1/4".

[GusKenobi]

So if i were to basically open up any of my MR sabers i would essentially have a 1"x2" board.
The reason i was asking was because i bought a machined hilt and was trying to get some lights and sound set up on it.

Thanks for the quick reply!

[xwingband]

Yeah, it will be close to that. The 6-celled models are a bit longer and thicker. If you are decent with a soldering iron one of the 3-cell models could fit in 1".

[GusKenobi]

i guess ill have to take it apart tonight and use my caliper to see the exact measurements.
I personally like the idle sound of The darth maul saber best and since the Custom saber shop has no sound boards or boards in stock id just use it for a conversion.
I should be able to do a direct transfer of the speaker and board and then convert that to a lux3 though?
I have never done anything like this before so i really wanna research the best and easiest options before i go ahead with it.

[Novastar]

Removing the speaker from the battery pack can be daunting on certain MR models, but it can be done.

However, whenever possible--it's pretty good to keep the battery + speaker pack the way it is. It's pretty nice on saving space. Problem is... I don't think it will fit in the ID of an MHS. I could be wrong.

The board should fit just fine in any MHS part that I can imagine.

[GusKenobi]

so i got it all apart thanks to the tutorials on here which are so accurate it only took a few minutes!

The batter pack and speaker will fit almost perfect, but the sound module is well, over sized to say the least. So i will have to take it apart and then make a new "holder" for it.

Is that possible has anyone tried that?

[xwingband]

Yeah... done all the time. The dimensions I gave are for the board not the holder. I assumed you didn't want to use it. Oh well.

[GusKenobi]

whats the best way to go about taking the plastic appart without busting whats inside?

and also what do i do then? is there a forum u can direct me to for that...
FYI u guys are really good at helping people out... i cant wait to be done and get some pics up!

[xwingband]

I'd heat it up a bit and just take a knife down the seams.

A forum??? How about this one? :P It is all about building sabers.

It all depends on what you are putting it into, but I like just cutting up a 1.25" plastic sinktube. If the space is tight enough I'd just use a little hotglue on the board joints then heatshrink the board... maybe a little foam on it.

If you have tons of space locking it down to another piece of pipe is nice.