Old Hasbro Luke ROTJ Conversion

[Zero Unit]

I am not sure whether this would fit under Sound or LED Wiring, but since it involves both, I will place this here.

What I have is an old 1995 Hasbro Luke Return of the Jedi saber. Its blade has been broken and the incandescent mount has been damaged, so I would like to convert this into a lux saber.

My question to you wise members is how to go about that while at the same time preserving the sound board that came with the item, since I don't want this conversion to be too overly expensive. Can the stock board drive a Luxeon, or will I have to work around it?

Remember, this was an incandescent saber, not an LED.

Thank you,
Zero.

[Lord Maul]

The stock board will drive a luxeon fine.

[Zero Unit]

I should have put this in the first post, but is that for a [green] Lux III, V, or K2?

[Lord Maul]

Lux III

[Zero Unit]

Thank you kind sir.

Now, all that I'll need is the blade (plus a spacer since the blade is too thin for a 1.5" holder), film, lens, LED, heat-sink, and some chrome paint. This will be my first project to get me started on this addicting hobby.

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

How do you plan on adapting it to hold a blade?

[Zero Unit]

I will fashion a spacer (probably out of wood, since I lack metal working tools) not unlike the 1" to 3/4" adapters sold in the store here. Where I will place the blade retention screw, I have yet to decide. I'll have to wait until after installing the electronics before I can even begin to decide that though, since I don't quite know how deep I can set the blade in.

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

If you tried it with one of the newer Hasbros with the spring loaded blade, there's tons of room for a blade holder, since the blade retracts completely into the hilt.

There's got to be at least 8" in there, between the bulb and the end of the emitter.

[Zero Unit]

It will require some Dremel work, but I have room in here. The neck at its narrowest is still at a 1.25" outer diameter, so I'll be able to squeeze a blade in there. As for the length, the hilt is a tad over 12", so I assume I'll have enough room in there for optics and the LED itself.

About how much room does a Lux III with a 5 degree lens take up, length-wise?

Thank you,
Zero.

[Lord Maul]

Just the LED and optics, no heatsink = ~3/4"
LED, optics, heatsink = ~1 1/2"