Although I have not tried it myself. I have read that the hasbro boards can usually take up to 6v, including the 2c ones. It was in a thread somewhere, it may have been an old one.
Although I have not tried it myself. I have read that the hasbro boards can usually take up to 6v, including the 2c ones. It was in a thread somewhere, it may have been an old one.
so that means a buck pucks out of the question?
No, just wire the inputs on the puck to the lamp outputs on the board. Also, I'd be very careful about giving an older 3 volt, 2-cell Hasbro board more than 4.5 volts, as they will burn up with more than that. I know, I've had it happen to me before. The only Hasbro's that can handle 6 volts are the newer boards that were used to light up an led array for lighting the blade.
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oh crap i forgot that a puck can run off of 4. 8 volts
Ok, sorry to resurrect a dead thread but I wanted to be very clear on the Hasbro boards. I have a battery holder. This battery holder holds 4 AA alkaline (non-rechargeable) batteries. Is it possible to use this to power the Hasbro board and the LED. I am overly concerned about the Hasbro board itself because I have already blown one of them. Should I scrap the battery holder idea and just build a 3 cell pack with battery bars? I think if I give the board, the maximum voltage it can handle, I can use the + and - LED leads with a resistor to power the LED. Am I wrong to assume this?
Which hasbro board are you using? I just finished wiring up the "ultimate lightsaber" electronics this morning. If it's that one, then 4 AA should be just fine since I'm using 4 AAA with mine. No resistor needed for a Lux K2 or III. Works just fine here. Best thing about these boards is it comes with the Luke ROTJ activation sound. Let me know if you need a diagram. I may have one up by mid-day.
it is the vader force action electronic:
http://shop.starwars.com/catalog/pro...duct_id=405383
It says it requires 3 AA batteries. One of them came with a 3 battery holder. They all have fuses built on the board. I think a voltage too high will cause the fuse to blow. However, on the card I did blow, I cut the fuse off and jumpered it with wire and it was still a dead board. So, I am speculating that these boards are very sensitive. I am thinking that if I wire an accent LED with the board that it will draw off some of the voltage from the four cells.
I would just say get a 4AAA holder and roll with that. I'm using that for that same sabre board and it works dandy with a nice looking Lux III LED.
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well I will certainly give it a try. I have a voltmeter so I will try and get things set as accurately as possible. Has anyone used and adjustable power supply and found out what the maximum threshold is? I have a power supply (modded ATX) and a potentiometer so I may give it a whirl and sacrifice a board for science.
I brought a simple Jedi costume with shirt, pants, sash and cloak and the guy threw in a hasbro Vader Lightsaber. Now I have a new toy to play with. Thanks for the wiring guides.
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