3 batteries will work. 2 batteries would be easier to do, but you'll have a shorter run time. 4 batteries (wired in series for 6V) will fry a Hasbro board.
3 batteries will work. 2 batteries would be easier to do, but you'll have a shorter run time. 4 batteries (wired in series for 6V) will fry a Hasbro board.
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OK so>>>
If using corbins board will get the shimmering effect but the sound effect is cheesy (it wont cycle quickly enough in order to get a decent blade lock-up sound effect)...I will also use 4 batteries or 3 but with 3 the runtime will diminish.
If I don't use Corbins board limit it to 3 batteries because 4 will fry the hasbro soundboard. @ will work as well but again the runtime will be diminished.
I think I got it.
Sorry to take so long for this response. When I hooked up the clash sensor to the Corbin board's CL Port, I got the shimmer on clash that you would get when pressing the button. It does not change how the hasbro board plays the clash sound. The only issue I have with this setup id that the blade does not shimmer on every blade impact that make the sound. But, the beauty of it is you can still hook up a separate momentary button and get the same effect. I just wanted it to work automatically. (It does but only about 25% of the time.) You will still have to wire the button to get the lockup effect and the Hasbro board will not make a lockup sound It will make a "clash.......clash.......clash......clash" But in all its still a drastic improvement over the default hasbro lighting effects.
Maul, I hate to contradict you, but I have been running a hasbro w/o a corbin board for several months on a 4 AA battery pack and it has (As of yet) not released the Magic Smoke. I also have one running with the corbin board and hasbro with the 4 AA battery pack, no problems. Both of these packs are set up for 6v.
Last edited by DarthFender; 01-22-2008 at 10:34 AM. Reason: added information.
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The only Hasbro boards you can't run on 6 volts were the older, light-bulb based sabers that used two C batteries.. If you have a Hasbro board from a newer saber with the led ring for lighting, that used three AA batteries, you can go up to 6 volts.
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Thanks for getting back to me Fender..I appreciate it because it now gives me a better direction to go in.
Also, thanks to Darth Fender and Jay-gon for shedding more light on the battery issue with the newer Hasbro boards that use LED technology.
So just to triple make sure:
I can hook up Corbin's board the the Hasbro LED Vader board with a 3W red LED, run two switches (one for power and the other for the flash on clash effect) on a 4 volt battery pack. I want to run two switches so I can control the FOC feature at will.
Even if I don't use Corbin's board I can still power the saber with 4 volts without frying it. This is great news because 2 AA batteries side by side just fit into a 1.25" sink tube. All I have to do now is make a 4v rechargable battery pack and make sure I don't stack the batteries.
I will try and get a couple of diagrams together to others out.
This is very helpful and I again appreciate it!
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Oh, no problem, Maul, but don't thank me really, I remember reading that in one of X-wing's posts from a while back.
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Ok it's late and I'm felling dumb here, but is there a diagram showing where to hook up the 2nd switch (the FOC switch)..
I guess it usually hooks up on Corbins board near the top but this is where I have to attach the clash sensor per Fender
I was going to work on a diagram but I guess I better go to bed..:am
uggghhh
that's 2:47am..Geez I guess I am tired
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