what LED kit should i get?

[thetablemaster]

ok well heres what my saber will be

Shouldered 1" thick walled blade tips
LED "TCSS style" Battle blade 1" OD(i think ill get 36"
Screw on LED blade holder style 5 or Screw on LED blade holder style 6
Screw on pommel style 5
+ green led light

ihilt will be 10" long so will it be big/long enough for the Luxeon V Electronics Kit?

and what is the collimator lens?

and if there is something i need or sould get then please let me know

btw this is my first saber

[CybKnight]

Collimator lens I believe is for focusing light from LED into a narrow beam, travelling up the blade.

Some say 10" is to short for Lux V, if you want a decent run-time, you need more battery power than Lux III, and batteries takes up space.

Anyone feel free to correct me, as I am pretty new to some of this stuff myself.

[Strydur]

If you cant use the 6AA holder you can always use a 9v or for longer run times 2 9v's in parallel.

[Hasid Lafre]

I would suggest using a buck puck in that case as resistors seem to get really hot at that voltage.

[LAN-ED-TUL]

pucks and the rechargeable batt packs. the packs are shorter and take up less space. the bigger mah size pack is only 4 inches, basically 2 AA's in length versus the regular 6 AA holders. perfect for tight on room hilts.

[thetablemaster]

ok so heres what else i'll get

7.2V AA 2600mAh NIMH Rechargeable battery pack
BuckPuck 1000mA(or should i get the 700?)
Build Your Own Luxeon V Electronics Kit (will i need this? or should i just go buy a Luxeon V Star light?)

will all that fit inside?

what collimator should i get?

thanks for all the comments guys

edit: also what would be a good size blade for a 10" hilt?

what size screw should i get to hold the light saber in if i get Screw on LED blade holder style 5, or Screw on LED blade holder style 8?

[Hasid Lafre]

Well the saber design is all up to you, I would get a 10* lense. as for the eletronics kit dont forget if your going with rechargables to get the proper charger for the batteries you got, I would suggest the ones that tim sells.

Recharge port must match the plug size

As for the eletronics kit I would talk to tim and have him put a kit togeather for ya so you dont have spare parts lying around that you wont need.

As for the puck, the suggested one is the 700 but I would get the 1000, it will overdrive it a little bit to make it brighter.

[thetablemaster]

how do you change the brightness with the puck?

[Sohryu76]

how do you change the brightness with the puck?

the extra 300 mA will automatically make the LED brighter...
the Lux V requires 700 mA... the 1000mA buckpuck will give it more juice

[eastern57]

...btw this is my first saber...

if you have this many questions, you really should take the time to read the forum - that's why it's there.