MR FX Sound Boards

[felix142]

I recall back when Tim had the Luke ROTJ sound boards in stock, the product detail was accompanied by a photo of it that diagrammed the wiring. Is that photo anywhere in the Forums? I've been looking for it on and off for days.

[Jay-gon Jinn]

It's in the Cutaway Views and Wiring Schematics under the topic "MR FX Sound Modules""

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...ead.php?t=1023

[felix142]

Thanks Jay.

[_Reaver_]

Here's my question about wiring the MR soundboard - where would the buckpuck go in that diagram? I'm assuming between the pos and neg to LED and the LED. Would that be correct?

[eastern57]

You wouldn't need a buck puck. People use pucks and resistors if they're going run an LED separate from the sound board... and mostly with the joe jedi boards (FX-constructicon kit), because its really weak for driving LEDs.

[_Reaver_]

Thanks for the input! I'm actually debating now whether to run the LED off the board vs separately. I'm not sure if there is a benefit to either over the other. I know I'd love to run a Lux V (although I'd have to upgrade my electronics, and I think even if I run the LED separately, it might fry a MR board), but my saber screams for a red LED, and no one makes a Lux V yet...

[eastern57]

if you want red or red/orange - they're PLENTY bright, even if you run it off an mr it's still PLENTY bright.

This is just a lux3 r/o run off an MR board (under driven)... no blade film just the stock MR difuser...

[Jay-gon Jinn]

There isn't a red lux V because there is no need for one...the red, red/o, and amber Lux III's put out 140, 190 and 110 lumens when properly driven.

[_Reaver_]

So what do you think, is there any plus or minus to running the LED from the MR sound card versus a separate line? Seems to me to be 6 of one, half a dozen of the other...

[vortextwist]

way less wireing if you run them off the mr board. I remember when my bro used a corbin board for the led and mr for sound, that was a wireing nightmare. If you want it simple just run it off the mr.