616/Joe Jedi/FX Construction Kit sound board = desperate help required

[Boomsticksweets]

I am in desperate need of some help as this is third time I have attempted to install a sound card into my saber.

This last attempt involved using an FX Construction Kit sound board. Before I even opened up the saber, I was swinging it around and hitting it against stuff. Suddenly the saber started making sounds as if the clash sensor was in high gear. I messed with switching the colors with the saber on (can't remember if it was before or after this that the sound screwed up). After turning it off for a short while, it would work just fine again for about 30 seconds, before screwing up again. Then the blue and green LED's stopped working. I figured it was just a busted clash sensor.

Well, since I wasn't concerned with the clash sensor or the LED's as I just wanted to use it for its sound, I wired it up to my LUX III and buckpuck. (see diagram below)

Unfortunately, even with the clash sensor disconnected, it is still screwing up! And the LUX III isn't lighting up either!!! It flashed once when I turned it on and it won't come on even if I change the boards color selection!


SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE!!!!

I just want my saber to light up and have sound!!!


This is my current wiring set up. (Props to Arms on Fire for the original schematics).





BTW: > I also covered most of the board in hot glue in an attempt to keep the wires/components from pulling off. Though I don't think that it is a concern.

[eastern57]

wiring looks fine... how are the batteries? MR mauls do somthing similar when the battery is low. And check your battery/speaker connections, there might be a connection issue. Either way, it doens't sound like you have a clash sensor problem, but rather, a power flow problem...

[Boomsticksweets]

wiring looks fine... how are the batteries? MR mauls do somthing similar when the battery is low. And check your battery/speaker connections, there might be a connection issue. Either way, it doens't sound like you have a clash sensor problem, but rather, a power flow problem...

YOU ARE MY HERO....




batteries were dead.....

[Boomsticksweets]

OK! Now that everything is working I just have two problems to address....


I have too much wiring in the hilt... gotta shorten some of them.

And;

I have to reconnect the two places that I didn't use hot glue. The speaker, and the pos/neg of the buckpuck. Unfortunately, the wires came off dangerously close to the puck's casing.....



Any ideas on how to handle that?

[Boomsticksweets]

Ahhh I just ordered another one.

Any tips to help salvage the one I have would be most appreciated.

It looks like the wire pulled out from inside. No surprise considering how much it got moved and twisted with all the wiring changes though.

[eastern57]

Glad I could help. I don't know how to salvage a puck, but the twisting thing is not to difficult to solve...