LED (makototsai style) Testing

[Draconis Magnus]

Do you have any pics of the inside of the blade? Or simplified electronics? I never saw any posted by Makototsai.

This is Makototsai's website tutorial:

http://album.blog.yam.com/Lightsaber&folder=3759206

it's all in taiwanese/chinese.. but got the hang of it from the pictures... his video speak louder though.

[ti-el_terall]

I basically constructed on of his blades with some normal LED's I had lying around. I took the saber and basically went crazy. I even bent the blade over my knee. When done right the led string will no break.

I think, that even tho the results are great, its not worth the time to build the blade. All the bending and soldering of the LED's seemed too time consuming.

[eastern57]

I think I'm going to go with a single color string, that rgb frustrated the hot steaming crap outta me...

I found some 8mm, 40 degree, 45000mcd, and 5mm "Flux", 140 degree, 17000mcd

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=120152544517

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=120146523664

[LeMoel]

i ordered those exact same ones, should be in next week. and just to let everyone know i used polycarbnate over my tube in my first two tests and u are not supose too.

im going to use a nylon tube in my next experiment

easterns RGB string tests

http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/n.../LED%20String/

[LeMoel]

Easterns RGB string tests

http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/n.../LED%20String/

[eastern57]

moving on from that last atempt... I think I'll start again: simpler, just to see if I can make something work.

Thanks for your support, LeMoel and Draconis in particular, once I get the BASIC technique down, maybe I'll try expanding...

[Malaki Skywalker]

Someones gotta try these!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/30p-10mm-SUPER...QQcmdZViewItem

[eastern57]

LOL! Yeah, those are huge! But at 100mA per unit, it's gonna be short - bright as the holy gates, but short...

[Malaki Skywalker]

LOL! Yeah, those are huge! But at 100mA per unit, it's gonna be short - bright as the holy gates, but short...

How short are we looking at? Any way around it?

[LeMoel]

yeah once you try making an led string then you will realize that it cant be too short, or it will take a long time, and alot of money

im trying to buy one of xwings nylon blades for my next test,with the 8mm 60 000 mcd green

so im excited. i think even with easterns 8000 mcd it was crazy bright so theres lots of promise we just have to keep testing