LED (makototsai style) Testing

[eastern57]

Cool Thanks for the input. Try a little more power, like 4 batteries, I'm not going to ask you to try to burn them out, of course, but if you can keep the evenness with the little more *umph*, we might be on to something... and I know people that know chinese, I should just ask them to help me out...

oh and pictures, man, lets see it

[NeptuneTQ]

New test! I found out that my batteries were almost dead, so i got some fresh 1.5v batteries and added a 4th battery at eastern's request Results were MUCH different this time around, in fact, it actually hurt my eyes when I first turned it on because I wasn't expecting it. Here's some pics:

Top to bottom: Makotosai test setup in standard MR blade, Royal Blue Lux V with an Ultrablade, and Standard Mace windu FX saber (i don't have a blue fx saber unfortunately)


Second picture, same as first only this time with camera flash


Third picture, this is the makotosai led setup next to my patio door on a BRIGHT sunny day. Still visible in daylight.


As you can see, it's actually BRIGHTER then a Lux V with this setup. However, it is no longer even along the blade. The LED's are evenly lit, but because of the imperfections of my soldering, they don't perfectly point straight up. Im hoping the 100 degree LED's i'm getting will compensate for this, or I need to find a better diffuser. Despite being brighter then a Lux V, i've never seen a hyperblade in person before, so I don't know how this setup compares to hyperblades and honestly this could be something hyperblades have always been capable of doing (although a DIY like this is FAR cheaper). In my opinion, the extra time and work it takes to make one of these still makes a Luxeon still a better choice and easier to handle though. This shows incredible promise with RGB led's though, being able to change colors on the fly is pretty cool

[Draconis Magnus]

WOW! NeptuneTQ, that's awesome... any way you can show us some videos to see the brightness? *claps* What are the specs of those LEDs again?

[ti-el_terall]

Looks great! We will see how the 100 degree LED's work out, hopefully nthey will be here in a few weeks.

[eastern57]

...it is no longer even along the blade. The LED's are evenly lit, but because of the imperfections of my soldering, they don't perfectly point straight up. Im hoping the 100 degree LED's i'm getting will compensate for this, or I need to find a better diffuser...

I don't think "pointing straight up" has anything to do with evenness

see here:
http://album.blog.yam.com/show.php?a...&i=173230&p=29

He uses 45 degree, 5mm LEDs - and if he does that with his strings, then we have nothing to worry about.

The more I think about this, the more I'm convinced that we either 1) are totally missing something in the translation or 2) we actually did do it right and Mr. Makoto is just using a camera that's more sensitive to over-exposure.

I have one more batch coming: 4.8mm 120 degree suckers. Logic is telling me it won't make any difference... but you never know... it miight be something...


on a different note... I just got 4 MR sound boards, so I might try some scrolling effects..

Great job Neptune, everyone's input helps ou!

[jamesjeffh]

If I may make a suggestion ... instead of trying the 5mm try to some 8mm or even the 10mm leds go on ebay and try the store named HKJE they have 50 pcs. blue 130,000 mcd 150,000 in red 180,000 in green and a I need water because my eyes are on fire 255,000 in white all for around 25 bucks as soon as I get paid this weekend ill order some in green and see how it comes out. The selection on ebay is ok I've looked on there before and theres new stuff popping up all the time.I'm thinking if his 5mm can pump out light like that imagine what something bigger and better can produce

[LeMoel]

the only thing iam worried about is the leds either burning out or being hit out of place and such, and the time and effort it takes to do one of these sabers but hopefully it will be worth it plus price is a bit more expensive

and

NeptuneTQ - great test thank you, i know what you mean about it being a tad hard to keep the leds straight. and one more thing these blades are meant to not be in a polycarbonate blade so if u get a nylon blade then u will get even more brightness, thats what hyperdyne uses, i would purchase one off xwing im going to soon here

so im working on my 8mm green 60,000 mcd test tonight then i wiull post some pics

[LeMoel]

OK TEST #2

40 degree 8mm 60,000 MCD Green led test (20 led string) next to 20 degree 5mm 6,000 mcd blue(from my first test)(50 led).

Lights on wi flash

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...7&pictureid=98

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=102

Lights on with out flash
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=101

Lights Off with flash

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=103

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=104

Kind of a little Treat test for all you True Orange saber fans- these are weak 2000 mcd 5mm leds 20 degrees(you can get way briht orange ones these are just wat i had on hand) its 20 of them

lights on wi flash

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=105

lights off with flash

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=106

lights on with flash upright

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=107

hope this helps

i am very pleased with my results, they hurt my eyes, my pictures dont do full brightness justice either cuz of my imac computer STRONG flash

but as you can see i figured out a way to make 20 degree leds work also, by putting a reflective paper at the end of the 6000 mcd blue one, it hits off of it and comes out the side of the blades more like xwings nylon blades... looks promising to me now!

[LeMoel]

wanted to make sure my batteries were fresh so i added some new ones look what i got

all these pictures are with

flashhttp://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/album.php?albumid=7&pictureid=115

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=114

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=113

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=116

watch it hammer my MAster Replica's Yoda,vader,obiwan all with new batteries

lights on

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=120

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=126



http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=125

Lights off

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=118

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=122


http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=124

Verses my weak orange test

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=131

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...&pictureid=132

[ti-el_terall]

Here's my tut. for making the blade. I only did it using 20 degree LED's.
http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=12650.0