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Why do you prefer EL blades
Hey
Al right! i Did the same thing in the LED forum...
well well ppl!
i came here once some months ago, then i got busy doing my own lightsaber as my school project!
My lightsaber turned to trash (lol) because at the end, the leds didnt light up the way i wanted, so i gave up, but who cares??
Im here to ask u guys, why do you prefer the EL blade than the LEd blade
The pros and cons of building an EL, and whatever
Because i dont want to make any mistakes again xP
thanks a lot
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I don't know if anyone prefers EL over LED. Most of us who have been into custom light up sabers for more than 5 years used them, because that's what was out there. Many people here have probably never even had an EL saber.
The only advantage I see is the ease in changing blade color. It only takes a few seconds to take out one color of blade, and pop in another.
It's more involved with an MHS LED saber. Take the blade out, unscrew the blade holder, take out the optics, disconnect the LED, remove the heat sink it seats on, connect another, seat the heat sink into the blade holder, put the optics back onto the LED, carefully screw the blade holder back on and put the blade back in. It takes about 20 sec. or so, for those who are practiced at it.
But EL blades will never measure up to the brightness and color of an LED saber, IMO.
In order to see the Light,
you must sometimes risk the Dark.
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EL Blades simply do not compare. And they dim as the batteries drain. And they're already not very bright.
My old lightsaber (now converted muahahhah~!) was an EL saber. And it was cool, for about a month. Then I noticed how dim it really was, and the blade flexed when you fought like it was a spaghetti noodle. (still can't find the spell checker)
At the time, EL was as good as we had so you had to like them. Now, I'd prefer that it stays on Timex watches where it came from.
Maverick
EDIT: Dang Nova you're fast. He is correct though. Switching colors with an LED saber is not nearly a pain as you might think as long as you plan for it. I don't see it taking more than a few minutes.
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As was pointed out to me a while back EL does have a real safety advantage for kiddie sabers over LED...if one is making a 'youngling saber' for the 'hyper-curious' sort of kid who might be tempted to take take out [or break] the blade and 'look at the purty coloured light' [YIPES!] that advantage alone might make EL well worthy of consideration for that specific application and kind of user.
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On the rare instances that I post, I tend to harp on this point...
EL blades are considerably heavier than LED blades. It's the simple matter that more goes into the blades. They look great because of the uniform color, but if you're going to be swinging them around or dueling then LED is the more sensible choice especially if you're dueling becuase breaking an LED blade is an $11.00 problem (if you even manage to break it - well done if you do). Breaking an EL blade might cost the same if the only damage is to the polycarbonate. But they're still more labor-intensive to fix.
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