The Saber Building Dictionary

**Shadar Al'Niende** · 08-17-2010, 06:22 AM

for others that might read this...

As covered in the other thread about this: http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...ad.php?t=11389

Originally Posted by Lord Maul

If you use a sound board, it does the job of a puck. Think about it this way.

Resistor=most basic
Buckpuck=resistor on steroids
Sound board=buckpuck+sound

**Onli-Won Kanomi** · 08-17-2010, 08:36 AM

When Lord Maul said that I believe he may have been referring to the 'mid/higher end' soundboards like MR/Hasbro FX, Ultrasound, CF etc. that all regulate voltage and/or current - with THOSE no resistor nor puck is necessary - not the "cheapy" Hasbro TOY 'economy' boards. The cheapy TOY economy boards may still need a resistor or puck. And a transistor.

**Shadar Al'Niende** · 08-17-2010, 09:06 AM

Good call OWK, my post was to point out information for reference, doesn't do much good if its incomplete

So thanks for that

**FenderBender** · 10-13-2010, 12:28 PM

Ok, guys to help end some confusion on definitions of acronyms and abbreviations we should list them here, and then I'll organize them in this post and try and get LM to sticky it for further generations to learn from

Lets Start

FX Board: Also known as MR board, MRFX, Force FX board, Hasbro Force FX board. The soundboard gutted from the now defunct Master Replicas Force FX collectible saber, and the newer Hasbro Force FX saber. Powers most current LEDs with a source voltage of 4.5-6v max.

CF: Short for Crystal Focus, aka the Buttered Toast, aka the Holy Grail, aka the Plecter Labs Crystal Focus Sabercore. The ultimate saber sound/light experience. Nuff said.

Economy (Toy) Hasbro: sabers These have been out for a while and before the new 2010 Hasbro Toy sabers we were all calling these the Econo boards. Now that the new 2010 Econo boards have way better sounds we need to make sure that they don't get confused with the older ones. So the new 2010 Hasbro Toy saber boards will be called "2010 Econo boards" and the older ones will just be called "Econo Board"

etc. List 'em.

**Rhyen Skytracker** · 10-13-2010, 12:35 PM

Economy (Toy) Hasbro sabers These have been out for a while and before the new 2010 Hasbro Toy sabers we were all calling these the Econo boards. Now that the new 2010 Econo boards have way better sounds we need to make sure that they don't get confused with the older ones. So the new 2010 Hasbro Toy saber boards will be called "2010 Econo boards" and the older ones will just be called "Econo Board"

**RevengeoftheSeth** · 10-13-2010, 01:06 PM

As far as sound boards, PC for Petit Crouton (not to be confused with PC for powder coating).

**Lord Maul** · 10-13-2010, 01:25 PM

I merged the two threads. All your definitions were already in the dictionary, Fender

**Sunrider** · 10-13-2010, 01:42 PM

led = light emitting diode

vf = led forward voltage

pcb = printed circuit board

smt = surface mount technology

smd = surface mount device

plcc = plastic leaded chip carrier

ic = integrated circuit

esd = electrostatic discharge

ac = alternating current

dc = direct current

hv = high voltage

pwm = pulse width modulation

db = decibel

mom = momentary

pot = potentiometer

cap = capacitor

coil = inductor

awg = american wire guage

cad = computer aided design

cnc = computer numerical control

dvm or dvom = digital volt ohm meter