Converting a 2002 Master Replicas AOTC Anakin from EL to Luxeon III

[Matt Thorn]

Hmmm...
I don't understand why my sound board looks different than yours.

There were three different versions of the AOTC Anakin. Hopefully my basic wiring diagram will apply to all three, but I don't know for sure.

Do you suppose TCSS Vader Blade holder may fit into this saber?

I don't see why not. It's a pretty spacious (almost too spacious) hilt.

[Matt Thorn]

After a couple months of cooling off, I decided to open it up again and see if I could fix it easily. As I had suspected, it was just broken connections on the switch, easily fixed. So, I now have a functioning Luxeon III AOTC Anakin. Can't say I feel a great deal of satisfaction, though. The volume is still ridiculously low, the emitter is a bit wobbly, and I'm afraid to whack it too hard for fear of another broken connection. Still, it works. Kinda. But not nearly as nice, loud, and solid as Grayven's. Then again, I believe he replaced the original sound board with a later model MR board. I hope he posts a wiring diagram (or better yet, tutorial) of his conversion.

So even though I feel it was a waste of a good Corbin driver, I will probably leave it as is for at least a few months, out of stubborn pride.