Considering how much talk there is about the 616 board a.k.a. "Joe Jedi," I'm surprised that there does not seem to be a thread dedicated to the topic of converting a Construction Kit to make it run a 3 Watt (or higher) multi-color LED with a removable blade.
Yes, I understand that the board is made for a 1 Watt LED and can't run a higher wattage LED (at least not to its maximum brightness). I also know Grayven has created a great tutorial on how to make it possible to mix colors on the Construction Kit. And I know people have used the 616 board for sound in various projects. Some posts even suggest that people may have done (or attempted) what the subject name of this thread suggests, but if anyone has written a tutorial or provided a wiring diagram for such a conversion, I haven't been able to find it.
Since we know the board cannot adequately power a 3 Watt or higher LED, the obvious solution is two circuits, using a DPDT switch or relay of some kind.
Let's say we want to do such a conversion using a LedEngin RGGB (LZ4-20MC10) or RGBA (LZ4-20MA10) LED. Any suggestions on exactly how to do it? Better yet, has anyone tried it and succeeded? I just offered the LedEngin because it seems like an obvious candidate, but if anyone has tried this with another kind of multi-color LED, by all means, please share your experience with us.
I may be inviting comments along the lines of, "The info's already there! Use the search engine!" but I figure I'll risk that wrath in order to create a clearly labelled thread to serve as a clearinghouse for any and all info on the subject. I have a pristine Construction Kit, and I can't bring myself to toss everything but the board and use the board in a single-color project. Yeah, the Construction kit is a cheesy product compared to the rest of the Master Replica Force FX line. But there is a certain--Dare I say?--childish fun in the whole mix-and-match thing, even if most of the parts are plastic. I just want to have a Construction Kit that is actually bright, has a removable blade (of the length and style of my choice), and can stand up to a bit of light dueling. If I can mix colors and get seven to choose from rather than than three, that's icing on the cake.
Anyone care to share their wisdom or just toss out ideas? Links to relevant posts in other threads are of course welcome. Who knows? As long as the conclusion isn't "It can't be done," maybe we'll have the makings of a "sticky thread."
Thanks in advance for any help.
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