El colors/brightness

[Luke-SkyMarcher]

actually, that's kind of what I meant - can you do 4khz on 18v? or has no one tried it yet?

[jedi-dad2]

I just finished rewiring my 4Khz saber to 18 volts and it is bright!!!
Not as bright as my Luxeon but bright enough to be seen in daylight. I will post a picture soon.

[jedi-dad2]

Here are 2 images
18 volt 4Khz EL
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6708/dscf00258rd.jpg

18 volt 4Khz EL next to Luxeon LED
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6363/dscf00269tx.jpg

[The Plague]

If you ask me I think the EL is brighter in your picture Jedi-Dad.

Those who live by the sword, will die by the sword

[xwingband]

And that's deceptive to compare different colors. Green is one of the colors our eyes are more sensitive to and the brightest of all EL. Compare a green EL to a green LED or Red EL to Red LED and you have an accurate picture. I'd also compare the glow the LED is putting out compared to the EL.

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[jedi-dad2]

My only LED saber is red. I am planning on building a green one soon. The EL at 18v is brighter at the tip they are about the same in the middle and the LED is brighter at the base. I would expect similar results with the Green LED. The LED is a pure light source no matter what the color the most pure light EL would be the aqua and the lime. When I have my green LED I will post a new picture.

[The Plague]

It IS deceptive to compare different colours of EL vs a different colour of LED. I was just saying that in jedidad's picture his el happens to be brighter than his LED. The colour probably has alot to do with that. I personally prefer EL ove LED anyway, LED looks like the old star wars comics while the EL is closer to the movies (ep 4,5,and 6 at least)

Those who live by the sword, will die by the sword

[LAN-ED-TUL]

but led looks like the movie poster. i like that glow just outside the hilt. look at the red/orange led pics i posted in the pics section. someone said it looks like a comet streaking thru the air. its bright enought to light up me holding the saber too. theres a couple shots where i am holding it, you see me.

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

[The Plague]

I have an old anakin AOTC fx saber that is el, is ther some way to make it brighter w/o completely tearing it apart(it's kinda rare)?
thanks

Is that your lightsaber or are you happy to see me?

[Protein5000]

Also, how did MR make such a think EL blade? What's in it, and why can't we do it?

Less talk, more action........