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most people who do not want a washed out purple..or a 'pinky' purple.. use a RGB led.. you may also want to check out the P5's..
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Jedi Master
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well.. the term LED is kinda thrown around 'lightly'...
for example.. the LUXIII you buy in the store is 1 led..
an RGB, is also 1 LED..
each LED has one dome... and under it a diode (where the light comes from more or less) LOL
now in an RGB LED...under the dome there is 3 diodes.. 1 for red..1 for green. and 1 for blue..
there are many ways to wire them up to do differnent tasks.. and as mentioned...not for the faint of heart or noobies!
usually there is a "POT" (Potentiometer) that is used to 'dial in' the correct shade(s) one desires..
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Yes because purple filters have a relatively low light transmission even the excellent very bright 240 lumen P4 white LED available at TCSS is not entirely ideal with filters imo...though that IS a better option than with the other whites available here if you decide to try it.
A true RGB led with independantly addressable red, green and blue dies under the dome with the red and blue dies wired is a much better choice for achieving a bright purple...unfortunately they aren't available @ TCSS though hopefully Strydur will stock one someday.
You might want to talk to Roys Blues [Jango Fett on FX-Sabers] since he knows a lot about RGB purple particularly the RGB Seoul P5 wired for a very nice purple.
But as JLo says thats a more complicated approach so if you are new I'd still try a P4 white available here @ TCSS...then get a Lee filters swatchbook which can produce better purples than discs, while not entirely ideal imo its not that bad either so worth a try imo.
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Obi-Dar is right...one of the great things about the TCSS MHS hilt system is that since its modular you can build an "ok" purple saber using P4 with filters now and when you feel ready to step up to RGB it will be easily upgradeable...this is even easier if you wire the components with quick-disconnect clips.
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