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    Here is a new one I just made up


    This should work... I'm going to test it right now.

    EDIT!!!
    It works great.
    Last edited by cardcollector; 12-17-2009 at 09:17 PM.
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    So here is a comparason Pic.

    The one on the left is a BIN 2 amber running without a relay off of an economy board.

    The one on the right is a BIN 4 Amber running off of the same hasbro board with a Relay.

    I adjusted the settings on my camera so the pics are real life accurate...
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    Quote Originally Posted by cardcollector View Post
    So here is a comparason Pic.

    The one on the left is a BIN 2 amber running without a relay off of an economy board.

    The one on the right is a BIN 4 Amber running off of the same hasbro board with a Relay.

    I adjusted the settings on my camera so the pics are real life accurate...
    Wow! What a difference. How much of the difference is attributable to the relay, and how much to the BIN? I'm guessing the relay is what makes the big difference. I'll have to try it out.

    Are those both Luxeon IIIs, or some other brand? I guess you know that both the Luxeon III and Luxeon V are scheduled to be discontinued on February 15, and the K2s have already been discontinued. They'll all be superseded by the Rebel line.

    BTW, I love the nice, clean wiring diagram you made.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Thorn View Post
    Are those both Luxeon IIIs, or some other brand? I guess you know that both the Luxeon III and Luxeon V are scheduled to be discontinued on February 15, and the K2s have already been discontinued. They'll all be superseded by the Rebel line.

    BTW, I love the nice, clean wiring diagram you made.
    Yes they are lux III's and I know, I'm going to try to get a few (ok alot) of Amber and Cyann because I like the colors so much...

    Thanks, I used the program "Dia", it is alot like MO Visio except it is free...
    Super easy learning curve! Linkness http://dia-installer.de/index_en.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by cardcollector View Post
    Thanks, I used the program "Dia", it is alot like MO Visio except it is free...
    Super easy learning curve! Linkness http://dia-installer.de/index_en.html
    Thanks for the link. Installing Linux programs on my Mac always leads to frustration and eventual abandonment, but after banging my head against Eagle, I'm willing to try anything. It seems like open source programs are always designed for open source programmers, and no one else.
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    Why do you have a mac in the first place...

    Hope it helps, I used (ok tried) to use Eagle too. It wasn't pretty...
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    Quote Originally Posted by cardcollector View Post
    Why do you have a mac in the first place...
    Now, now, let's not start a PC vs. Mac flame war.
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    Hope it helps, I used (ok tried) to use Eagle too. It wasn't pretty...
    Sounds like my experience.
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    I forgot to mention another bonus of the relay!

    For those of you (like me) who hate the "flash on clash" or "flash on power up" strobe light effect...

    The relay eliminates it...
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    Quote Originally Posted by cardcollector View Post
    I forgot to mention another bonus of the relay!

    For those of you (like me) who hate the "flash on clash" or "flash on power up" strobe light effect...

    The relay eliminates it...
    Really? The one I wired still has the clash flash and on/off strobe..
    I'm using a soundboard out an anakin force action saber and a reed relay from radioshack. A dooku board I had did it too, before it fried anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cardcollector View Post
    I forgot to mention another bonus of the relay!

    For those of you (like me) who hate the "flash on clash" or "flash on power up" strobe light effect...

    The relay eliminates it...
    That's great. It must be the relay you're using. Do you have a link or product number?
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