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The power up and down flash looks pretty good on the el blade but I don't Like the flash on clash but it is up to each person to decide what they like.
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What kind of diode do you have? I looked on RadioShack.com, and they have lots of diodes, but different numbers...what are the specs on yours?
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Hey guys, i hate to revive an old thread but i had a couple of questions regarding the whole one button switch for the hasbro board for an El blade. i was able to dig up an AOTC anakin hasbro saber, so i was going to use the board from there. Now here's my questions:
1) Is this the 5volt relay that we're talking about here?: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search
2) If it is the same one, does the middle "common" prong connect to anything?...i know the outside ones are "input" and "output" but does that middle prong need to connect to anything?
3) Is this the correct switching diode?: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search
I have limited knowledge to wiring electronics but i want to learn. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Originally Posted by gthmnyt2580
1) 5 volt relay http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=family
2) the diode is fine
haha....thanks do-clo...i just responded back to your PM as well....ok...here's my next question....on the relay, which prongs are which in terms of positive negative? and why are there 5 prongs?
One pair of prongs are the relay coil which will attach to the sound board and the others are a combination of normally open and normally closed contacts. The package should have a diagram on the back telling you which is which.
Sweet....i'm going to pick up the relay and diode tomorrow then....this way the hilt will be ready for when my stuff comes in from Tim...thanks again....i will definitely contact you again, if i encounter any problems
Hey everybody, sorry to sound a bit stupid but im not to good at understanding the wiring diagrams, has anyone got one of these wired up?
Thanks
Update/inquiry for Parks Upgrade
Any thoughts on what it would take to add an MR sound board to an old Parks M2 EL unit?
If I read you tutorial correctly...
If I can step down the 9V to 4.3ish (what the MR board wants) I should be able to wire it into the existing inverter by way of the inverter switch wires... Correct?
and since the MR board outputs a lower voltage on the LED wires that would connect to the inverter switch wires... I should be able to remove the Diode and use a lower voltage relay. The voltage of the relay doesn't mater because it's just being a switch for the inverter. The power for the EL if via the Power leads that are connected directly to the 9V Battery.
Or am I getting this completely wrong?
-Blair
Ok I finally got the parts and had time to sit down and work out the EL sound with one switch.
I used a Anakin color change sound board because it does not have flash on clash, it does have sound on clash though. I used a 8 AA battery holder and with a volt meter found a rivet on top of the pack near where the battery connector snaps on that was a ground point that would give 6 volts between that rivet and the main battery positive connector.
I connected the positive wire from the battery pack to the EL inverter and to the sound board. I connected the Negative wire from the battery pack to the EL inverter. I soldered a wire from the rivet on top of the battery pack and connected it to the ground of the sound board. Now I have 6 volts to run the sound board and 12 volts to run the inverter.
I used a 5 volt relay and wired it to the out put from the sound board that went to the leds, and I installed a switching diode to reduce the voltage from the sound board to 5.3 volts to power the relay. The relay when powered up switches on the power inverter by connecting the switched wires from the inverter to the relay. I removed the motion sensor from the led board and connected it to the wires from the sound board that attach to it on the led board.
When you press the momentary switch on the sound board you get a power up flash on the EL blade that looks good and matches the power up sound from the sound board, the same when the board powers down you get a flash on the blade that matches the power down sound. You still have your clash sound but no flash on clash since this board does not have it. You will need a 1.5 inch hilt to fit the sound board into as this is a big board but it works well and allows you to have only one switch to operate both sound and blade.
Xwing could you add this to the thread index
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