NOOB ALERT-1st build

[Vos Malek]

i would take a hasbro over SS.

Same here. They are MUCH more reliable.

[Darthcestus]

alright just to recap:

get hasbro card and install it with a mometary switch, my lux 3 red/orange, a resistor, lens, lens holder, speaker and of course batteries and i should be good right?

[Jordandau]

You could try a lux 1 or seoul p4 for red, you wouldn't need a resistor then. At least thats what I've gathered from my reading.

[cardcollector]

I would use the Lux I instead of the LUX III

The lux I needs 350ma to be properly driven. As opposed to the Lux III which wants 1500ish ma.

The hasbro sound board gives off 350ish ma so you would have to use a relay setupto acheive the ful brightness of the lux III

a pic of a lux I red orange

[Crystal Chambers]

I was told by someone very reputable here that with red oranges a lux 3 was brighter then p4. I know pics can be deceiving but that lux 1 looks bright!

[Skottsaber]

You could try a lux 1 or seoul p4 for red, you wouldn't need a resistor then. At least thats what I've gathered from my reading.

No need for the n00b alert. You read, you didn't attack anybody, you found out for yourself and asked legitimate questions.

[Darthcestus]

thanks guys, i'll probably stick with lux III, and just buy a relay, but anything else that i've missed aside from that?

[cardcollector]

you will want to mount the relay on a small piece of PCB if you plan on dueling with you saber.

Relay's are pretty sensitive to cram-fu. make sure and mount it properly.

aside from that, I don't like the battle blades. They are to heavy and dim the blade considerably.
A "show" blade will work much better- trust me, you won't break it... (Unless you decide to try it out as a trampoline...)

[Darthcestus]

alright, just recieved my mhs parts and electronics including a red lux 3, 6v battery pack, latching switch, apropriate resistor i also have a lux 3w v2 led driver, but not the clash switch is this something i really need and can someone give me the proper link to go get it?
thx for the help

[Hasid Lafre]

They are to heavy and dim the blade considerably.
A "show" blade will work much better- trust me, you won't break it... (Unless you decide to try it out as a trampoline...)

They dont dim it considerably, only minorly, some leds you wont even notice much of a difference.

Show blades wont break but they will dent and bend.

And you cn run a luxIII red with a hasbro setup, use the outputs of the hasbro board as a relay to turn on a resistor or puck driven luxIII.

Simple, I thought this was common knolage on these forums?