DIY Li-Ion rechargeable battery pack

[eastern57]

no there are ways. You can put a quick disconnet on your battery, and another on an adaptor for the charger, you can do it that way. Buy two QDs: one set for the saber guts to the battery pack and an extra connection for a charger adaptor.

You will have to cannabalize one of the charger adaptors, but it's an option... I've done it before.

[Matt Thorn]

no there are ways. You can put a quick disconnet on your battery, and another on an adaptor for the charger, you can do it that way. Buy two QDs: one set for the saber guts to the battery pack and an extra connection for a charger adaptor.

You will have to cannabalize one of the charger adaptors, but it's an option... I've done it before.

I did think about that possibility before responding, but I couldn't imagine a scenario in which that would actually be preferable. Another possibility, if you really don't want to have a charge port visible on your hilt, is to hide the port inside the pommel, and pull it out for recharging. I'm pretty sure I've seen photos of just this sort of set-up. Either way, you would still need a Tenergy-style smart charger.

[Lan-Ja Hamil]

I did think about that possibility before responding, but I couldn't imagine a scenario in which that would actually be preferable. Another possibility, if you really don't want to have a charge port visible on your hilt, is to hide the port inside the pommel, and pull it out for recharging. I'm pretty sure I've seen photos of just this sort of set-up. Either way, you would still need a Tenergy-style smart charger.

I saw in one of Novastars videos he hides the recharge port inside the pommel of the saber. Just unscrew the pommel and there it is.

[eastern57]

I did think about that possibility before responding, but I couldn't imagine a scenario in which that would actually be preferable. Another possibility, if you really don't want to have a charge port visible on your hilt, is to hide the port inside the pommel, and pull it out for recharging. I'm pretty sure I've seen photos of just this sort of set-up. Either way, you would still need a Tenergy-style smart charger.

If you have an Ultrasound or a CF - where there's battery draw, even while the saber is off - you'll need some method to cut battery power entirely. A recharge port does that... or just a separate power switch.

I use a battery/QD on the this set-up, because I had wired in a separate power switch, and a recharge port wasn't necessary.

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...ead.php?t=8948

[cardcollector]

Just so everyone knows...

These are the size of a shotgun shell!

[Strydur]

What are the size of a shotgun shell? Not the ones we sell. Maybe I missed something.

A lot of devices have a power draw when off but its so small you would never notice it. For instance our new LED driver combo we will have soon that adds the 3w driver functions to the adjustable driver uses only 50 microamps while in standby which is 0.00005 of a amp so it would take a long time to drain your batteries down.