Ok all, after MUCH studying and practice, I think I have a good first shot at a saber.
I put together what I think is a decent "simple" saber with sound and basic lighting. I used MHS parts for the hilt, and pretty much all TCCS components throughout. I designed it to use a Petit Crouton board, Seoul P4 LED, and two momentary switches for power and effects. I've included a parts list, hilt mockup, and wiring diagram. Scrutiny of all 3 would be greatly appreciated, but I specifically have 4 questions:
1) She's coming in right around 13". I would like to be able to use her one or two handed, am I in a good range for that?
2) Are (2) Li Ion (7.4 V) batteries sufficient for "moderate" use?
3) I did the math for the resistors on the switches, and put them on my parts list. However, it looks like the PC board manages power to them, and they are not necessary, is that true?
4) I would liketo put the switch box on the ribbed section to allow for more space for 1 or 2 handed use (and the potential addition of a sleeve). Is this an ok idea, or will it cause problems? Can the ribbed section be machined?
Thanks again for taking the time to critique!
Component Manufacturer Make Part # Qty
LED Seoul P4 Blue 1
LED Lens Collimator 5 degree Coll5 1
Lens Holder Seoul P4 Holder 1
Thermal Tape TCSS Star Thermal Tape Pad STTAPE 1
Sound Board Petit Crouton Light Meat PC-L 1
Speaker TCSS Premium Pspeaker 1
Speaker Mount TCSS MHS Speaker Mount V2 spkrmountv2 1
On/off switch TCSS SPST Mom Grn Ring Ill Sw SMRNG 1
Effects switch TCSS SPST Mom YLW Ring Ill Sw SMRNY 1
Resistor Yellow TCSS 82 ohm 1/4 w Resistor 82ohm1/4w 1
Battery Pack TCSS 2AA Battery Holder 2AA 1
Rechargbatteries Trustfire Prot 3.7V 900mAh 14500 Li IonTrust14500 1
Recharger TCSS 3.7V - 14.8V Li Ion SmCharg Li-IonCharger 1
Recharge cable TCSS 2.1mm plug adapter 2.1PlugAdapter 1
Recharge Stand TCSS Clear Acrylic Saber Stand Stand1C 1
Recharge port TCSS 2.1mm PowerJack 2.1Jack 1
Quick connector TCSS 2 wire Q conn Qconnector 1
Electronics TCSS 1/8" Adhesive Shrink Tubing 1/8Adhesive 1
Kill key TCSS Kill plug style 3 kplug3 1
Extension TCSS MHS - Ribbed Choke Combo Rccombo 1
Extension TCSS MHS 5" dbl f thread conn DF5 1
Mounting Box TCSS Activation Box Style 11 Box11 1
Mount Box Screws TCSS 4-40 Button Head 440BH 2
Service TCSS Box 11 Mounting Hole Svc Box11Holes 1
Pommel TCSS MHS - MPS Style 3 v2 MPS3v2 1
Sleeve TCSS MHS Sleeve Material (18") MHSSL2-18 1
Blade Holder TCSS MHS LED S: 16 New Sty h/s Sledholder16 1
Service TCSS Blade Holder screw hole svc 1
Blade retent screw TCSS 8/32 x 1/2 8-32vthumb 1
Blade TCSS Show Blade, 1" 40" TCSSShow 1
Safety plug TCSS 1" Hilt Safety Plug TW1PLUG 1
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