my saber build

[heartagram71]

hey guys and gals...this is my first saber build. im modifying a stock 05 vader. not only am i ditching the EL blade, but im also ditching alot of the stock exterior..

heres what ive got so far...yes ive sanded the "chrome" off to expose the copper color for a weathered, "steampunk-ish" style...


parts im still running from the original vader are:
sound board w/ clash sensor
batter pack w/ speaker
clear poly-c blade (not sure if ill need to run the white inner tube in the clear tube or not)

anyways, parts on my list to get are:
Luxeon rebel star (amber)
Vader luxeon conversion kit
10* luxeon collimater lens
luxeon lens holder

i think thats it...im not getting to elaborate with this one seeing as how its a prototype...let me know what you think..

[Darth Ares]

put your mind to it and do it, I believe you can

[jin starkiller]

the weathering looks alright

the parts that tou will use for the led seems rgt except that you need to use either a buckpuck or a resistor in your setup
don't recall if you need one of those or not with the fx/mr boards

someone else who has wired these can chime in if I am mistaken

[heartagram71]

the weathering looks alright

the parts that tou will use for the led seems rgt except that you need to use either a buckpuck or a resistor in your setup
don't recall if you need one of those or not with the fx/mr boards

someone else who has wired these can chime in if I am mistaken

mind you that the pick was taken with 1.3 mega pixel cellphone camera lol so it doesnt do it any justice

and ill probably just pic up both resistor and buckpuck anyways, and keep em for my next project if i dont use them for this one...any recommendations on which ohm resistor i should use (if needed)

[Jay-gon Jinn]

If you're using the stock battery pack, (and even if you weren't) you do not need a resistor or buck puck...just wire it up like in the conversion tutorial for the Vader saber posted on the forums.

[heartagram71]

If you're using the stock battery pack, (and even if you weren't) you do not need a resistor or buck puck...just wire it up like in the conversion tutorial for the Vader saber posted on the forums.

yeah i fail, right after i typed that i found the vader conversion thread lolz..

[Jay-gon Jinn]

Wait, you said this was an EL, right? That may complicate things....those run an inverter that inverts the DC current from the batteries to AC....that won't work for powering an led. There have been conversions done on those, but the wiring can get tricky. Most people do them using a DPDT switch (which the saber already has, if memory serves) and use one circuit on the switch to activate the sound, and the other to activate the led. Somewhere on the forums, member Matt Thorn has done a conversion on an EL MR saber. I'll see if i can track it down and add the link to this post.

[heartagram71]

Wait, you said this was an EL, right? That may complicate things....those run an inverter that inverts the DC current from the batteries to AC....that won't work for powering an led. There have been conversions done on those, but the wiring can get tricky. Most people do them using a DPDT switch (which the saber already has, if memory serves) and use one circuit on the switch to activate the sound, and the other to activate the led. Somewhere on the forums, member Matt Thorn has done a conversion on an EL MR saber. I'll see if i can track it down and add the link to this post.

well im not 100% sure if you consider stock MRs EL...when we took it apart and pulled the LEDs out of the blade it was the long strip with them on it...

but thanks for the info..im gonna have to do some more digging around on here

[Rafalema]

Older MRs are EL

(The ones I know had ELs are old Luke ROTJ and Anakin AOTC)

[Skottsaber]

Yeah, the only MR EL sabers were the Luke ROTJ and Anakin AoTC.
And they were definitely not using EL in 2005.