Teaser: My new lightsaber "working" blade

The people at the con loved it. They usually look at the blade and wonder if new batteries will make their FX look that good. I typically have to tell them that "no it wont". LOL I also get a lot of "deer in the headlight" looks when someone fires up the blade. :)

jamie, there was a guy on my board who converted a real graflex using a custom sleeve adapter. As far as I know he is the first to install a hyperblade system into a true graflex flash.
 
Would this adapter work with an MR Luke ANH EE replica?
I am planning to convert my MR Luke EE into an Hyperdyne replica :)
 
Not sure if it would fit inside an EE. I have never seen one. The MR FX sabers are hollow, you have plenty of room to fit everything.



It was a busy weekend.

I had one red gen2 blade built up for prototyping sitting around here. I finally got around to installing it into a Vader MR ESB hilt. Assembly went very quickly IMO. I used my gen1 driver board and my in-hilt amplified sound board (V5 sounds).

It came out better than I expected. I almost want to keep this one. :)

[image]http://www.hyperdynelabs.com/saber/red_v2_saber2.jpg[/image]

I drilled out one of the calc bubbles to put the activation button. Works out well, and you cant accidentally turn it off mid fight.

[image]http://www.hyperdynelabs.com/saber/red_v2_saber3.jpg[/image]

Photo taken with direct overhead light:
[image]http://www.hyperdynelabs.com/saber/red_v2_saber1.jpg[/image]

Here is a movie just to show off the blade and sounds.

Gen2 red blade test

I hope you guys like it...
 
So how long do I have to wait to see if you can mod my MR FX Maul saber? :love


Great work as always. :thumbsup

Rudy G.
 
I am guessing these are for sale as of now?

I took a look at the site but the layout is a tad confusing as to which parts are needed, how to mod it into an MR Vader hilt, etc... and everything seems to appear to be out of stock that is vital to the completion of the saber.

Any estimates on availability time? Anyone recieved theirs yet? I'm curious to know what everyone thinks before I spend the $. (which I will anyways, hehe)
 
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I am guessing these are for sale as of now?

I took a look at the site but the layout is a tad confusing as to which parts are needed, how to mod it into an MR Vader hilt, etc... and everything seems to appear to be out of stock that is vital to the completion of the saber.

Any estimates on availability time? Anyone recieved theirs yet? I'm curious to know what everyone thinks before I spend the $. (which I will anyways, hehe)
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Yes, Hyperbade's are available for sale now. Some items are out of stock, but the best thing to do is to check the purhcase website every once and a while to see items get restock.

http://www.hyperdynelabs.com/hyperblade/purchase.php

When you buy a Hyperblade it will come with instructions on how to mod an MR ROTS Anakin hilt wich is similar to mod a MR Vader hilt. E-mail Hyperdyne and join his forum. On there you will see reviews and threads on how to modify. www.fx-sabers.com has more info and deblading too.

As for what to purchase:

Must have items:
HyperBlade™ LED driver unit
HyperBlade™ HyperFlex™ blade board kit
HyperBlade™ 40 inch DuelCore™
Li-Ion 7.2V battery w/ wiring harness and recharge jack
Li-Ion battery charger

Optional Sound:
1) In-the-hilt
2) In-the-hilt w/ mini amp (will make in-the-hilt louder. I recommend getting this)
3) Wireless sound (Cadillac option for infinite bank of sounds)

Hope this helps,
Mark Cheng
 
I am working on some fully built commissioned sabers, hopefully they will make their debut at Comic con.

At any rate, work on the version 2 drivers is underway. Once I get in the new parts I will build up the first one and try it out. If things go as planned, the blade will have programmable brightness. Plus the max brightness will be 2x brighter than the hyperblade pics shown above. :eek That is at least 4x brighter than a stock MR blade or other blade on the market.

Oh, I am also in the midst of converting a maul saber (finally.). It's taken a long time but I think the end result will be worth the time spent....
 
That is a tough one. :p

Well work on the version 2 LED driver board and new battery pack are going well so far.

I built up a prototype v2 driver board yesterday. I put in on the bench and drove a v2 blue blade at a full 12V... :eek The current draw on the blade was a whopping 3A. That's 36W going to the blade.. :eek :eek

The current Li-ion battery wont be able to source that much current, so I will have to dial it back so this isnt a problem. I never thought the battery drain would be the biggest issue now. LOL

Even after running for 20 minutes, the new driver board was as cool as a cucumber.. :lol It didnt even get hot. Now the blade boards started to warm up alright at this power draw. But I really cant drive the LEDs any hotter without burning them out or shortening their lifespan. I am "tapped" out as they say.

The best news - the blade at full brightness has to be AT LEAST 2x brighter than the v1 driver (using an 11V battery). That is rougly about 4x brighter than a stock MR or luxeon.

So far I am very happy with the results. I am now working on the new firmware code to take advantage of the new brightness settings that I need to incorporate. Hopefully by next week I will have worked out all the bugs and stuff in that code...

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Here are a couple pics so far. It might be hard to tell, but this thing is BRIGHT. And not just bright, but eye watering bright.. :lol Clearly enough to be seen in broad daylight, which is a first. :D

Here is a shot I normally do at 0.8" F2.8. You can see the thing is just saturating the camera.
[image]http://www.hyperdynelabs.com/saber/blue_v2_a.jpg[/image]

I then take a shot at 1/30 of a sec. Normally an outdoor day shutter speed. The blade still looks bright and is throwing off enormous amounts of ambient light. :)
[image]http://www.hyperdynelabs.com/saber/blue_v2_b.jpg[/image]

If that wasnt enough, I then take a picture with full flash. Even with a flash at close proximity, you can still see the blue aura coming off the blade. Plus the blade core is still saturating. B)
[image]http://www.hyperdynelabs.com/saber/blue_v2_c.jpg[/image]


Enjoy the pics and the upcoming 4th.
 
Great job Jim it just keeps getting better, this may be a silly question but will any of the parts used on the first version be able to be upgraded for use on the 2nd version?
 
Thanks.

Al, all boards from the v1 to v2 will be compatible. You can use a v2 driver with a v1 blade board no problem. I am working on the v2 driver boards now. With a larger battery you should get quite a bit more light out of a v1 blade. :)
 
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Al, all boards from the v1 to v2 will be compatible. You can use a v2 driver with a v1 blade board no problem. I am working on the v2 driver boards now. With a larger battery you should get quite a bit more light out of a v1 blade. :)
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Thats great Jim, i will keep an eye out for when they are ready.

Al.
 
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