Darth Mule
Sr Member
Been meaning to post this for the last two weeks, but holidays have kept me quite busy.
Some of you are familiar with the Ki-Adi Mundi saber run that TriCloudwalker did last year. The saber hilt itself is a thing of beauty and really stands on its own, but as this was a gift for a very cool girlfriend that needs this final embellishment to her Aayla Secura costume, I had to go all out.
This was my 1st full electronics build for a lightsaber, and I think I jumped straight into the intermediate/advanced build category. With only slightly more than 1" clearance on the inner chamber, this truly was (as Eastern 57 on FX-Sabers put it) and exercise in Cram-Fu. Thanks to both MH and Eastern 57 of FX-Sabers for their threads on their respective builds.
Details:
-MR Yoda board (probably the only one that would fit.)
-14500 Li-Ion battery with recharge port/kill key
-Luxeon III royal blue LED
-Red LED on side is hooked up to light when the saber comes on.
-10 Segment LED bargraph scrolls up as blade engages
-Radio shack "SPST 1mS/5VDC Wired Detect Switch" mounted sideways, then the post on the large knob was ground down on one side, so when turned, it would depress the switch.
-Length of MR blade used a chassis to mount all the electronics and the switch in.
-the black covertec wheel from TCSS
Here is a video of the saber in action...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hoxeydobie/4253750241/in/set-72157623036166903/
Some of you are familiar with the Ki-Adi Mundi saber run that TriCloudwalker did last year. The saber hilt itself is a thing of beauty and really stands on its own, but as this was a gift for a very cool girlfriend that needs this final embellishment to her Aayla Secura costume, I had to go all out.
This was my 1st full electronics build for a lightsaber, and I think I jumped straight into the intermediate/advanced build category. With only slightly more than 1" clearance on the inner chamber, this truly was (as Eastern 57 on FX-Sabers put it) and exercise in Cram-Fu. Thanks to both MH and Eastern 57 of FX-Sabers for their threads on their respective builds.
Details:
-MR Yoda board (probably the only one that would fit.)
-14500 Li-Ion battery with recharge port/kill key
-Luxeon III royal blue LED
-Red LED on side is hooked up to light when the saber comes on.
-10 Segment LED bargraph scrolls up as blade engages
-Radio shack "SPST 1mS/5VDC Wired Detect Switch" mounted sideways, then the post on the large knob was ground down on one side, so when turned, it would depress the switch.
-Length of MR blade used a chassis to mount all the electronics and the switch in.
-the black covertec wheel from TCSS
Here is a video of the saber in action...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hoxeydobie/4253750241/in/set-72157623036166903/
Awesome fantasic work, Chris. I love it! How'd the gf respond to it?
