I know your pain. I was working at Pinewood six or so years ago, before me reborn interest in lightsabers, and I didn't take pics of the Vader saber they have in a case. I have no idea what it may be.
TrooperTrent Holiday Special Lightsaber Series
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I know your pain. I was working at Pinewood six or so years ago, before me reborn interest in lightsabers, and I didn't take pics of the Vader saber they have in a case. I have no idea what it may be.
How did you determine it was a camera-related thing? All we know is that it was made for the Holiday special which already broke every rule about what made Luke's lightsaber from the movies. I figured it was a heat sink or other computer part, being that the OTIS boards and other computer components were used all over the place. Could also easily be a Voltage rectifier for like a motorcycle or something. The curved part looks hand cut and very rough to me like it was just carved to fit the graflite rather than being pre-built to fit it.
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sbeall
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I was thinking the same thing this morning. What if it’s a heat sink with a flat back, screwed to a wooden block? Heat sinks come in every shape you can imagine:
This is a new one, so obviously not it. From a website called All Axis Machining, it is a DC-DC Converter.
Again, I’m not claiming that this is the actual part, but I think this direction of search has a lot of merit.
This is a new one, so obviously not it. From a website called All Axis Machining, it is a DC-DC Converter.
Again, I’m not claiming that this is the actual part, but I think this direction of search has a lot of merit.
I’m in the wood block camp
I know it isn't, but the black box on the HS saber always looked like those ugly magnet boxes they had on cheap flashlights in the 70s-80s
Yep that's exactly what I've been looking at. The asymmetry of the fins vs hole placement and the transistor in the middle is what I'm trying to find.
lol!!! Yes I can see what your saying
AnubisGuard
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Yup, I had the same thought – it's a heat sink screwed onto a custom base.
Im steadily working on this. Ive been hunting that thing forever! I do have new ideas of what it is.
PrinceZip
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Fingers crossed!
I had a few sleepless nights google searching all sort of electrical plugs, but with no success.
But I know we'll find the correct one someday if everybody looks for it and shares knowledge...
You can clearly see some form of screws in the corners. A heat sink screwed to a wood block or something is looking to be a good lead.
On a side note i feel like ive seen it before. I could make a fairly long list of what it could be. We see these kinds of things everyday and over look them. It may be a plastic top to like a break fluid reservoir. Or found on an old lawnmower. It looks like a manifold from one of my model plane engines just not sure if they make those that big. I would definitely be looking into some old model kits again!
On a side note i feel like ive seen it before. I could make a fairly long list of what it could be. We see these kinds of things everyday and over look them. It may be a plastic top to like a break fluid reservoir. Or found on an old lawnmower. It looks like a manifold from one of my model plane engines just not sure if they make those that big. I would definitely be looking into some old model kits again!
uglyguitarguy
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Oh man, I hope that since the box is smaller that my screw holes wont be exposed on the graflite when putting on the smaller box...I had to attach it that way since my switch for the electronics was in the middle.
Trooper_trent - Sorry to bug you about it, but can you confirm for me where the screw holes fall on the new, smaller control box vs the older version? Since I actually did screw in the 4 screws I just wanna know if I can retrofit mine, or if I need to find a new Graflite...
Thanks in advance!!
They're off but not by much. Looks to me like your old holes would definitely be covered by the new box. The screws I include with the new box are purely cosmetic though so the box is intended to be glued on with E6000.
The transparent posts are where the holes line up on the old box.
This is how they'd be if the boxes were perfectly aligned.
And this is how they'd be if you tried to line up the holes as best as possible.
You’re a wizard with this stuff
Just curious to see if anyone has upgraded their props yet. I'm excited to see how they turn out!
I have a few kits still in stock if anyone still needs one.
I have a few kits still in stock if anyone still needs one.
Got mine today!!
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