How to make a Makototsai-style blade (LED string)

[khaos813]

i have looked but i cant seem to find anything for it can you poats a link?to both?

[JudgeSabersmith]

http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=12650.0

It was easy to find in the search.  Really.

There is an enormous amount of information on these forums.  You will have to utilize the search function to find what you seek.  Nobody here remembers where every thread on every topic is located...that's why forums have databases on the back-end.

Not to be overly harsh to you, since you are a new member, but marching into a thread and asking people to do YOUR work for YOU is not going to get you very far.

[eastern57]

On the Data Sheets main page - scroll down.  They're there.

[erv]

since I can't handle many forums at the same time due to current workload, I'll post about this subject only on TCSS (I'm sorry)
Here are a few thoughts :

[url]http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?p=102777#post102777[url]

[eastern57]

Original post updated with link to TCSS LED-string specific materials page.

They stock MakotoTsai's LEDs now.

[scottjua]

Wanting to do this, but the link for the LEDs on TCSS is bunk now.

Any way you can point us to a current source?

[Subvirtua]

I believe you can get them direct from makotosai. That said you could probably save a lot of money sourcing some suitable ones locally. I did .

[DarthSithWalker]

Promising LED Suppliers
http://www.quickar.com/discrete.php
http://www.moreleds.com/kits.htm

Wiring info:
http://www.moreleds.com/ledbasics.htm
Hope these links help

[Scorpion]

bringing up and old thread here.. sorry but i really need help with a led strip blade..

i understand that you need to wire a segmented led strip blade in seriallel for use with the cf for led strips but what about the foc strip?

the foc strip will be an extra strip of white leds that will be in with your main blade leds but how exactly would you wire the foc strip so that you get the different blaster block flashes on different parts of the blade?

im hoping to get a custom made makoto V2 led strip blade but with an extra strip of white leds for the foc

[Subvirtua]

the foc strip will be an extra strip of white leds that will be in with your main blade leds but how exactly would you wire the foc strip so that you get the different blaster block flashes on different parts of the blade

Quick answer.. You don't. The FoC on the LS works in the same way as on a standard CF. Which is to say only a single channel via PeX with which to trigger a FoC strip. It's all or nothing i'm afraid.
Already had this convo with Erv and he mentioned it might be a possibility on future revisions but it would mean losing the accent pads.

[Scorpion]

Really? For some reason i was convinced that this was possible im sure i saw it somewhere...
Ah well i guess just " all or nothing" will be good so the whole blade will foc white
I really cant wait to check this out

Thanks for the reply subvirtua

What makoto blade would you recomend to get? A v2, v3 or higher with white foc?
Im thinking a v2 as the 3rd led strip will be the white foc, whats your thoughts on it
Im wanting a blue blade but you can only get so many led strips in one blade

and can anyone tell me how to wire the white foc led strip? serial? non serial?

[Subvirtua]

Blade flicker works by segment for the blaster blocking just not the FoC. I've not had time to read the revised manual for the 2nd gen boards released in the new batch but I believe there are some new features that enable overdriving of the main for hits and blaster blocks, a little like the old hyperblade, as well as some other gesture based fx. Not sure if these work with segments or the whole blade but it might alleviate the need for a FoC strip at all if you don't mind same colour flash.
If you are going to make a FoC strip it's a choice of seriallel or full parallel. Tbh for the time it's lit the power wastage vs hassle to wire ratio favors a parallel strip with resistor imo.
Can't really advise on mods to a Makoto blade as I've never owned one. Common sense says that if you have a dual string the sensible option to change it top serialllel would be to link the relative parallel segments of each string together in series but it all sounds like more trouble than it's worth.
My advise is ... man up and make your own