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Title: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on February 22, 2015, 06:14:23 PM
Hey there saber friends,

I wanted to show you some string blades I made recently.
Some of them have some new LEDs I haven't seen used before in a string blade.

Special thanks to 'Erv and Plecter Labs for making the Crystal Focus LS (soundboard for string blades based on the regular Crystal Focus), Slothfurnace and Eastern57 for coming up with Seriallel wiring which is optimized for the Crystal Focus LS (instructions available in the CFLS6.5 manual on Plecter's site), and Hotwingz for the instructional photos and wiring schematic (available in the Plecter Labs section of this forum), RevanReborn for not only being a friend on the forums but in person as well (and for making our first string blades together), and other members who have helped along the way in one way or another.

Please keep in mind that my Qui Flex lightsaber is my current test bed for these string blades as it is my only CF LS hilt at the moment.
In the hilt there are resistors which limit the FOC string mainly, and some of the FOC colors are difficult to notice in the videos. That is not due to the light string, but rather due to the fact that I need a different resistor hilt-side to make the FOC brighter. The FOC strings would make more of a 'flash' if I changed out my current resistor, which, for the following videos and pictures, is still intact in the hilt.



RED STRING BLADE WITH YELLOW FOC #1 (SB #01)

First up is a pretty standard Red blade using 3mm LED's with a yellow FOC string.

Red Blade, Yellow Flash on Clash - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgT8URy5jvo)

Red Lightsaber Blade with Yellow Flash on Clash Test #2 Lights On - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE5OySo9_-8)

Red Lightsaber Blade with Yellow Flash on Clash Test #3 Lights Off - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP3OsMGFhUo)

Red Lightsaber Blade with Yellow Flash on Clash Test #4 Lights Off - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY8ZaNmMbUA)

It was very cold and snowing so I took this blade outside:

Red String Blade Lightsaber in Snow - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TplK44BrSwE)

Here is the red string blade compared to my 10W JQ Anakin Episode III saber (Anakin saber is a different color, blue):

Blue 10 Watt and Red String Blade Lightsabers Both With Crystal Focus - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PljYCGMHmM8#ws)

specs:
Main Blade string
108 3mm red LED's 2.5 v 50 ma max 45 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class III wiring 6x3

FOC string
70 3mm yellow 2.5 v 50 ma max 45 degree viewing angle
35 Inch blade


This red was the first string blade I made from start to end.
In tandem with this red blade, I made another one exactly like it.

Here are some build photos from the construction of the two red blades with yellow FOC:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0443_2_zps42ba1318.jpg&hash=54e65ecd324998777e2a46c321e568f142a66c86) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0443_2_zps42ba1318.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0445_zps544b4907.jpg&hash=e6c6bd03da14886c4a99b02b916b2e63fa5c6e81) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0445_zps544b4907.jpg.html)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0446_zps455a0f31.jpg&hash=6e5b2bafedaec79b8f9f1b053ed01be8ce70ba62) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0446_zps455a0f31.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0447_2_zps196bbbb2.jpg&hash=f9287443ab8046f6fc7e8d347a2ccb6663ce3d68) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0447_2_zps196bbbb2.jpg.html)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0491_zps2e691c3d.jpg&hash=5097dba676d07f1e07944a39b55c0f5d81ae2180) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0491_zps2e691c3d.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0495_zps3668752a.jpg&hash=ff90d814e34074c8cf16a8607765d426b23d72fd) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0495_zps3668752a.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0506_zps5b719f37.jpg&hash=5f2dceff2f43d735497afe7df0a8d58f70ecbf23) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0506_zps5b719f37.jpg.html)

The two main red blades I made side by side with a blade tube and foam:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0507_zps10413ff5.jpg&hash=32c3d442c20d5be67e00b3534f3fda995a9bfd3b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0507_zps10413ff5.jpg.html)

And here is one of the main blades next to the FOC string.
You can see how the FOC string (on the right side) has a lesser density of LEDs than does the main string. We don't want to block too much of the light coming from the main string.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0516_zps4639bc7f.jpg&hash=d826f018df116442ae4217eca6ecaa761d48f691) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0516_zps4639bc7f.jpg.html)

Here are both strings again (this time the main string is on the right side)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0517_zpsf2d0b373.jpg&hash=afa074724dbf3dd0851900f8776c4ca8e4a1ab3d) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0517_zpsf2d0b373.jpg.html)

And one yellow FOC string tested in the tube:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0518_zps0bf0d717.jpg&hash=ae237bd60a7de882c8c8b44bf6a189ad09372f36) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0518_zps0bf0d717.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0519_zpsd7d28342.jpg&hash=bcd51f141eb069e13c28231e9c4b372d844b3316) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0519_zpsd7d28342.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0521_zpsaff72eaf.jpg&hash=5f75af560d67d9dad6c0186194765c0df989ff61) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0521_zpsaff72eaf.jpg.html)

My workspace with one of the red blades being tested:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0533_zpsdfcd8090.jpg&hash=38179b312a84d0803f19a0a8758b830ef63d3096) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0533_zpsdfcd8090.jpg.html)

A very nice almost 'blood red' color to these LEDs:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0534_zpsf2ca6531.jpg&hash=e765fc879545f59091a57ecbbafa8646e054764a) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0534_zpsf2ca6531.jpg.html)



MULTI-SPECTRUM (F) STRING BLADE WITH COOL WHITE FOC #1 (SB#02)


Next I had the idea to try RGB changer LEDs inside a string blade.
Would it look like fire? Would it change in succession up the saber blade?
There were a lot of questions, some of which I'm still in the process of answering, as these LEDs can handle more voltage, and work optimally when powered more. That said, I need to remove my hilt side resistors to see the full effect of what these can do, as even at the highest CF LS drive setting of 1023 they still are not fully powered (because of my resistors currently in my Qui Flex test hilt). My friend on the forum Cad Bayne named this the 'Multi Spectrum Lightsaber blade with Dazzler Effect' because of the crazy way it looks and the white FOC makes your eyes 'dazzle' lol. Anyways, check out some videos of the way this one came out:

First Look:Multi-Spectrum RGB Lightsaber with Crystal Focus - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiJFsphU7lM#ws)

Multi-Spectrum Lightsaber String Blade - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehef8LHl34Y#ws)

Multi-Spectrum Lightsaber Blade in the Dark with Crystal Focus LS - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn6tP7NOlsQ#ws)

Multi Spectrum Lightsaber with Dazzler Effect - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6-oz5e-Tm4#)

Multi Spectrum RGB (F) Lightsaber String Blade Swinging - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4nSiU49FGw)

Multi Spectrum RGB (F) Lightsaber String Blade Swinging II - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6krSnvc1sX8)

Multi Spectrum RGB (F) LED String Blade Lightsaber with Plecter Labs Crystal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM_oLRvmoQ4)


This Multi Spectrum saber with iSaber running:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHSrC8p07HQ#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHSrC8p07HQ#ws)

specs:
Main blade string
94 5mm Color Changing LEDs 30 degree viewing angle. IFM 40 ma 5v
Seriallel Class II
FOC string
64 Cool White IFM 100 ma 3.9 v 45 degree viewing angle
35 Inch blade


Since Hotwingz has said that 45 degree viewing angle LEDs work the best, and these RGB LEDs were 30 degree, I decided to take a risk and mount the LEDs in a different way to try and compensate:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0546_zps36a056af.jpg&hash=472fa45a34dc36e70d096b7c66b280c6436687ba) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0546_zps36a056af.jpg.html)
It made it very difficult to get into the foam tube and into the blade (especially with the FOC strip in there, too  :)) ) but it paid off and it turned out great.
Here is a photo of the FOC string lit up by itself:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0509_zpsf66c2eaa.jpg&hash=0870c57961e99d932fc01b3e7ad32c259666abcc) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0509_zpsf66c2eaa.jpg.html)



GREEN STRING BLADE WITH YELLOW FOC #1 (SB#03)


After the above was completed, I had to see what green looked like!

Here is what I started with, some 5mm 45 degree angle LEDs. Expensive, but very nice and bright.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0594_zps3ca9f697.jpg&hash=2fb6753dbe08fcc93dcdd8075aa47f2411324c07) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0594_zps3ca9f697.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0595_zps38c8bf0f.jpg&hash=8b1796a1c4a5608fdb82c89ab37c9d9362908e9c) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0595_zps38c8bf0f.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0603_zps546a4ead.jpg&hash=883540bf35b76649dfb8342a7be7e645463bbb10) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0603_zps546a4ead.jpg.html)

Getting the nickel-plated connector on:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0606_zps73be5bf7.jpg&hash=39fbcd9f3339c6be452e3230f48bf0eecc4de8c5) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0606_zps73be5bf7.jpg.html)

Gotta make the yellow FOC blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0573_zps66b5b4c4.jpg&hash=5fcc67f4f6c448c312d4ff7ea5ee75afd9b4f916) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0573_zps66b5b4c4.jpg.html)

The yellow FOC blade for this saber:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0574_zps6cd2cd06.jpg&hash=64bf2b55d140cb1fbe79bb135086aaa7c2784018) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0574_zps6cd2cd06.jpg.html)

Together with Green's sister, the FOC string, this blade is ready to be put in foam:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0607_zps949720b3.jpg&hash=51e61a35f7f3895c4c4242eea9b4426382332f1f) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0607_zps949720b3.jpg.html)

This saber looks flat-out REAL!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9keZpB2zBg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9keZpB2zBg#ws)

Look! I'm Luke Skywalker!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZi8gnUvJTY#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZi8gnUvJTY#ws)

New video 4/10/15:
MHS Compatible Green String Blade with Yellow Flash on Clash - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTkYbLkLTs)

specs:
Main blade
108 5mm green LEDs 4v IFM 100 ma 45 degree viewing angle

Seriallel Class II 9 x 2
FOC strip
70 3mm yellow LEDs 2.5v 50 ma 45 degre viewing angle
35 Inch blade



BOYEGA BLUE STRING BLADE WITH WHITE FOC #1 (SB#04)


After I saw the green, I had to see what the blue was about!
I selected 360 degree 5mm blue LEDs for the main blade and white Makoto LEDs for the FOC.
I haven't seen anyone else use the 360 degree LEDs, but I'm really happy with the brightness and evenness of these.
A really nice hue as well:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0612_zps9a73ca06.jpg&hash=2522c153dfd5361b782028e9983f6b29fc2836bc) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0612_zps9a73ca06.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0627_zpsd2c49f07.jpg&hash=09f898051358c7fca4b4b5fbb8126b99718dfbc0) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0627_zpsd2c49f07.jpg.html)

And here is the strip being assembled:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0625_zpsb9f99858.jpg&hash=b09426572d98d0f0aef01305a9c1f84de6678b95) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0625_zpsb9f99858.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0628_zpsd88eed27.jpg&hash=353abca3fa3274299b3d78508e75b8ccb57aceb2) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0628_zpsd88eed27.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0632_zps7870ee51.jpg&hash=6b82fe2fec0e7c2b00459800b810dd3d95f85dd3) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0632_zps7870ee51.jpg.html)

The white FOC strip:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0626_zps927daed2.jpg&hash=8142a9e2997735bd9992423bfc1750745e7e4b97) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0626_zps927daed2.jpg.html)

All done! Amazing brightness!
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0635_zps5dd49dcb.jpg&hash=488967e170dd76ade49cf68573f1e26f06a0c2a1) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0635_zps5dd49dcb.jpg.html)

specs:
Main blade
108 5mm Boyega blue 3.2 v 100 ma 360 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 9 x 2
FOC string
71 White Makoto 3mm
35 Inch blade


This blue looks a bit purple or UV in some of these videos. In person, it is a pure, almost light blue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pAqRM3J-ao#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pAqRM3J-ao#ws)

I love the way this looks in the dark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmDGKW93X_M#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmDGKW93X_M#ws)

And her close-up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOKX7InTSzE#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOKX7InTSzE#ws)



WHITE STRING BLADE WITH WHITE FOC #1 (SB#05)


And most recently completed, a pure white blade with white FOC.
This one looks incredible also, a true Imperial Knight!

Here is this blade under construction. The LEDs appear to be yellow, but in fact are actually pure white when they light up:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0644_zps61c08eec.jpg&hash=ed19000249eb0f9c2f1a16011725dce15418dbbb) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0644_zps61c08eec.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0645_zps642e8eb3.jpg&hash=4f80df3b598d9ed416cd3a996e5d8e2bbac09d7d) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0645_zps642e8eb3.jpg.html)

I'll dub this one "Imperial White":

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0648_zps9319b267.jpg&hash=9f75308e81cc8d428fa8dadae140de4bb934aab8) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0648_zps9319b267.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0649_zps64154a57.jpg&hash=f267606a4bfc507107f28404db0c31a0d0921876) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0649_zps64154a57.jpg.html)

Like the 'Foe Hammer', bright as daylight!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqWXr7IXOz8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqWXr7IXOz8#ws)

specs:
Main blade
107 5mm white 3.3 v 100 ma 360 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 8x2 with 9x2 on segment #6
FOC strip
71 3mm white Makoto LEDs
35 Inch blade


RED STRING BLADE WITH COOL WHITE FOC #1 (SB#06)


Here is the second red blade I've done. This one came out really, really nice. Very even and bright, and the FOC white is very impressive with the red. Here it is with all my lights on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-83cBYeEus#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-83cBYeEus#ws)

And here it is with most lights off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blFmqoGnuz8#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blFmqoGnuz8#ws)

And a close up of the red blade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzyAbMTM9Lg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzyAbMTM9Lg#ws)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0658_zpsac5a5e5f.jpg&hash=4e6e82bebe474b3ed93c1d53fa714eeb1b10d4d7) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0658_zpsac5a5e5f.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0659_zpsc024d72d.jpg&hash=97d66f6e00b82fc47cc755d26bdb05c2dd0ba420) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0659_zpsc024d72d.jpg.html)

specs:
Main Blade
108 3mm red LEDs
Seriallel Class III wiring 6x3
FOC string
64 3mm cool white LEDs
33.5 inch blade

Check back here for these other combinations I will show soon:

-White 5mm main blade with yellow 3mm FOC string

-Green 5mm main blade with (green or red) 3mm FOC string

-Red 5mm main blade with (Red or White) 3mm FOC string
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: eastern57 on February 22, 2015, 08:07:35 PM
Great post, Space!  Those look great, especially that white.
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: Cad-Bayne on February 22, 2015, 09:34:36 PM
Holy cow, that is a page of awesome information, thank you for posting this Space!!!
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: Sethski on February 23, 2015, 12:11:48 AM
Nice one - big thanks for sharing your work here, pleasing, interesting and really helpful reference point  :D
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: LUMINARA UNDULI on February 23, 2015, 07:08:10 AM
Awesome post Space!  Thanks so much for sharing 8).
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: Timo on February 23, 2015, 07:23:23 AM
Incredibly insightful post.  If this doesn't make you want a CFLS saber, I don't know what will....

Thanks for the insight!   8)
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: Scorpion on February 23, 2015, 10:28:46 AM
awsome thread space thanks for taking time to post i bet it took ages to type out,
wow that white blade is bright it looks like a 2" blade when powerd on
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: scottjua on February 23, 2015, 03:17:03 PM
Awesome man!!!!

Now, do you have any interest in making these for people?
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on February 23, 2015, 07:12:53 PM
Thank you for the kind words everyone!

It is very exciting building these. I cannot wait to see the next color combination and my mind is always a few steps ahead of what my hands can accomplish, hehe... I'm always thinking of the next one while concentrating on completing whichever one I am currently working on.  ;D


Check all the way at the end of the first post as I have added a new blade just completed tonight  8)
It's a red blade with white FOC and it might be the best one yet. Very even and a really nice FOC on this one.

Awesome man!!!!

Now, do you have any interest in making these for people?

Thanks Scott.

I'll have to check the rules for doing that as I'm not a guild member.

Perhaps I can post a completed one for sale in the Miscellaneous Items section and see if anyone wants it.
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: Scorpion on February 23, 2015, 09:26:35 PM
red and white is awesome, i new that would be a great contrast
love it
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on March 02, 2015, 11:43:16 AM
My latest string blade is the brightest ever:

COOL WHITE (SB #07)


(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0697_zpswj6gqthd.jpg&hash=244e3e31270fcd57b45a170d30baaee28fe9d70e) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0697_zpswj6gqthd.jpg.html)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0698_zps4wsd7scd.jpg&hash=e9694e25565ff58e98d52bde3418c584572b0ebc) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0698_zps4wsd7scd.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0699_zpsf6jqj7zx.jpg&hash=b59b87044a0e35deb1d5a5b9c068e987d9f1ba44) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0699_zpsf6jqj7zx.jpg.html)

I modified the DIN plug to take up less space:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0701_zpsqzpsjkow.jpg&hash=0462ece84ec52830f5a06734ed666bcd19363bd4) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0701_zpsqzpsjkow.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0700_zps8w0f0ava.jpg&hash=645df77173287f594af3e4514ea547e471f177f1) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0700_zps8w0f0ava.jpg.html)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0704_zpsdn0tishz.jpg&hash=72e31000ea7586d28a758520c098ad21df3de761) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0704_zpsdn0tishz.jpg.html)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0702_zpswtqk406n.jpg&hash=fea91ca5d4792f02efb8341d2099a8105d46a0bf) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0702_zpswtqk406n.jpg.html)

VIDEOS:

Test #1: Lights On

Crystal Focus LS White Blade #2 Test #1 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1n5zyqHDgk)

Test #2: Most Lights are Off

Crystal Focus LS White Blade #2 Test #2 Darker Room - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmG_MyKa2eI)

Test #3: Motion Test

Crystal Focus LS White Blade #2 Test #3 Darker Room Motion Test - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2g11Mjav0M)

Test #4: Completely Dark Room

Crystal Focus LS White Blade Test #4: Completely Dark Room - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDtBT2c_nmA)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0711_zpsrxckcvbe.jpg&hash=a0bed802421a37962706a54990d9f70181331003) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0711_zpsrxckcvbe.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0709_zps7br10sbq.jpg&hash=c2e78728850d6c5b5af48a5428d44c510db765e3) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0709_zps7br10sbq.jpg.html)

UPDATE 5/06/15:
This blade has been remade TWICE and is now brighter and badder than ever! I call this Thundarr's Sun Sword and I think you will see why:
Sun Sword Lightsaber String Blade - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w31Z6o95XWg)

specs:
Main Blade string
72 8mm Cool White LED's 3.3 v 100 ma max 360 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II wiring 6x2

FOC string
none
35 Inch blade




RED STRING BLADE WITH RED FOC #1 (SB#08)


Progress Pics: The main blade is halfway done

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0690_zpsgeelctfr.jpg&hash=dd562a629dc84d7966d831332ba4a2a668766591) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0690_zpsgeelctfr.jpg.html)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0691_zpsck6srvph.jpg&hash=4db2e0eed424c688583bc084a8eea265eddb62d4) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0691_zpsck6srvph.jpg.html)

Here is the main blade full segment test during the completion of the main blade 4th segment:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0779_zpslm7luzfr.jpg&hash=b82aab30946184b05aa7440b325aea77d30aeda3) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0779_zpslm7luzfr.jpg.html)

UPDATE 3/19/15
Full red FOC string complete with 3mm red LED's at 2.1 v (test not at full power):
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0820_zpsbrjyo6h4.jpg&hash=735c48574052617c2ea5565d9b4a6c64ad78a15e) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0820_zpsbrjyo6h4.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0821_zpsi7bqo9nz.jpg&hash=4d0ae3249a84489c366e8ec1fbb4d724ada17ed2) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0821_zpsi7bqo9nz.jpg.html)

BLADE COMPLETE 4/22/15
Right before foam installation:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1042_zpsw8y1jben.jpg&hash=dfe5fe5ebb7c63de902232bfeb5807f4c31e1f21) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1042_zpsw8y1jben.jpg.html)

Main blade
110 5mm red 2.5 v 50 ma 45 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class III 9x2 with 10x2 on segment #6 (angled and stacked for extra flare at the base)
FOC strip
68 3mm red45 degree viewing angle 2.5v
34.5 Inch blade



GREEN STRING BLADE WITH GREEN FOC #1 (SB#09)


Main green blade segment being tested:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0693_zps2ksuibp5.jpg&hash=e29b5458217222fc518756cb2a4829e34f09b2cf) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0693_zps2ksuibp5.jpg.html)

The FOC string is complete:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0692_zps9ugyiqcy.jpg&hash=3af3ad12d94278142ad95f568504284f8b856d35) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0692_zps9ugyiqcy.jpg.html)

Both blades (FOC and Main) wrapped together, wired up, ready for insertion into foam:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0777_zpsinawcqfh.jpg&hash=d5bc1e30a3151ad995f07eac18ceb0093974908d) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0777_zpsinawcqfh.jpg.html)


Testing segment #6 in this photo:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0778_zpsqvaw6bat.jpg&hash=f5f5997778222bf2c0d3e60efac312e4f580127c) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0778_zpsqvaw6bat.jpg.html)

A video of this string blade testing in progress 4/19/15:
MHS Compatible Green String Blade in Progress - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UIu6jnQ9Zg)

This string is complete 4/19/15:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1021_zpsdbimwxmv.jpg&hash=a604c48af09731666ab9bb651f92ca3bda1486a7) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1021_zpsdbimwxmv.jpg.html)

Green FOC is a different BIN of green, and you may notice this FOC green is Minty Green and the main blade is more Qui Gon green:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1023_zpsqepawajv.jpg&hash=7bf99b7de7d6b2f3a76a709a1b98e66b61accff0) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1023_zpsqepawajv.jpg.html)

Some videos of this blade:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6L3POXLdsQ

MHS Compatible Green String Blade with Green FOC for CF LS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnD8scJHCho)

MHS Compatible Green String Blade with Green FOC for CF LS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QJ9V-WlO1c)


Main blade
108 5mm green 4 v 100 ma 45 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 9x2
FOC strip
72 3mm green Makoto LEDs
34.5 Inch blade




PURPLE STRING BLADE WITH COOL WHITE FOC #1 (SB#10)


These purple LEDs have the wrong viewing angle so I have to modify them the Slothfurnace way:
Here you can see how they shipped to me on the left and some modified examples on the right side.
Time consuming, but I'm sure it will be worth it in the end.

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0703_zps6cqaobqu.jpg&hash=26e7266e03b0151fa0dfa4c994547e99ba76be46) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0703_zps6cqaobqu.jpg.html)

UPDATE: 3/19/15
All LEDs are sanded down:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0811_zpsf0yeeh5u.jpg&hash=dfe80eb2d54cc8f4761ce7e0cecad4120f04c54d) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0811_zpsf0yeeh5u.jpg.html)

1/2 of a segment test:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0816_zpslve9tgtq.jpg&hash=150511b0bbea996d8e64ddcbb623283a4d9aad34) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0816_zpslve9tgtq.jpg.html)

Full segment test 3/31/15:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0852_zpsdejwcapj.jpg&hash=4df94f4348f8f7d7e4356f35b8e1ad0d1b3f27e5) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0852_zpsdejwcapj.jpg.html)

4/19/15: Connecting the DIN
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1010_zps2pp3yxne.jpg&hash=d12625b7b7f27ec1a0f1525720b02892fe11cdda) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1010_zps2pp3yxne.jpg.html)

Almost ready for install into foam, then inner blade, then outer blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1012_zpsrxkwgkiv.jpg&hash=abf408f0d5e7f613b62666a09d68cd107c9cb7f8) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1012_zpsrxkwgkiv.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1013_zpsbce1knfn.jpg&hash=24792aad24db0bfc15eec190a4f7b7650abd021f) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1013_zpsbce1knfn.jpg.html)

4/20/15 Blade complete! It's beautiful!
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1031_zpspnjpof7b.jpg&hash=908d338e01a97b4f4204ad4496f74dd367fd21a6) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1031_zpspnjpof7b.jpg.html)
FOC:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1032_zpsi7fwkfpw.jpg&hash=063c9909e39ffc2b4c4daefdd2d082dc2acb7142) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1032_zpsi7fwkfpw.jpg.html)

Video (shows some variable light conditions):
MHS Compatible Purple String Blade made for Crystal Focus LS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RV61nh4llI)

Main blade
120 5mm purple 4 v 100 ma 15 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 10x2
FOC strip
72 3mm white 45 degree viewing angle (not yet complete)
38.5 Inch blade


Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: JediWizard on March 02, 2015, 02:01:47 PM
epic thread man, looking forward to the purple blade
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: Scorpion on March 02, 2015, 03:04:18 PM
EPIC BLADE!!! that white 8mm led blade is something else
best led strip blade thread ever
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on March 08, 2015, 09:05:16 PM
epic thread man, looking forward to the purple blade

Thank you! I'm waiting for some blade tubes and then I will complete the purple one and show pics of that.

EPIC BLADE!!! that white 8mm led blade is something else
best led strip blade thread ever

Thank you my friend :)
Yes, the 8mm white is crazy. My friend says it is like the 'Thundaar' sword of pure lightning, lol


Hey check out this video of the green blade in the snow:

Look at the slow motion part after 1:25 which I tried to slow down and show the blaster block AccuboltTM effect for the first time.

Crystal Focus LS Green Saber String in The Snow - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI-ODvj393E)

My friend that taped this saw all the blades and said he thought this green one was flawless.
He says he thinks the second red blade with the white FOC is also one of the best looking along with the blue. The blue looks very 'laser beamish' to both of us. He says he also likes both whites, but the white 8mm is blinding to him and he says he cannot look at that one  8)

Here is a video of the green blade in daylight conditions:

Qui Gon Green String Blade in Daylight Conditions Crystal Focus LS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF6oIKOIRkQ)

Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: IronMan on March 16, 2015, 03:03:51 PM
Space can you share where you are buying some of your materials? Like your LEDs from what website? Your foam diffuser and the 8 pin DIN plugs? Even some guides on how you install your 8 pin DINs? I have searched and searched for these steps and I feel like everyone leaves it out (trade secret?)
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on March 16, 2015, 08:58:12 PM
Space can you share where you are buying some of your materials? Like your LEDs from what website? Your foam diffuser and the 8 pin DIN plugs? Even some guides on how you install your 8 pin DINs? I have searched and searched for these steps and I feel like everyone leaves it out (trade secret?)

The DIN plug link is right in the user manual for CF LS 6.5 on 'Erv's website Plecter Labs. Just look up the user manual and look at the PDF. There is a link there. If you live outside the UK, then try to find the same connector from someplace else or the shipping will be very high.

For the foam, the only place I know to get it is to cannibalize MR or Makoto foam.

As far as a guide on how to install, eventually I want to make video but right now I have no time. I try to take a bunch of pics to show progress but as far as actually when I'm putting it together requires both my hands. So I'll need for someone to be over my house while I'm making one willing to film me, or I need a mount for my phone to film me making it but it isn't a priority to do that right now. I'm still very much experimenting with many LEDs from different websites and different colors etc.

Check out Hotwingz00 posts in the Plecter Labs section of this forum which helped me tremendously he came up with some cool ways to mount the DIN plug and he tested many colors already and there are links in that thread for where to buy LEDs
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: Xene on March 16, 2015, 11:52:15 PM
Im digging the yellow blades ;D
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on March 17, 2015, 08:23:12 AM
Im digging the yellow blades ;D

Check back pretty soon I will have a full main yellow string done up with white FOC  :D
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: IronMan on March 17, 2015, 12:28:32 PM
The DIN plug link is right in the user manual for CF LS 6.5 on 'Erv's website Plecter Labs. Just look up the user manual and look at the PDF. There is a link there. If you live outside the UK, then try to find the same connector from someplace else or the shipping will be very high.

For the foam, the only place I know to get it is to cannibalize MR or Makoto foam.

As far as a guide on how to install, eventually I want to make video but right now I have no time. I try to take a bunch of pics to show progress but as far as actually when I'm putting it together requires both my hands. So I'll need for someone to be over my house while I'm making one willing to film me, or I need a mount for my phone to film me making it but it isn't a priority to do that right now. I'm still very much experimenting with many LEDs from different websites and different colors etc.

Check out Hotwingz00 posts in the Plecter Labs section of this forum which helped me tremendously he came up with some cool ways to mount the DIN plug and he tested many colors already and there are links in that thread for where to buy LEDs
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So have you ordered any DINs in the United States yet? And ok sounds good I understand it can be a process that requires a lot more time. I guess when I get there I can post and see if anyone can help.

I have also looked through a lot of Hotwingz00 posts and it has given me a lot of great ideas, but just still unsure about a couple of things, Thanks for the info though.
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on March 17, 2015, 12:44:04 PM
The DIN plug link is right in the user manual for CF LS 6.5 on 'Erv's website Plecter Labs. Just look up the user manual and look at the PDF. There is a link there. If you live outside the UK, then try to find the same connector from someplace else or the shipping will be very high.

For the foam, the only place I know to get it is to cannibalize MR or Makoto foam.

As far as a guide on how to install, eventually I want to make video but right now I have no time. I try to take a bunch of pics to show progress but as far as actually when I'm putting it together requires both my hands. So I'll need for someone to be over my house while I'm making one willing to film me, or I need a mount for my phone to film me making it but it isn't a priority to do that right now. I'm still very much experimenting with many LEDs from different websites and different colors etc.

Check out Hotwingz00 posts in the Plecter Labs section of this forum which helped me tremendously he came up with some cool ways to mount the DIN plug and he tested many colors already and there are links in that thread for where to buy LEDs

So have you ordered any DINs in the United States yet? And ok sounds good I understand it can be a process that requires a lot more time. I guess when I get there I can post and see if anyone can help.

I have also looked through a lot of Hotwingz00 posts and it has given me a lot of great ideas, but just still unsure about a couple of things, Thanks for the info though.
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Yes I got some of those same DIN plugs off Amazon but I had to order a buik amount. I ordered ten of them... not sure if you want that many but you can check there. Let me know if you have other things you need help with.
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on April 08, 2015, 08:40:15 PM



CLASSIC RED STRING BLADE (no FOC) #1 (SB#11)


(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0865_zpsb361apvs.jpg&hash=f98852065aeb6fb0d9364467c14943735d006fcf) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0865_zpsb361apvs.jpg.html)

This is a new blade I constructed using 8mm Red LED's for the first time:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0909_zpsza5omv1z.jpg&hash=422e85ec69fbbbdc759e3e304cfe86ff093d0dca) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0909_zpsza5omv1z.jpg.html)

MHS Compatible 'Classic Red' Lightsaber Blade for Plecter Labs Crystal Focus LS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlS2L9F95Fs)

MHS Compatible Classic Red LIghtsaber String Blade for Plecter Labs Crystal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDm7grMyT5s)

It is a solid-looking red but I thought it would be brighter. The 8mm whites are blinding... like Thundarr's Sun Sword, so I just thought the 8mm reds would blind me also. However, this is one of the cleanest constructed blades I've made so far.

Main blade
66 8mm Classic Red 2.1 v 100 ma 360 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class III 9x9x12x12x12x12
FOC strip=none

Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS bullet tip




FARFALLA GOLD STRING BLADE with White FOC #1 (SB#12)

Gold blade one segment test:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0881_zps1q2ntizt.jpg&hash=1d4baaa76564c16aacc9fcf48bd7de54ef78b24e) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0881_zps1q2ntizt.jpg.html)

Finished blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0897_zpsmwwzkno3.jpg&hash=9a6e77f38fb2dba191437230f1ca095c5a6a40ca) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0897_zpsmwwzkno3.jpg.html)

FOC:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_0898_zps9vpteovj.jpg&hash=7396b8b4a5401f3cbcdab4ff2fdfaff5588b6c8c) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_0898_zps9vpteovj.jpg.html)


Main blade
100 5mm Farfalla Gold 3v 50 ma 45 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 8x8 8x8 8x8 8x8 8x8 10x10
FOC strip=72 Cool White 45 degree 3mm

Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS bullet tip



POWERFUL GREEN (no FOC) #1 and #2 (SB#13 & 14)


This is the 8mm strings under construction:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1050_zps5phukj0g.jpg&hash=af9359b46fd04a952727f1b55f0be5d2bbe46f17) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1050_zps5phukj0g.jpg.html)

POWERFUL GREEN #1 (SB#13)


This is the first 8mm green blade I've constructed. The results are very impressive.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1063_zpsvoyjvwmq.jpg&hash=7df851e288846e57c7b573c3a73067ee82798c99) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1063_zpsvoyjvwmq.jpg.html)


Main blade
74 8mm Powerful Green 3.4 v 100 ma 360 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 5x5 6x6 6x6 6x6 7x7 7x7
FOC strip=none

Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS bullet tip



POWERFUL GREEN #2 (SB#14)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1132_zpshzth2rwl.jpg&hash=bdcae18dbf3fa87faf8de3955e2c7925d63cf315) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1132_zpshzth2rwl.jpg.html)

This is the second 8mm green blade I've constructed. The results are even better than the first one. Only real difference here is this one has a rounded tip instead of a bullet tip.
Check out some videos I took of this one:

MHS Compatible 'Powerful Green' Lightsaber String Blade #2 for Crystal Focus LS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tVzUuPC9v0)

The blade at night:
MHS Compatible 'Powerful Green' Lightsaber String Blade #2 Night Time Test - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHS-hOUiLHo)

And the blade this morning with light coming through windows:
MHS Compatible 'Powerful Green' Lightsaber String Blade #2 Day Time Test - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaKSQg6oxAY)


Main blade
74 8mm Powerful Green 3.4 v 100 ma 360 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 5x5 6x6 6x6 6x6 7x7 7x7
FOC strip=none

Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS rounded tip




COOL WHITE with GREEN FOC(SB#15)


This one is for a customer on Youtube. He has asked for a white main string in cool white with a green FOC string. Here is the white main string in progress:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FWhiteGreen2_zpsmrt32wit.jpg&hash=efd65ca56ed7c727b7e23158fb5acf15709c588a) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/WhiteGreen2_zpsmrt32wit.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FWhiteGreen1_zpsiy0zfebi.jpg&hash=dd141b742ffd1771d008f83f81186d779c847496) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/WhiteGreen1_zpsiy0zfebi.jpg.html)

Here are the segments in line, the customer wants a 37 inch blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1173_zps8l9wh94r.jpg&hash=60f434f6f6efb4abdcb21997603758fd359a6a55) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1173_zps8l9wh94r.jpg.html)

And here it is shrink wrapped in plastic, segments 5 and 6 have a denser LED structure for an imitation flair effect toward the hilt side:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1174_zpsi6dodwty.jpg&hash=26c40667a5063f2313446384e9f53d005fbc4428) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1174_zpsi6dodwty.jpg.html)

Update: 5/12/15- Blade is complete and wrapped together with the FOC green string:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FCompleteWGI_zpsp61azkqa.jpg&hash=8202114685e53f5279510e892f6ab6d509d73e36) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/CompleteWGI_zpsp61azkqa.jpg.html)


The finished plug:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FCompleteWGII_zpsuwagzdvj.jpg&hash=37add1f4ed0da9dc0d11ae29fa9d03c1a180f7ff) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/CompleteWGII_zpsuwagzdvj.jpg.html)

The main Cool White blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1183_zpstk1lgp4r.jpg&hash=69bdebb28ef95b80aff7f41281d0cdd4a7006ab7) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1183_zpstk1lgp4r.jpg.html)

And the green FOC:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1191_zpsd0ohrjqa.jpg&hash=e0ea90d653462608c00858f7c0a972fd39e8abc1) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1191_zpsd0ohrjqa.jpg.html)

Videos of this completed blade:
White Blade, Green FOC - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi1TTi3KdN0)

White String Blade with Green Flash on Clash for Crystal Focus LS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM89ittENJU)

Cool White String Blade with Green Flash on Clash for Crystal Focus LS Saber (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKlVJyAKcbA)

And here is a video of this saber with a protective Makoto Safety Foam outer tube:
Makoto's Safety Foam for 1 Inch Diameter Lightsaber Blades - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTM2f7sdNW4)

Main blade
106 5mm Cool White 4v 100 ma 45 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 8x8 8x8 8x8 9x9 10x10 10x10
FOC strip=72 Green 30 degree 3mm

Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS bullet tip




CLASSIC BLUE STRING BLADE with PURPLE FOC #1 (SB#16)

Blue blade half segment test:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1199_zpss3dryre7.jpg&hash=9043a5d4c9f82febe0f7d1631aa8502ad4deec9a) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1199_zpss3dryre7.jpg.html)

Main blade wrapped with FOC strip above it:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1200_zpsaqpvoylk.jpg&hash=6ef78af16cbe394ecd4e080d10e126e33e9426df) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1200_zpsaqpvoylk.jpg.html)

Starting to wire it up:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1201_zpscfeyvmrx.jpg&hash=967e3c6788f81b21d1104dfdd8828a4a22c8a5a6) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1201_zpscfeyvmrx.jpg.html)

Video of finished blade:

Classic Blue Lightsaber String Blade for Crystal Focus LS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMCBvOx_MEg)

Classic Blue Lightsaber String Blade with Purple Flash on Clash - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXzwRSG4CWo)

Main blade
102 5mm Classic Blue 4v 50 ma 45 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 8x8 8x8 8x8 8x8 9x9 10x10
FOC strip=66 Red 45 degree 3mm

Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS bullet tip
32.5 inches




IMPERIAL WHITE with COOL WHITE FOC #2 (SB #17)

White 5mm 360 degree main blade with White 3mm FOC for Revan Reborn's Sentinal Master Saber reconstruction project conversion to CF LS

Here is the blade under construction:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1259_zpsert3zdvb.jpg&hash=fdc98da8f079e91a740a69289648820edc1fbdb1) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1259_zpsert3zdvb.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1260_zpsnnwdl2ju.jpg&hash=2b996edaeee2db3d6e00605ae75685811f29f826) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1260_zpsnnwdl2ju.jpg.html)

And here I'm getting ready to attach the modified DIN plug male side:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1261_zpsnlrleyat.jpg&hash=a0f2b5aea0e27700636e7d8dc5d116f53dc1c5f1) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1261_zpsnlrleyat.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1262_zpsrlqheaxb.jpg&hash=86c4cc684a2023559f38ef32350d04c0c7d6fcab) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1262_zpsrlqheaxb.jpg.html)

And here is the finished blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1269_zps7rvxqw7l.jpg&hash=2bde3e5cf95f27f5c9be0af066d871373fb96e1d) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1269_zps7rvxqw7l.jpg.html)

Videos:
White Blade White FOC for DJ - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOHyTdF8iQ)

First person POV video:
String Blade for Crystal Focus: First Person Point of View - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtqrvkd1F04)

Some day conditions indoors:
DJ's Imperial White String Blade with White FOC in Day Time Conditions Indoors - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGj2JX_x1po)

Main blade
96 5mm Imperial White 3.3v 100 ma 45 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 8x8 8x8 8x8 8x8 8x8 8x8
FOC strip=72 Cool White 45 degree 3mm

Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS rounded tip
32 inches (approx. 30.5 inches exposed)




DOUBLE RED (SB#18)

2 Strings of red 3mm 45 degree LEDs wired in Seriallel Class III, no FOC
5/18/15: Strings side by side unwired and unwrapped
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FDoubleRed01_zpsg4bcvyn7.jpg&hash=d37bce7b429425b3cd00b5af705d89a18617343b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/DoubleRed01_zpsg4bcvyn7.jpg.html)

UPDATE 6/5/15


Dual blades are wrapped but still not wired together:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FDoubleRedBare_zpsa0fdlks5.jpg&hash=3ee2760cb6c831046b8cf80bf0f8c325ca3fb530) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/DoubleRedBare_zpsa0fdlks5.jpg.html)

Almost completely wrapped/wired:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FDoubleRedTgther_zps59n7auio.jpg&hash=4a557f95ef9ab36fe22eeb04f032bb91977de4d6) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/DoubleRedTgther_zps59n7auio.jpg.html)

Here is the hilt side of the blade getting ready to have the DIN plug wired:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FDoubleRedWires_zpsctcuanke.jpg&hash=50535749b24bf8f0715c5a2ce607805107dfcf9b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/DoubleRedWires_zpsctcuanke.jpg.html)

Here is a video of the Double Red blade before I put it into foam, inner diffuser, then the blade stock:

Double 3mm Lightsaber String Blade - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMrzbGd395k)

UPDATE 6/8/15: Blade is complete
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1337_zpsixajcvna.jpg&hash=77c5535d3bc5e5bab10e84bdf6fcb2a754ecb255) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1337_zpsixajcvna.jpg.html)

Check out a video explaining and showing this blade here:
Explained: Double 3mm Red Lightsaber String Blade for Plecter Labs Crystal Focus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A_KZV7QAnc)

Main blade
228 3mm Red 2.5 v 50 ma 45 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class III 6x6x6 6x6x6 6x6x6 6x6x6 6x6x6 8x8x8 X 2
FOC strip=none

Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS bullet tip


Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on April 28, 2015, 07:10:25 AM

LIGHT SHOTO in IMPERIAL WHITE with AQUA FOC (SB#19)


Both the FOC blade and the main blade are coming together here:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FWhShoto05_zpsiretwdrx.jpg&hash=a1f847e9b10b511ef7712941cb23c6092dcc546a) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/WhShoto05_zpsiretwdrx.jpg.html)

The complete blade finished:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FWhShoto04_zps3uibn83k.jpg&hash=263b53d76c4bf571361c8fe05020252dbd210b91) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/WhShoto04_zps3uibn83k.jpg.html)

The FOC is kind of hard to see in the picture:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FWhShoto02_zpsqepymt9x.jpg&hash=bc37e19fb9a2f7b0d8d4b34048696594d000dcc6) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/WhShoto02_zpsqepymt9x.jpg.html)

A video blade test after it has gone into foam but before going into the blade diffuser and outer blade:
White Light Shoto Lightsaber Blade for Plecter Labs Crystal Focus LS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cb0f40tAIw)


Check out a video explaining and showing this blade here:
Explained: White Light Shoto Lightsaber String Blade w/Aqua FOC for Plecter Labs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1YxpCARx0)

Main blade
80 5mm Red 3.8 v 100ma 120 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II
FOC strip
52 Aqua 3mm 18 degree lens LEDs
Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS rounded tip




ROGUE BLUE STRING BLADE with AQUA FOC #1 (SB#20)

Blue blade half segment test:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlueAq01_zpszvjiqd3q.jpg&hash=90a92466a79d06c87fe80e7c19d8de71f11457e9) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/BlueAq01_zpszvjiqd3q.jpg.html)

The main blade lined up and wrapped, but with no wiring at this stage:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlueAq02_zpscpg02lm1.jpg&hash=0b3a2d8a0fe0b951ab4518de34f102d0f626bd59) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/BlueAq02_zpscpg02lm1.jpg.html)

Nearly complete main blade assembly:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlueAq03_zpseubrpucb.jpg&hash=844bb1b2cda6c66534f6b41348987458993ca0b9) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/BlueAq03_zpseubrpucb.jpg.html)

Constructing the Flash on Clash strip using 3mm Aqua LEDs:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlueAq05_zpsv1brkxjo.jpg&hash=6fdf9b4f72fabf5e897098acd51843ba4d708561) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/BlueAq05_zpsv1brkxjo.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlueAq04_zpsgacqfyqh.jpg&hash=d4d63b26a2cd3f4d8f610766ac0a6d0c5a6514b8) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/BlueAq04_zpsgacqfyqh.jpg.html)

Attaching the FOC strip to the main blade assembly:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlueAq06_zpsjk6tmctw.jpg&hash=a5e58c05ddd16c1159359257c5914d9d5954108a) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/BlueAq06_zpsjk6tmctw.jpg.html)

The full FOC strip attached to the main blade test:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlueAq07_zpsjbsmljlx.jpg&hash=8cea73677d2810c1a771cce3dbca452a0c4d0e3c) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/BlueAq07_zpsjbsmljlx.jpg.html)

Video of the blade test before final stages of foam, inner and outer diffusers:

Lightsaber String Blade Test: Blue Main Blade with Aqua Flash on Clash - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpejFcN4Dz4)


Video of the awesome finished blade:

Rogue Blue Lightsaber String Blade for Crystal Focus LS with Aqua FOC - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX-WFeqAlXM)


Main blade
98 5mm Rogue Blue 4v 100 ma 120 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 8x8 8x8 8x8 8x8 8x8 9x9
FOC strip=76 Aqua 45 degree 3mm

Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS bullet tip
36.5 inches




AQUA NEW HOPE STRING BLADE with COOL WHITE FOC #1 (SB#24)

Here are my LED's almost done sanding them down for this:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FAquaNewHope01_zpsdqkkwd9i.jpg&hash=d7ec13efc7234f8f09bd460c301715e19dabd72e) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/AquaNewHope01_zpsdqkkwd9i.jpg.html)

Full segment completion tests:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1473_zps47vv1sjy.jpg&hash=d976495a8b967e8c78b32e54f76fdb08bae6af87) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1473_zps47vv1sjy.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1474_zpsphvg56s3.jpg&hash=c2bc1ab13d2488790374cbeee352def01b1592ba) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1474_zpsphvg56s3.jpg.html)

Main blade wrapped but not wired yet,... and you can see I started the FOC string (above main blade in photo):
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1476_zpshbh4s6pn.jpg&hash=d2585c5d73a92e1e7aea3ad101c3137588481b87) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1476_zpshbh4s6pn.jpg.html)

Main blade wired together with the FOC strip. You can see me testing the FOC strip here:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1477_zps2v2o8vxj.jpg&hash=286186dee065302a6455817c69c46bfba671421d) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1477_zps2v2o8vxj.jpg.html)

Almost completely wired up, I am testing a segment of the main blade in this picture:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1478_zpssdzfbfhc.jpg&hash=3ecd6a1cb866d95b65ea6a51b3db0c4ef87ce008) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1478_zpssdzfbfhc.jpg.html)

Blade complete. It's beautiful!
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1500_zpsac0r1blr.jpg&hash=2b4a584ff8e6448537012b9dd7ed80170b7689e2) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1500_zpsac0r1blr.jpg.html)

A video of the finished blade:
Aqua New Hope - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtXPS5Ljst8)

Main blade
100 5mm Aqua New Hope 4v 50 ma 18 degree viewing angle - Each LED modifited for proper viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 7x7 8x8 8x8 8x8 8x8 9x9 10x10
FOC strip=78 Cool White 45 degree 3mm

Foam Diffuser
TCSS thin walled blade tube
TCSS blade diffuser
TCSS bullet tip
35.5 inches




IN PROGRESS STRINGS:

VIRIDIAN (SB#21)

Green 5mm 360 degree LED segments COMBINED with 3mm White Seriallel Class II segments for light green color.
No FOC



PURPLE #2 (SB#22)

This will be my personal purple blade to go with my new Jaina Solo lightsaber



CLASSIC RED #2 (SB#23)

Red 8mm  360 degree LEDs wired in Seriallel Class III, no FOC



PLATINUM (SB#25)

White 5mm 45 degree LED segments COMBINED with Cyan 3mm modified LEDs wired in Seriallel Class II for main blade, no FOC.



MULTI SPECTRUM (S) (SB#27)

RGB 5mm slow color changeing with White 3mm FOC



WHITE ARC BLADE (SB#28)

White 3mm 45 degree LEDs wired in Seriallel Class II, Arc Blade formation, no FOC
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on May 15, 2015, 07:53:52 AM
New string completed with pictures and videos up:

Cool White with Green FOC
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on May 28, 2015, 07:29:41 AM
Finished a new blade last night: Imperial White with Cool White FOC #2 (SB #17) with pictures and video. Its the last one listed in previous post.
This blade is for Revan Reborn on this forum (DJ) and it will go in his Sentinal Master Saber I made for him last year. We are going to convert to CF LS this weekend hopefully.
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on June 08, 2015, 07:18:29 AM
Updated post includes build shots of newly completed 'DOUBLE RED' lightsaber string blade which has 2 strings of 3mm Red LEDs wired in Seriallel Class III.
There are over 200 LEDs for the main blade alone. Bright!
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: bombarta on June 08, 2015, 09:40:40 AM
that double red looks awesome, how good is the FOC in red? I do prefer same colour FOC with some sabers.
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on June 08, 2015, 10:07:51 AM
that double red looks awesome, how good is the FOC in red? I do prefer same colour FOC with some sabers.

Thanks. This particular red doesn't have an FOC string inside because I could not fit any more strings besides the two main ones. However, you still get FOC type effects even without an extra string.

For a red with and FOC string, the Kylo Red (R) that I made looks good but the FOC, being another red string like the main blade, is not dramatic. You do see a flash of red but it isn't that dramatic.

For the string Kylo Red (W), that has a white string and it is pretty dramatic. I like playing with that one... it is very cool.

The first string I made by myself (SB #1) had a yellow FOC string. It wasn't very dramatic, but you could tell it was a yellow flash. I have since dissassembled that blade and part of it now lives inside 'Double Red' string blade (one of the two main red strings).
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on June 10, 2015, 10:43:06 AM
See a video of me with a green Makoto V4 Super Plus and my Double-Red string blade in my CF LS 6.5:

Red and Green String Blade Lightsabers - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRVMBUto4xo)
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: NateWitt1 on June 10, 2015, 11:04:46 AM
See a video of me with a green Makoto V4 Super Plus and my Double-Red string blade in my CF LS 6.5:

Red and Green String Blade Lightsabers - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRVMBUto4xo)
Wow those are bright, love the on/off effect of the string blade.. So awesome!! When can these blades be "affordable" lol
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on June 30, 2015, 06:42:39 AM
New photos and videos of the construction process and completion of two more string blades added above:

1) White Light Shoto with Aqua FOC

2) 'Rogue Blue' Lightsaber blade with Aqua FOC
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on July 11, 2015, 01:19:10 PM
'Aqua New Hope' teal lightsaber string blade added in last post with build shot photos.
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: Timo on July 11, 2015, 01:54:46 PM
That Aqua though!  So legit!  Keep 'em coming, man!   8)
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on July 21, 2015, 07:25:55 AM
PURPLE STRING BLADE #2 WITH SOFT WHITE FOC (SB#22)


Purple LEDs have too narrow a viewing angle. I have to modify them by sanding them down and that also allows for me to fit more LEDs in the same space. Here is the original LED next to a sanded one:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_01_zpsuqmxl7hk.jpg&hash=7e1d5d2464f7d06634976e78a8a2d897704bd090) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_01_zpsuqmxl7hk.jpg.html)

In this photo you can see the FOC strip on top of where I'm assembling the sanded LEDs:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_02_zpswjrbqtrx.jpg&hash=9672ab81c62a323d2b40e7a50dcf1e33fc9932aa) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_02_zpswjrbqtrx.jpg.html)

The FOC strip is made up of 69 Makoto Soft White LEDs. This should give a different look than the Purple with Cool White FOC I did earlier this year. Here you can see me lining up more main blade purple LEDs underneath the finished FOC strip.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_03_zpsrfllwj23.jpg&hash=33931f40cffc94dc6560dc9d302d7abed20d2219) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_03_zpsrfllwj23.jpg.html)

I am binning the LEDs for size. The ones that are sanded less will be placed in descending order from the top LED of segment #1 to the shortest-topped LED will be the one closest to the emitter on Segment #6.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_06_zpskhjncgah.jpg&hash=9fbfca82dac6c104e7ce7d082e45715eb8e23cc9) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_06_zpskhjncgah.jpg.html)

Almost finished binning the main blade LEDs for placement in the segments:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_04_zpspnmf5v2v.jpg&hash=e2923972315b2c373164705bceaae4dbd054953e) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_04_zpspnmf5v2v.jpg.html)

Here is the main blade being assembled (above the FOC strip now). It is starting to look like something!
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_07_zpsi6pblmys.jpg&hash=c1415804f8dc06dabb59ac44f8afeba94fdcb674) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_07_zpsi6pblmys.jpg.html)

Almost ready to start soldering the main blade. Just one segment left to assemble:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_08_zpsicgr6qm2.jpg&hash=b1e645f2500bcd3e7894b62e6eaf7af8d4b0b342) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_08_zpsicgr6qm2.jpg.html)

I'm checking the main blade assembly here before beginning to solder the 12 segments LEDs:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_11_zpsepuyt9yq.jpg&hash=65a51a7459d4c3f162ac9a972ffc70f0bf5198ac) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_11_zpsepuyt9yq.jpg.html)

Not only did I test every single LED after sanding just to make sure, but I also test every half segment at this stage:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_05_zpsg5ftyifg.jpg&hash=443b720695bb9200e5dcdf144bf84293c0a24e06) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_05_zpsg5ftyifg.jpg.html)

Time to wrap the blade and seal it into its plastic home:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_12_zpsgya7fckg.jpg&hash=3786476c79cc66fa9f8a14c3ebca3e0a7ba00fd5) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_12_zpsgya7fckg.jpg.html)

Finally we are at the wiring stage:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_13_zpsnwer0zye.jpg&hash=a2e17c34458c2225dfbd66b9759dc3b1a616013f) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_13_zpsnwer0zye.jpg.html)

Main blade is just about finished:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_14_zpsdsljosew.jpg&hash=48c09232dcc5309d2b0b8947803ca4c79dbe9b43) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_14_zpsdsljosew.jpg.html)

Modifying the nickel-plated DIN for a tighter emitter section for this blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_09_zpsh0o6ehkc.jpg&hash=83f68c7fd7eaccfdda075ced0b069c313b8e85fb) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_09_zpsh0o6ehkc.jpg.html)

Sanded and beveled for a finished look:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPurpleII_10_zpsl2si8hnp.jpg&hash=2c6b68cbb72519a2d3db1f1e8baf471b91dd1959) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/PurpleII_10_zpsl2si8hnp.jpg.html)

The blade is done! It's slightly shorter than my last purple blade at a very manageable 33 inches with maybe 32 or 31.5 inches of exposed blade. The light starts very close to the DIN plug however so this can be used for windowed emitters possibly.

Video in day light:
Purple Lightsaber Blade #2 in Daylight - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcGuefGF95g)

Video inside:
Purple String Blade Lightsaber (Purple II) Powered by the Plecter Labs Crystal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGbIVQ9aBTE)

Main blade
110 5mm purple 4 v 100 ma 15 degree viewing angle (modified)
Seriallel Class II 
FOC strip
69 3mm soft white 45 degree viewing angle Makoto LEDs
33 Inch blade
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on July 31, 2015, 12:53:28 PM
RGB SLOW COLOR CHANGING STRING BLADE #1 WITH RED FOC (SB#23)


These RGB Slow LEDs have too narrow a viewing angle. I have to modify them by sanding them down and that also allows for me to fit more LEDs in the same space. Here are all the LEDs sanded down by hand:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRGBS01_zps6f9talvl.jpg&hash=94c5b2ea3b3e3b395f84ace89462283d3e2aad34) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RGBS01_zps6f9talvl.jpg.html)

Got to line all these up in descending order of LED dome height (variations from sanding by hand: the shortest LEDs at the base of the blade for superior brightness at the base just like a real lightsaber)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRGBS02_zpsnepxz0qr.jpg&hash=4bf28d383d1593de11d9012c957f617e8f116f6b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RGBS02_zpsnepxz0qr.jpg.html)


(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRGBS03_zpsndxpv0bo.jpg&hash=b84099910eacda14398b3f28b5bfa0b6d2103c74) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RGBS03_zpsndxpv0bo.jpg.html)


(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRGBS04_zpsjhdzt2tb.jpg&hash=169e6edb1d14637b49378879c5fec0b3a9678770) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RGBS04_zpsjhdzt2tb.jpg.html)


Beginning to assemble the LEDs into segments:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRGBS05_zps4mdga6xg.jpg&hash=fb4f23ffec500822a93214174ae29e2be6584fa7) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RGBS05_zps4mdga6xg.jpg.html)

Main RGB string is done and in shrink wrap tube:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRGBS07_zpss1aaxgk5.jpg&hash=ace46206cc8502127858ec2d4c6f66eaa101a146) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RGBS07_zpss1aaxgk5.jpg.html)

Next it is time for the wiring:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRGBS08_zpshasyrgnt.jpg&hash=26c0a113daa86283ba96466dedfa9169067e131f) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RGBS08_zpshasyrgnt.jpg.html)

The red FOC string:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRGBS09_zpsatvezs5i.jpg&hash=2ebd37905aff11e98fa764c2208b3dc6d8928970) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RGBS09_zpsatvezs5i.jpg.html)

That red FOC string provides different FOC flash colors depending upon what color the blade is at any given time.
If the blade is blue, the red strip shows a purple flash. If the blade is green, the red strip shows a whitish yellow flash. Different effects for different colors of the blade.

Preparing the final wiring to the 8-Pin DIN:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRGBS10_zpsbrgyvwlk.jpg&hash=1c1fb653e625a1adf5bc5ea33207e1b5f844e636) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RGBS10_zpsbrgyvwlk.jpg.html)

Complete, wrapped, ready for testing before inserting into blade foam:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRGBS11_zps2gnk1c6w.jpg&hash=b4ae1d305b050d4632ec9f8672264bee54f307d5) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RGBS11_zps2gnk1c6w.jpg.html)

Segment test video:
RGB - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H6a7Ssa_4s)

RGB Slow Color Changing blade video:
RGB Slow Lightsaber for Crystal Focus LS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx4x4j0ehK4)

Very clear video of the effect of this blade:
RGB Slow Color Change Lightsaber String Blade for Plecter Labs Crystal Focus LS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qJh1DEct5A)


Main blade
110 5mm RGB 4 v 30 ma 30 degree viewing angle (modified)
Seriallel Class II 
FOC strip
69 3mm Red 45 degree viewing angle 50 ma 2.5 v
33 Inch blade
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on August 06, 2015, 01:08:39 PM
WHITE MAIN STRING BLADE #1 WITH GREEN FOC #2(SB#24) for STEVEN M via YouTube


Test of a half segment of LEDs:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1775_zpsbiufntle.jpg&hash=e21a73ad55361660571b7773a6852428959e3697) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1775_zpsbiufntle.jpg.html)

Assembling the main string blade segments:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1776_zps3jgokf8p.jpg&hash=26670e5d25053262422d3a4e7756e8aac96cae71) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1776_zps3jgokf8p.jpg.html)

A little more work and all the segments are in a row with the legs chopped and soldered:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1777_zpsdtguo61z.jpg&hash=5e6fff937b1d87ffa86d026e9c0ec0c308dc2ed8) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1777_zpsdtguo61z.jpg.html)

Slowly but surely: Inserting into the shrink tube (carefully, now)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1778_zpsginizk30.jpg&hash=588c8bf0e975e54b71c70c495bc05a87ce6bd632) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1778_zpsginizk30.jpg.html)

There we go! All wrapped and ready for wires:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1779_zpsqrvluvoi.jpg&hash=69b20e30fab85a422d4c1363821b8704f0ec6d76) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1779_zpsqrvluvoi.jpg.html)

And here we are all wired and a test of the FOC string while wired to the main blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FStevMclarenII_FOC_zpsqjdih917.jpg&hash=7237f0196adf933225515f23d8faa8c93903a8ed) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/StevMclarenII_FOC_zpsqjdih917.jpg.html)

And getting closer to the final steps... the wiring of the DIN plug to the blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FStevMclarenII_DIN_zpskbcpklmr.jpg&hash=4f0b0102f902a779784d678c3c6ce0a045aad93b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/StevMclarenII_DIN_zpskbcpklmr.jpg.html)

A short video of me using my tester to test this construction:
Cool White Lightsaber String Blade with Green FOC #2 Test 1 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwi-QKvD8TE)
That's some cool white goodness!!!

Main blade
120 5mm White 4 v 30 ma 75 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 
FOC strip
68 3mm Green 45 degree viewing angle 100 ma 3.8 v
37 Inch blade
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on August 24, 2015, 07:11:11 AM
3 EXPERIMENTAL STRING BLADES with WHITE FOC #1-3(SB#25-27)


Test of full segment of LEDs for blade #1 360 degree 5mm LEDs:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB360Seg1_zpsydznlabk.jpg&hash=f3db30d82eeba0407dc1e0393b9ed8c029b0d76b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB360Seg1_zpsydznlabk.jpg.html)

and a second full segment:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB360Seg2_zps1bopxkw4.jpg&hash=9c12aac6cce92e873b5298e32f4c7b01da50720e) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB360Seg2_zps1bopxkw4.jpg.html)

The fully wrapped main blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB360Blade01_zpsv2baszfd.jpg&hash=352f5e370f79c4ebeda0e211b67b1ecfe626c0a2) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB360Blade01_zpsv2baszfd.jpg.html)

For measurement's sake:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB360Blade02_zpsdhxdntwt.jpg&hash=4e17eabbc15b2bae2cee7c7b1fcdc8b63725f7b1) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB360Blade02_zpsdhxdntwt.jpg.html)

Wired, but we need to attach the modified DIN plug:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB360Blade03_zpsfrldbq3l.jpg&hash=a1ba2c39be5c0605c8db8875a6a795ed85da9514) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB360Blade03_zpsfrldbq3l.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB360Blade04_zpssj6snwi3.jpg&hash=641f55c3932d4f199a510a2bc5939b7e782b68b7) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB360Blade04_zpssj6snwi3.jpg.html)

There we go:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB360Blade05_zpsmumrlq8u.jpg&hash=2f55833d3e475914af5aeff72e4e7a2f2089069a) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB360Blade05_zpsmumrlq8u.jpg.html)

Boom! Fully encased!
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB360Blade06_zpss35cf2ho.jpg&hash=d3b3d06eb04029d973952dd97970e5593b52c206) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB360Blade06_zpss35cf2ho.jpg.html)

Straight as an arrow :)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB360Blade07_zpsbo5lhayp.jpg&hash=655b531f23304d496b921360a3a3c005ce3a9de4) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB360Blade07_zpsbo5lhayp.jpg.html)

Video:
August 25, 2015 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2n5UwNraz8)

August 25, 2015 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY7hxk6wCUQ)


EXPERIMENTAL BLADE #2: UV

30 Degree lens is no good. We need a different head on these... so onto sanding each one!!
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIMG_1938_zpsnb3wb61a.jpg&hash=17ad560d767b475a9c2e35e25a5670bc0ab376a3) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/IMG_1938_zpsnb3wb61a.jpg.html)

Ok so once we've sanded them all down,... I don't yet have a jig for this job.... so each one is not sanded uniformly. To maximize this blade technology we must separate the LEDs from longest to shortest, and use the longest ones for Segment #1 (the final segment farthest from the hilt), and the shortest LEDs for Segment #6 (the segment closest to the hilt; igniting first and turning off last) to achieve more of a 'flare' down at the hilt side just like a real lightsaber.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FUV_11_zpsqcyhz3ns.jpg&hash=902cf1848856982b567711e54dad4437a0f68ad6) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/UV_11_zpsqcyhz3ns.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FUV_12_zpspw8ytmjy.jpg&hash=7fc757a2f3a0c07f425b19b554ed1133a18449c4) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/UV_12_zpspw8ytmjy.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FUV_13_zpsfvks0wof.jpg&hash=35ae090aaf3b066b766a5e95b18678f67983ef14) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/UV_13_zpsfvks0wof.jpg.html)

After that is done, start at segment #1:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FUV_14_zps8behvhsw.jpg&hash=d2ac396e37bec8830b793c4d85cf36007cd0e9a1) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/UV_14_zps8behvhsw.jpg.html)

Three segments together:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FUV_15_zpspamvch12.jpg&hash=3cdd79a0ba2a53b52d25dbf34f02198e5ac0169b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/UV_15_zpspamvch12.jpg.html)

Testing the fourth segment:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FUV_16_zpsbjdp7u60.jpg&hash=2449d3c85f211728488ea40c0017301bd69675e1) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/UV_16_zpsbjdp7u60.jpg.html)

All tests performed at maximum 80% peak power. In-hilt tests performed at 50% power for the safety of the LEDs.
These particular LEDs are UV rated, so most of the spectrum is invisible to the human eye. This makes it difficult to test the LEDs, but you can see that all the LED's are visibly 'on'.

Here is the main blade without the FOC strip attached and not yet wired:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FUV_17_zpssawwgdwj.jpg&hash=0a80728f12a820dd1b9558a12b9342b02626e856) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/UV_17_zpssawwgdwj.jpg.html)

The main strip partially wired:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FUV_18_zpsoee7sa6v.jpg&hash=c1a6bb8f55acb9af023e47208d39e993330e0a7b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/UV_18_zpsoee7sa6v.jpg.html)

The main LED strip is wired (above the FOC strip in the photo), and here is the FOC strip being tested:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FUV_19_zpsxbkn4fmu.jpg&hash=49115cc6c504fe3f0010322f02312bb75ccb3cce) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/UV_19_zpsxbkn4fmu.jpg.html)

All wrapped up together, I'm readying this project for the DIN plug:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FUV_20_zps5l1u9g1c.jpg&hash=a7109f28201d8797fcfd7561ff4a31966437cf1d) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/UV_20_zps5l1u9g1c.jpg.html)

All finished! Here is the video (again, powered at 50% and the light is not all visible with our eye)
Experimental Lightsaber String Blade: UV and Unseen Spectrums - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shGdhGfKbBk)


EXPERIMENTAL BLADE #3: 120 Degree Lens Royal Blue


Half segment test (amazing brightness!)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_11_zpseuoyek7h.jpg&hash=df0fbb0416d6cbca8c3bdbfc4028e57d29f128e2) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_11_zpseuoyek7h.jpg.html)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_12_zpsq3qp2a2z.jpg&hash=e7fde6e4f7333b2ff54a7caaefa4c7f363a7be7a) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_12_zpsq3qp2a2z.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_13_zpsasunrlon.jpg&hash=6256c09259c8ec2e3e32781e05f1f51dc1d0aa6f) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_13_zpsasunrlon.jpg.html)

All half-segments, unsoldered, unwired:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_14_zps42fcdw2a.jpg&hash=7efcae07ec4aae27698331b03a8768e96d422e30) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_14_zps42fcdw2a.jpg.html)

A full lit segment:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_15_zpsumcggrok.jpg&hash=4f3059405678e3140c6f75fed8bb2d37c18a4811) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_15_zpsumcggrok.jpg.html)

All segments complete, soldered, and lined up (unwrapped, unwired):
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_16_zpsvpbzvkfm.jpg&hash=4b0580147f298a7057a58adddbb6b8859d2e8262) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_16_zpsvpbzvkfm.jpg.html)

Now we need to assemble the DIN plug:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_17_zpsjzd7jedb.jpg&hash=5a2d098ddcb6c6f28653474e7c1acca5afc51a57) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_17_zpsjzd7jedb.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_18_zpswpqppdvf.jpg&hash=0cf7ee947a941db19b600c7bdf038b25640296b7) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_18_zpswpqppdvf.jpg.html)

Ok. Ready for the blade test:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_19_zps6wjaet3j.jpg&hash=1a23f455f1174c6803b6e02f2bdd5a4504b97aff) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_19_zps6wjaet3j.jpg.html)

It worked! So the final shrink wrap section goes on to hold the DIN firmly:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_20_zpsikf1jmtp.jpg&hash=e16f6f0994a906c7eeb2bbef1e6918861dc7d6ab) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_20_zpsikf1jmtp.jpg.html)

Good for another test:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue120_21_zpstc6ixeuq.jpg&hash=9adc0e9c282221ea92ac3eb4072d211af081a7b1) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue120_21_zpstc6ixeuq.jpg.html)

Video tests:

#1: Experimental Lightsaber String Blade #3 Royal Blue 5mm LEDs Test #1 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOyYr2wHpQA)

#2: Experimental Lightsaber String Blade #3 Royal Blue 5mm LEDs Test #2 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGc6ds6HVVk)


FOC String Assembly Photos:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2F3FOCStrings00_zpsj03yjojz.jpg&hash=f77993b1846c90eae62e7496a97e7a816c67dd6b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/3FOCStrings00_zpsj03yjojz.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2F3FOCStrings01_zpsvwizq8e7.jpg&hash=da22d97a9fcd47e2ca75de046d21d87ef2f3e9c2) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/3FOCStrings01_zpsvwizq8e7.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2F3FOCStrings02_zpsujtbsm8q.jpg&hash=6371c3b2457976d196bc73158f759b0c4ae102e6) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/3FOCStrings02_zpsujtbsm8q.jpg.html)


Testing each LED string before shrink tubing them:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2F3FOCStrings03_zpsaldb75ua.jpg&hash=d198b9ddb97c9c60bc9cfc5a141c8f337f9f3c2c) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/3FOCStrings03_zpsaldb75ua.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2F3FOCStrings04_zps3tamnjiy.jpg&hash=dcbf4b8f0d69ab26587b3e2a3776fb7e16bd4b2f) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/3FOCStrings04_zps3tamnjiy.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2F3FOCStrings05_zpslb3bb9yq.jpg&hash=004ebb077f414dffebf079b3375828581ff68433) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/3FOCStrings05_zpslb3bb9yq.jpg.html)

Experimental Blade #1 Specs:

Main blade
106 5mm Blue 3v 462nm 360 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 
FOC strip
82 3mm Cool White 45 degree viewing angle 100 ma 3.9v
34 Inch blade


Experimental Blade #2 Specs:

Main blade
120 5mm UV 4v 400nm 30 degree modified viewing angle 100 ma
Seriallel Class II 
FOC strip
90 3mm Cool White 45 degree viewing angle 100 ma 3.9v
36.5 Inch blade


Experimental Blade #3 Specs:

Main blade
106 5mm Blue 3.3v 470nm 120 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 
FOC strip
83 3mm Cool White 45 degree viewing angle 100 ma 3.9v
35 Inch blade
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: Greywolf on August 24, 2015, 12:31:32 PM
Your string blades are awesome!

Did you see the hint that VV will soon carry fluorescense enhanced saber blades?
Overdriven CREE XP-E2 LED Sabers & Fluorescence Enhanced Saber Blades (http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=47222.msg619011#msg619011)

I wager that combining those with your strings might be a blast ^-^
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on August 26, 2015, 11:48:55 AM
Your string blades are awesome!

Did you see the hint that VV will soon carry fluorescense enhanced saber blades?
Overdriven CREE XP-E2 LED Sabers & Fluorescence Enhanced Saber Blades (http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=47222.msg619011#msg619011)

I wager that combining those with your strings might be a blast ^-^

Thank you!!

Fingers crossed. We will see what happens.
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on September 08, 2015, 07:44:47 AM
EXPERIMENTAL STRING BLADE #4 with BLUE FOC #1-3(SB#28)


Test of half segment of LEDs:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB_3604_1_zpszasci3hd.jpg&hash=e97b3cdeb9ffdae606fd86394c50b639e1a03951) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB_3604_1_zpszasci3hd.jpg.html)

Here is the FOC strip completed and fired up for the first time at about 70% power:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB_3604_2_zps500bkyl0.jpg&hash=9085045dfabe0dd7a0d1eb1c40929f93ace4ed37) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB_3604_2_zps500bkyl0.jpg.html)

Main blade is wired, but we need to attach the modified DIN plug:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB_3604_3_zpsvooq6vho.jpg&hash=7ef6867e53960c1d7b3e861daad9ce688e6837de) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB_3604_3_zpsvooq6vho.jpg.html)

All ready and wrapped for testing:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB_3604_4_zps5itsg1n2.jpg&hash=406f4f9719e3744a542be41d009704966fa5fb2f) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB_3604_4_zps5itsg1n2.jpg.html)

Ready and complete:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FRB_3604_5_zpssjo6ayge.jpg&hash=25a318a0bd8620f70e1944f27ea3fce08aa60909) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/RB_3604_5_zpssjo6ayge.jpg.html)

Video test:
Experimental Lightsaber Blade #4: Royal Blue 360 with Blue FOC Test #1 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG2pl11qp7A)

Video tests inside the chemically enhanced blade (Special thanks to the Photonic Bladesmith for discovering and researching this for the Lightsaber Community, Thank you to LUMINARA UNDULI who turned me on to the idea of combining this with a string blade, Thank you to Tim at the Custom Saber Shop for stocking and selling these blade tubes at an affordable price so anyone can build their own Photon Blade :) ):

Chemically Enhanced Lightsaber Blade in Lighted Room Scenario Test #1 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZW_Jt9jp-s)

Chemically Enhanced Lightsaber Blade in Darkened Room Scenario Test #2 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDufvAQfQ0M)

Chemically Enhanced Lightsaber Blade: Test #3 Darkened Space - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_uL0KxRs1A)

Chemically Enhanced Lightsaber Blade: Test #3 Daylight Entering Room - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYb1SDoOHuY)

Check out some photos of me with the blade in front of a window. Usually, this would be a bad way to take a photo of a lightsaber blade, but with these new Chemically-Enhanced blades, they look great even in bright conditions:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FChem103_zpsgswv1aqa.jpg&hash=a7034514d0ec100249a5d821ab4175348489a566) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Chem103_zpsgswv1aqa.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FChem104_zpsoogvs7jq.jpg&hash=84ce64411744715d090030a57dd13882cbd7a011) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Chem104_zpsoogvs7jq.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FChem102_zpsi0zorifj.jpg&hash=77ed9148888f8950392dada8d5517084612600cc) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Chem102_zpsi0zorifj.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FChem101_zpscx4d1yzj.jpg&hash=633f4c87dad00ec051f38d02c52969f28219f182) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Chem101_zpscx4d1yzj.jpg.html)

This is a really good shot of the way the blade REALLY looks in real life:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FChem100_zpsggkqalgd.jpg&hash=ea0529544bff542053716d8d42dcda7839c50101) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Chem100_zpsggkqalgd.jpg.html)
You can see the neon style edges and the hue of the center part of the blade. Very cool and new green color.

Hear my layman's explanation of how this works:
Explained: Chemically Enchanced Lightsaber String Blade for Plecter Labs CF LS - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2E-qkxY2lE)


Experimental Blade #4 Specs:

Main blade
108 5mm Blue 3v 462nm 360 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II 
FOC strip
80 3mm Blue 45 degree viewing angle 100 ma 4v
Makoto foam
TCSS Inner Diffuser Lining for 1 inch thin walled blades
TCSS Photon Chemically Enhanced blade tube for 1 inch thin walls
34.5 Inch blade
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on October 05, 2015, 01:22:50 PM
COLOR COMBINATION STRING BLADE: ICE (SB#29)


No more joking around. Two strips of LEDs. 108 Cool White 5mm LEDs alongside 110 Blue 3mm LEDs. Trying to get that 'white core' effect:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIce1_zpsrqh6md6f.jpg&hash=6b994796bb60ac9d1629d1502aaa96f00f300cb0) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Ice1_zpsrqh6md6f.jpg.html)

Wrapping the two Seriallel Class II strings together. Careful to make sure these two LED types are very close in their power requirements:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIce2_zps6iga9ipp.jpg&hash=45c1b665d5ca2a9f9442020a38e138821123049d) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Ice2_zps6iga9ipp.jpg.html)

It's a delicate job. But somebody's got to do it.

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIce3_zpsg0pnqar9.jpg&hash=ac1e7cd984b28e6d7cbf818dcca16ef0d7a886c1) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Ice3_zpsg0pnqar9.jpg.html)

Setting up a critical stage: The wiring of the DIN connector:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIce4_zpsafaefch4.jpg&hash=e33b622149902c1830225844f5fd89deb04d25fc) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Ice4_zpsafaefch4.jpg.html)

All done and ready for testing, then to the inside of it's foam tube.

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FIce5_zpsgueirv8t.jpg&hash=376bd8567ab51f2262cbc31478e564b4888b5f23) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Ice5_zpsgueirv8t.jpg.html)

Tried this one in a Photon tube from TCSS. The effect was similar to straight Blue LEDs in a Photon blade. Very bright and fairly even although I could see some spots from the color differences here. I liked the effect in the white tube from TCSS the best instead of Photon or clear. This blade looks a lot like the ESB blue. Really happy with this Corran Horn style color.


Video test:
Ice String Blade Test - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu3wU7UmVD4)

Video test complete and inside my lightsaber:

Ice, Ice Baby - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p1-F3nyTYE)



Ice Blade Specs:

Main blade
108 5mm Cool White 4v 695nm 45 degree viewing angle
COMBINED TOGETHER WITH
110 3mm Blue 4v 495nm 30 degree viewing angle
for a total of 218 super bright LEDs for main blade
Seriallel Class II 
Makoto foam
TCSS Inner Diffuser Lining for 1 inch thin walled blades
TCSS trans white blade tube for 1 inch thin walls
TCSS clear bullet tip
37 Inch blade (35 inches exposed blade)




CLASSIC RED II for SITH MAGISTRATE LIGHTSABER (SB#30)
  This blade has been destroyed

These are 8mm fat ultra bright high power red LEDs:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FClassicRedII_1_zpsdclqwknn.jpg&hash=4ecc3208b5700695dfe7362f3e71cdb6a3165e80) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/ClassicRedII_1_zpsdclqwknn.jpg.html)

Lining them up, stringing them together is Seriallel Class III for warm colors:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FClassicRedII_2_zpskxmcm1sj.jpg&hash=8e2d0ebc48ef85bb85895635ab97df13ccf07913) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/ClassicRedII_2_zpskxmcm1sj.jpg.html)

Wiring them all together:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FClassicRedII_3_zpsiyydpdck.jpg&hash=621711e685aaea6d5186e015c3a718953cfdc0de) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/ClassicRedII_3_zpsiyydpdck.jpg.html)

Let's get the DIN plug attached so we can go home:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FClassicRedII_4_zpscrgddbjw.jpg&hash=c6987fd2a3f44d1c1dbbd0515e3c1299fe438051) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/ClassicRedII_4_zpscrgddbjw.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FClassicRedII_5_zpsuyg3lftr.jpg&hash=46bd78792069d89c89d2401412fb04f622139baa) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/ClassicRedII_5_zpsuyg3lftr.jpg.html)

Here it is all wrapped, wired, DIN attached. Now, for the next hour, I will sweat on getting this squeezed into closed cell foam. Open cell is for panzies.

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FClassicRedII_6_zpspcxqfauq.jpg&hash=7a6e8284b0eea991a55a09b992a9455a7d452525) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/ClassicRedII_6_zpspcxqfauq.jpg.html)

Tried this one in a Photon tube as well. The color was... still red!! It seemed just as bright and no brighter. I actually liked this inside the trans white blade also, so that is what I went with.


Video test:

Classic Red II Test #1 Lightsaber String Blade - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CuuXQqNzyA)

Ice Blade Specs:

Main blade
72 8mm Red 2.1v 395nm 100ma 360 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class III
Makoto foam
TCSS Inner Diffuser Lining for 1 inch thin walled blades
TCSS trans white blade tube for 1 inch thin walls
TCSS clear bullet tip
35 Inch blade (33inches exposed blade)




TATOOINE SUN SWORD 12mm COOL WHITE LED STRING + PHOTONIC BLADE(SB#31)


Check out how big these 12mm LEDs are. I show them here next to some similarly colored 5mm LEDs:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2F12mmWhite01_zps9ug90vck.jpg&hash=9026bf2aae41d4ff3c514fa3a0c771c1948fdd79) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/12mmWhite01_zps9ug90vck.jpg.html)


Here is the monster string of these LEDs which will be wired in Seriallel Class II:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2F12mmWhite03_zpsdzchzalb.jpg&hash=11a24138921f7f0b3495deb8b48e8e9ed8f559b4) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/12mmWhite03_zpsdzchzalb.jpg.html)

Here is the 12mm blade wrapped in the first layer of shrink:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2F12mmWhite04_zpsfkhcfkr4.jpg&hash=40551a9d5598576fc1272f46bbe53b9ea1efe047) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/12mmWhite04_zpsfkhcfkr4.jpg.html)

Video:

Worlds First Photonic Lightsaber String Blade Using 12mm LEDs - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-x2Rzzjio8)

Full Video Explanation and Comparison between another Photon color:

Explained: 12mm Photonic Lightsaber Segmented String Blade for Crystal Focus LS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKjMBDOLSJk)


Blade Specs:

Main blade
52 12mm Cool White 3.5v 700nm 100ma 360 degree viewing angle
Seriallel Class II
Multi-layer shrink wrap
TCSS Inner Diffuser Lining for 1 inch thin walled blades
TCSS Photonic blade tube for 1 inch thin walls
TCSS cloudy white rounded tip
34 Inch blade (32 inches exposed blade)
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: Mr.Sir on October 10, 2015, 11:31:00 PM
Ive been looking at a lot of Space Windus work with these string blades for CF LS and have decided that when its time to get my first bright string blade saber i will be ordering one from him. Just the care and amount of work i see has persuaded me and will be well worth the price for the blade.

 Keep it up man!
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on October 27, 2015, 07:50:21 AM
Ive been looking at a lot of Space Windus work with these string blades for CF LS and have decided that when its time to get my first bright string blade saber i will be ordering one from him. Just the care and amount of work i see has persuaded me and will be well worth the price for the blade.

 Keep it up man!

Thank you buddy!

Check out this new combination string blade (2 strings of LEDs for mixed main blade):

COLOR COMBINATION STRING BLADE: PLATINUM (SB#32)


The idea here is to try and obtain a 'white core'. I wanted to make a color like Luke's lightsaber looks in ANH original theatrical version. I know they may have cleaned up the saber effects for the Blu Ray release, but the original movie had a whitish-teal colored blade instead of the straight blue Anakin has in Episode III. This Platinum combination string blade for the Plecter Labs Crystal Focus LS is my attempt at recreating the lighting effects from Star Wars: A New Hope.

We've got to start somewhere, right? The 5mm Cool White LEDs seem as good a place as any:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum01_zpsqxhihsvp.jpg&hash=2bc314ecf166b0d965c4d22e5896a8d5d2f13e0d) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum01_zpsqxhihsvp.jpg.html)

Now you can see the side-by-side strings coming together. The 3mm Seriallel Class II string of Aqua LEDs is starting to form underneath the 5mm Cool Whites:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum02_zps3muz92xx.jpg&hash=15a3e5b164fd31a37fae3b6325a935ff7d8e2e44) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum02_zps3muz92xx.jpg.html)


Ooh, pretty. A complete segment of Aqua 3mm LEDs:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum03_zpszla3pxtn.jpg&hash=95db72ceedfde6e1a70b004c84f872f733490e78) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum03_zpszla3pxtn.jpg.html)

And now I must wrap each segment individually... we don't want any wires touching each other in the blade!

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum04_zpslizs2ozm.jpg&hash=a0801f46ecdbbb1813f29dd5f9a3f57a659390e3) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum04_zpslizs2ozm.jpg.html)

Ok so the white blade is fully wrapped for strength here. Like I said above, the teal segments must be wrapped as individual segments so as not to touch the other main blade when I press these into a Platinum sandwich:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum05_zpsueo20oe3.jpg&hash=d515d3100e743f8d4f5567f4596de0de6afc6fa6) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum05_zpsueo20oe3.jpg.html)

Sweet reward! PLATINUM!!!

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum06_zpsziisuour.jpg&hash=c04f5bf4f5b789fb375a37b99ce767009f9ce399) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum06_zpsziisuour.jpg.html)


And now for wire, wire, and more wire:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum07_zpsx3myyoca.jpg&hash=07af92c65df2661a638aec696af2758921d27bce) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum07_zpsx3myyoca.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum08_zpsec0sgutr.jpg&hash=fbd1bc6a4fed223f751386a046b1c46b8445b6d9) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum08_zpsec0sgutr.jpg.html)

Above you can see the bridges I make to connect the two segments to each other. Yes, there is a lot of wire, but we severely reduced the amount required by bridging with the LED legs when we can. That's what planning ahead does for you. Don't cut those LED legs until you are sure you don't need them:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum09_zpstyesbwra.jpg&hash=572356b8517a1f47005ae1331ffd79dca0e97707) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum09_zpstyesbwra.jpg.html)

Fully wrapped together:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum10_zps3e1czdgo.jpg&hash=b8947a0418b12da118425f412ed23d473dd1cf2f) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum10_zps3e1czdgo.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FPlatinum11_zpsxonfvzp6.jpg&hash=aacf0b24e109c648d14ddb91b2d0afb54e643956) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Platinum11_zpsxonfvzp6.jpg.html)


Video test:
Platinum Lightsaber String Blade Test - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XRdP7kZQ0w)

Video test complete and inside my lightsaber (looks a bit greener in this video than it really appears):

Platinum Lightsaber String Blade for Plecter Labs CF LS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgoCSwClLI4)

This video shows a truer color for how it appears:

Platinum Lightsaber String Blade for Plecter Labs CF LS Completion Test #2 - (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpdxXHfNO-o)


Please check back here soon because I'll be making a video explaining more about my Ice and Platinum combination blades as well as upcoming Viridian and Electrum combination blades.
Like Doc Oc says in Spiderman: "The power of the sun in the palm of my hand!" Thank you Plecter Labs


Platinum Blade Specs:

Main blade
120 5mm Cool White 4v 695nm 45 degree viewing angle
COMBINED TOGETHER WITH
120 3mm Aqua 4v 505nm 18 degree viewing angle MODIFIED VIA SANDING
for a total of 240 super bright LEDs for main blade!
Seriallel Class II 
Makoto foam
TCSS Inner Diffuser Lining for 1 inch thin walled blades
TCSS trans white blade tube for 1 inch thin walls
TCSS clear bullet tip
35.5 Inch blade (33 inches exposed blade)


Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on November 06, 2015, 11:29:11 AM
This video might be worth a look for people into Photon blades and also people who like yellow blades for their sabers:

Explained: 12mm Photonic Lightsaber Segmented String Blade for Crystal Focus LS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKjMBDOLSJk)
Title: Re: String Blades for Crystal Focus LS: Examples of Some Different LEDs Used
Post by: EXAR KUN on November 15, 2015, 06:34:44 PM
This one is quite possibly my finest blade.

I made it for Motown on these forums.

I used three new techniques on this blade to make it the best ever. I am constantly finding better methods to make the blades smoother and stronger.

This uses 108 5mm 360 degree Blue LEDs for Main blade and
90 3mm 45 degree Cool White LEDs for FOC

An example of a segment (not fully powered):
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue360II_01_zpsr9vz6z7q.jpg&hash=48eb7f4ca9489572893f5c20c8a7a52c6abf0f1f) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue360II_01_zpsr9vz6z7q.jpg.html)

Constructing the main blade:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue360II_02_zpsbfgwhhbu.jpg&hash=32fb430f38aab4f54c485983751aa2f29361bdeb) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue360II_02_zpsbfgwhhbu.jpg.html)

The main blade wrapped:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue360II_03_zpsqxkqviip.jpg&hash=d410814de8ca81ec70ffb930063a3e87ce923d4b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue360II_03_zpsqxkqviip.jpg.html)

Making the FOC strip alongside the main blade:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue360II_04_zpssd7javfq.jpg&hash=dd63365cb0f800c31fea33c359944d8da356bc6b) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue360II_04_zpssd7javfq.jpg.html) (https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue360II_05_zps5kklafxu.jpg&hash=765b9e1d97cc9b288da9b9e1c1876a033f8f037d) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue360II_05_zps5kklafxu.jpg.html)

Here's the blade wrapped up with the FOC strip:

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue360II_07_zpsnfgw3nhv.jpg&hash=c30690ffeb4b208b85ce4975615cd1aa75103b60) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue360II_07_zpsnfgw3nhv.jpg.html)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue360II_08_zpsg60jympe.jpg&hash=ea4bb17ae405fe58318ad12d2d5d01105092d5a8) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue360II_08_zpsg60jympe.jpg.html)

(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue360II_09_zpstkurlazk.jpg&hash=92ddb71f9ae3d3b01c0bb4b5d760594d329197a4) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue360II_09_zpstkurlazk.jpg.html)

Here it is all done:
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1008.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf202%2FSpaceWindu%2FBlue360II_10_zpsahqzaiu2.jpg&hash=9e60bd17e3b0a4069a7749e5bd8884bbc1e49df2) (http://s1008.photobucket.com/user/SpaceWindu/media/Blue360II_10_zpsahqzaiu2.jpg.html)

Video of the first test of this completed blade, not yet in foam or its blade tube:

5mm Blue LEDs Segmented Lightsaber String Blade with White Flash on Clash (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgCZrMq6G5I)

Testing the final blade:

Blue Segmented Lightsaber String Blade for Plecter Labs Crystal Focus LS Night (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc0ocwL2oVM)

Blue Segmented Lightsaber String Blade for Plecter Labs Crystal Focus LS DayTest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV6t6sK3Cek)

Blue Segmented Lightsaber String Blade for Plecter Labs Crystal Focus LS DayTest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy75oji2sRU)