OK so here is a quick disassembly and or conversion for the Luke ANH
I don’t use a new metal blade holder but retain the old plastic cosmetic parts
Unscrew bottom and remove battery pack
Gently remove graflex pins at the emitter end of the saber using needle-nose pliers
Remove red button with eyeglass screwdriver. Be Careful not to scratch the silver knob
Remove screw located under Button
using the eyeglass screw driver remove the housing around the red button
It’s a real pain so go gently and carefully
Remove glass eye with eyeglass screwdriver. Be Careful not to scratch the silver knob
Remove screw located under glass eye
Again using the eyeglass screw driver remove the housing around the glass eye
It’s a real pain so go gently and carefully
GENTLY remove flat screw
Remove flat screw on switch box and gently pull of activator switch
Unscrew two philps head screws on the clamp and remove
Its best to hold the screws on the back with you thumb
Also turning the clamp so it goes around the bunny ears is easiest to take the clamp off
Next remove the 2 screws holding the switch on
Pull gently on the switch and cut the switch off the board you can solder the wires back together later. Be sure and leave enough wire to do this.
Gently pull out the saber insides from the top
Remove Pin using small punch
Remove Board housing from plastic blade holder . I do this by ever so gently lifting the black “lip” over the tiny pin as they do not drive in.
Remove plastic blade holder by going up the blade.
Now you have to remove the blade pin
Use a dremel tool to clear enough blade away from the pin to remove with pliers
(on my first conversion I used a knife and ended up with 3 stitches in my thumb. I came home and the pin nearly fell out haha)
Take the cosmetic plastic blade holder and cut off the bottom section right under the second ridge.
smooth out the cut.
Solder the wires to the led
tuck the sensor in the sound board housing
Put an o ring around the led housing.
Slide it all back in the hilt.
then reattach the switch
Make sure when you put the cosmetic piece back in its fairly tight
Completely put it all back together and You should have a converted LUKE ANH