FX Yoda Disassembly Tutorial

[Red Five]

When taking apart a Yoda, there's one vital key...
You must drill out the pin in Step 1. If you attempt to tap it out you will ruin the motion sensor.


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Step 1: Drill out the pin oppostie the black knob seen below.
A good tip is to tape the surrounding area incase you slip with the drillbit.


Step 2: Carefully pry off the plate surrounding the switch.


Step 3: Next take out the two screws holding the switchbox on.
Then unscrew the third screw and slide the "clamp" up to reveal a hidden pin. Simply tap it out.


Step 4: Unscrew the black knob. Now the electronics can be pulled out.


Step 5: Remove the metal guard to reveal a large pin. Turn the saber over and tap this out.


Step 6: All that's left is to tap out two tiny pins that hold the blade holder to the soundboard chamber.


Full disassembly




I'd like to give a shout out to Ti-el_terall, whom I learned from.

[Guskenobi]

dude your my hero!

yoda lux here i come!

[Red Five]

A yoda lux? Have you seen Do-Clo's converted Yoda?

[Guskenobi]

yeah that guy does some nice work

I have one of his hasbro converted dooku's to lux

they are kinda big and im not a fan of the hasbro sound but it makes the set complete!

[LANDO CALRISSIAN]

I like this, great job. However befor I do this one which I would love to do, where and how do you put the LUX LED? I can't see any room.

Lando

[Guskenobi]

im thinking you would almost have to put it as close to the board as possible. ill have to dig out the calipers when i got the yoda apart and see exactly how much room there is there.
or maybe do-clo could drop a trade secret ;) or two! haha

[Red Five]

where and how do you put the LUX LED? I can't see any room.

Because there isn't any, you have to have a custom blade holder. You need at least an inch for blade depth so the emitter will have to be elongated. You'll want more if you plan on heavy dueling.

[Guskenobi]

i dunno ive been looking at do-clo's pic of his and it doesn't look like he has added that much to his emitter end piece for sure maybe like a half an inch if that.
it just doesnt sit as far in the hilt  is all so most of the adding is done on the bottom half

[Red Five]

Let me fix my post up above as it doesn't read all that clearly, I didn't mean it needed to be elongated an inch. Just that you need at least and inch for blade depth.

[Guskenobi]

yeah i edited mine too. haha! ;D

it think it could be very easily do able to convert it for non dueling... its too small for me to get a good grip on anyways.

[LANDO CALRISSIAN]

Has anyone contacted Do-Clo yet to see if he will make his custom blade holder available?

Lando

[Guskenobi]

i dunno but im in for at least one if he does!

[Ti-el_terall]

100000x better than mine :) Great job, easy to follow, and nicely done!

[Red Five]

100000x better than mine :) Great job, easy to follow, and nicely done!

Thanks Ti-el, I couldn't have done it without you.

[Rhyen Skytracker]

Great tutorial.  I couldn't figure out how to get the pin out until I saw your tutorial.  I will be making sever Yoda blade holders if anyone is interested.  I will probally make about 5 of them.

Thanks,

Wade
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