2saberjedi
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Post by 2saberjedi on Dec 31, 2006 4:24:43 GMT -5
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idk how but my friends messed up my darth maul saber this blows
the blade will start to flicker on and off after 3min of being turned on. . . well im just gonna have to send it into ultrasabers now
but what color blades?
May The Force Be With You
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Post by Olos Nay on Dec 31, 2006 6:01:31 GMT -5
As stupid as it may sound... Have you tried to change the batteries?
now if you decide to change its MRFX blades to luxeon via ultrasaber, I'd suggest you get them in a Jedi color like green, cyan or blue. Would make a nice saber set.
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Post by vortextwist on Dec 31, 2006 10:16:05 GMT -5
you could just buy the conversion kit and do it yourself. I did my vader with a kid from www.thecustomsabershop.com and they had a tutorial on how to do it. I beleive they have one for the maul also. I took mine apart and it was easy.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Jan 3, 2007 22:50:22 GMT -5
As stupid as it may sound... Have you tried to change the batteries? Um... yeah--- good suggestion. Do that! (Heehee... are you referring to a recent incedent with my saber, Olos?)
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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 4, 2007 0:01:39 GMT -5
Not particularly, but yes... You know - I've worked in tech support before. First things to check are the obvious ones. "is the computer still plugged in? does it has network access? is it connected to the router?" are common questions regarding "I cannot read my emails" I quickly learned about MRFX that they never act the same way with weak batteries - what seams like broken can be a lack of power. Too bad, I'd have loved to open one up
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Jan 4, 2007 16:52:43 GMT -5
Batteries... duh, I did the same thing.... I got Obi-Wan for Christmas (a nice surprise) and turned it on with my Anakin and wondered, "why is my Anakin so dull looking?" I assumed that it was just being an older generation of sabers, but I was really disappointed b/c the Anakin is still my favorite and I didn't want it to be "outshone" (pun intended). But it also looked liked I had more LEDs burned out, and I was pretty ticked off. Then I realized the Anakin saber's batteries had been in since before Labor Day! It didn't seem all that dull by itself, but in comparison to the new batteries, it made a WORLD of difference. So do check the batteries. But if you do want to do a conversion, Ultra Sabers did my Maul conversion -- to green -- and I was very pleased. It really does look good and very generic (I did a different pommel), which is good to accompany a generic costume. I have it on my "to do" list this W/E to take some pictures.... overdue project....
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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 5, 2007 1:19:53 GMT -5
Kryy Jacobi do you have pics of the generic pommel you made, I find this to be very interesting - MRFX mods...
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Jan 5, 2007 13:29:22 GMT -5
Yes -- it's made from black rubber and plastic plumbing parts and a metal "stopper" from Lowe's -- I can take pictures of the individual pieces involved if you would like. Actually it's all glued to itself but fits over (sort of "stretches over") the connector piece (that connects the two individual Mauls) so I didn't glue anything to the original saber itself.
In other words, I can take everything off and have the original saber (but converted of course).
Would you like me to post here or in the "show and tell" thread?
Lunch time over, back to work.... :-)
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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 5, 2007 14:01:12 GMT -5
Could you start a thread about it in the "lightsaber hilt" section?
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Jan 7, 2007 21:41:20 GMT -5
Done! :-)
[ftp]http://apfoister.proboards9.com/index.cgi?board=Hilts&action=display&n=1&thread=3748&page=1[/ftp]
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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 8, 2007 13:37:10 GMT -5
Thanks.
I like how it completes the saber and gives an upright clipping position.
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Post by Kryy Jacobi on Jan 8, 2007 17:42:44 GMT -5
Thank you! And I hope it will be a help to others. :-)
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Post by Olos Nay on Jan 9, 2007 12:50:51 GMT -5
Oh, I believe it will. Its always good to see what others do, it gives ideas
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2saberjedi
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Post by 2saberjedi on Jan 25, 2007 18:05:42 GMT -5
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ya i figured out that the aaa's where the problem haha man was my face red...and no it wasnt stupid lol sumtime the easy way is the last thing u thing of
May The Force Be With You
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Jan 25, 2007 20:35:43 GMT -5
When in doubt... check the battery! LOL... yes, I just had my cell phone fail on me... it was working and had bars and everything, but it wasn't sending or receiving calls. When I finally met up with my husband (we were meeting for dinner in NYC), he said... just take out the battery and put it back in, then see if it works... and it did! Lessons to be learned from lightsabers....
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