Post by Olos Nay on May 10, 2009 19:25:04 GMT -5
When I started building luxeon saber, way before they luxeon hype we know nowaday, there was not much tools for customization as we have right now. The help we could get from the big yellow box and that's about it. The plasma sabers were just about dead, master replicas had a brand new FX saber with EL blade...
... and Light Tech industries had a sound "module" that was ment to be added to existing lightsaber; while being self powered. (they don't exist anymore)
I had been in contact with a certain "corbin das" who was working out drivers, and had decided at the time to not make my own, but something was still missing in the equation; adding sound. So that "sound module" they had at light tech seamed at the time to be the best thing for any saber hobyist projects... except I never could contact them asking if there would be a way to pair that with the upcoming corbin drivers...
Years after, I make my own luxeon controller, and Master Leda gave me this piece of custom saber electronics archeleogy
Leda was one of the rare person to get her hands on one of these, but it didn't work out too good for her...
Soooo.... I started to give a look at these beasts.
First thing you'll notice, they are self powered... by 3 button cell.
problem with that is that the batteries needs be fresh otherwise the electronics will fail and control won't be good on the saber module.
Now... these are intended as "SOUND ONLY"... so I will want to try to integrate this with one of my luxeon controller.... I therefore decided to start digging inside the module, and took pictures in the process, I figured some people might be interested in the same info which is why I am posting... even if most of us were not even in this hobby when these stopped being produced. lol.
the speaker is suboptimal.
However, the module itself create a nice rich sound - which can be amplified by a better resonnance chamber on the exit of the pommel...
here's the bottom of the PCB
and the top
notice the chip-blurb?
the board includes a hit sensor similar to what's made nowaday, and a tilt sensor for the swing. That module was very advanced despite being one of the earliest models out there - there's several swing SFX, several clash SFX, humm, extension and retraction sounds.
it even had an audio jack to plug an external FM transmitter
that can be good for conventions or presentation - full blast sound from a huge sound system! lol.
PLAN: I intend to connect this to my luxeon controller...
replace the 3 cell by the output "piggy back" power from my controller.
Steal the hit signal from the sound board
a DPDT latching switch for powering both electronics at once.
in theory, that could work and make an advanced light system paired with the oldest sound board I know of...
BONUS
here's a comparison picture with an OM acerocker OWK pommel that is TCSS compatible, to compare size with TCSS
opinions?
... and Light Tech industries had a sound "module" that was ment to be added to existing lightsaber; while being self powered. (they don't exist anymore)
I had been in contact with a certain "corbin das" who was working out drivers, and had decided at the time to not make my own, but something was still missing in the equation; adding sound. So that "sound module" they had at light tech seamed at the time to be the best thing for any saber hobyist projects... except I never could contact them asking if there would be a way to pair that with the upcoming corbin drivers...
Years after, I make my own luxeon controller, and Master Leda gave me this piece of custom saber electronics archeleogy
Leda was one of the rare person to get her hands on one of these, but it didn't work out too good for her...
Soooo.... I started to give a look at these beasts.
First thing you'll notice, they are self powered... by 3 button cell.
problem with that is that the batteries needs be fresh otherwise the electronics will fail and control won't be good on the saber module.
Now... these are intended as "SOUND ONLY"... so I will want to try to integrate this with one of my luxeon controller.... I therefore decided to start digging inside the module, and took pictures in the process, I figured some people might be interested in the same info which is why I am posting... even if most of us were not even in this hobby when these stopped being produced. lol.
the speaker is suboptimal.
However, the module itself create a nice rich sound - which can be amplified by a better resonnance chamber on the exit of the pommel...
here's the bottom of the PCB
and the top
notice the chip-blurb?
the board includes a hit sensor similar to what's made nowaday, and a tilt sensor for the swing. That module was very advanced despite being one of the earliest models out there - there's several swing SFX, several clash SFX, humm, extension and retraction sounds.
it even had an audio jack to plug an external FM transmitter
that can be good for conventions or presentation - full blast sound from a huge sound system! lol.
PLAN: I intend to connect this to my luxeon controller...
replace the 3 cell by the output "piggy back" power from my controller.
Steal the hit signal from the sound board
a DPDT latching switch for powering both electronics at once.
in theory, that could work and make an advanced light system paired with the oldest sound board I know of...
BONUS
here's a comparison picture with an OM acerocker OWK pommel that is TCSS compatible, to compare size with TCSS
opinions?
