Color Changing Lightsaber

This is my color changing lightsaber made with MHS parts from The Custom Saber Shop, and the guts out of a tactical flashlight. It uses an RGB LED, and with the push of a button, I can cycle through ten different colors.

It's not as bright as a Luxeon LED, but it's pretty cool to be able to change the colors. I'm going to experiment with optics and power options, and see if I can get it any brighter.

One thing that I forgot to mention in the video is that when I turn it off and on, it starts at white again. It would be nice to be able to set a color and leave it, but I can't.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• color
• changing
• lightsaber
• rgb
• led
• custom
• saber
• technology

[Naxadium]

@killjaisonbecker Aboot =]

[108bobman]

how do you put it together and how much did the parts cost and where did you get them?

[TheBlaziken437]

So, here is wall I need to make a lightsaber:

1. a hilt.

2. the guts of a RGB flashlight

3. a soundboard

4. a battery case

?

[killjaisonbecker]

canadian!

[eid444]

@nintendork2000 Im way too lazy to make my own, I'd rather just buy it already made. Once I have the money for one I might ask JQ's Sabers to make a custom double bladed hilt that can be detached like the darth maul hilt and then they can make the blade removeable and stronger, add some extra sounds, make led change colour and super strong light and install rechargeable battery pack.

Then I can begin my Jedi Killing :) 

[nintendork2000]

@eid444 I have a Darth Maul saber I made with the Make A Saber kit you can buy from stores.

[DrBeardie]

could u make a tutorial on how to create one?

[eid444]

If only they added a sound feature. like the humming, clash. Im trying to get a custom Darth Maul 1. And I think instead of getting a red Led Ill just get a colour changer Led with all colours like yellow. But is it just as bright as normal Leds? I would want the blade to be on the same colour as I left on. If thats possible, Iv seen the Anakin plastic toy lightsaber colour changer doing it so why not a Led. And are the hilts stronger than my Mr Master replica Fx chips the colour and metal off.

[jacktenen]

could i buy that color change light on ebay?

what kind is it?

[brandon9271]

I wonder if perhaps a capacitor in line with the LED would get rid of the flicker? may have to be a big one though.. :-?