Initiate v4 addons

[djbozz]

Hi, have just received my beautiful Initiate v4 & will be modifying in the future, sound will be the first step, looking on the website I will need a soundboard & the battery pack with speaker, will I need anything else?

[scifidude79]

Specifically, you will need the Li-Ion battery pack with speaker for Obsidian, and batteries to go with that.  (Obsidian V3 and V4 require a Li-Ion setup)  You will also need a wired buck puck and a momentary switch, as the latching switch that came in your saber isn't the correct one to turn on the sound board.  And, of course, a vented pommel.  Though, if you have a drill and the desire to do so, you can add vents to the pommel yourself.  That should about cover it, I think, aside from common sense stuff like wire, heat shrink or electrical tape, soldering tools, etc.

[djbozz]

Thanks for the info, I have already ordered the vented pommel 

[scifidude79]

I figured that was common sense, but it never hurts to be thorough. 

[djbozz]

Does that mean I have to have two switches?, one for light & one for sound, or do I replace the original latching switch?

[Corwyn VonBeck]

You replace the latching switch with the momentary switch

[scifidude79]

Yeah, what Corwyn said.  Everything gets wired through the sound board, so when you activate it, the blade comes on too.

[djbozz]

So my shopping list is:
1x v3 soundboard
1x momentary switch (blue)
1x dual li-ion battery pack with speaker
1x buck puck
2 x li-ion cells & charger,
sorry for all the questions but I want it right as I'm on a budget, how do I find out what mAmp my LED is?
thanks

[scifidude79]

sorry for all the questions but I want it right as I'm on a budget, how do I find out what mAmp my LED is?
thanks

It would depend on knowing what color and what brand of LED you have.  I don't know if Ultra Sabers uses both Cree and Luxeon Rebel Star LEDs.  I know the TRI LEDs are Cree, but I don't know about single colors.  Anyway, if you knew what brand and what color, you could just find it on the manufacturer's website.

However, I believe the buck puck is designed to work with all of the LEDs Ultra Sabers uses.  I know it's not cheap, but it's worth the money to protect that LED module.

[MavRick]

It may be cheaper to just buy another saber with what you want. You can't go wrong with another saber.

[Jediseth]

Dido that. Unless your really doing this for enjoyment your better off buying another saber. JMHO

[djbozz]

thanks for advise, Obsidian v3 fitted & working  new sound fonts installed & pommel all working fine, now for flash on clash, how does this work with an RGB LED as sold from Ultrasebers?, I thought these has a 2 die LED?, I cant find a wiring diagram for the connections for a Blue Blade & Silver flash using an RGB, can anyone help with this?, thanks.

[MavRick]

I can't help you with the wiring , but it couldn't hurt to also post this question in the tech section.  I'm sure one of the others can help answer it. Good luck.