Weapon X V2 Complete List' title='Weapon X V2 Complete List' />Build a Lightsaber 1.Steps with PicturesWell, by now you should have a really fancy metal tube between 1.Perhaps 2. 0 to 2.Darth Maul type of lightsaber.The most common length tends to hover around 1.You also have a plastic blade.And last but not least a pile of electronics parts LED, circuit board, puck, battery, switch, speaker, low power LED.Ohh, and wire. A spool of it.Well, lay them all out on your work table like the picture above and measure out your wires.All Daniel Defense products carry a 100 satisfaction guarantee against defects in original materials and workmanship.If your Daniel Defense product shows evidence.Remember that space is a premium inside these hilts and a little extra wire here and there tends to eat up all that space.Where it makes sense, go ahead and solder up parts and wires together.When it does not make sense to have parts permanently soldered together, use corresponding male and female connectors.Use as small a connector as you can find.I used male and female Header Pins like these http www. Sky Go Adobe Flash Player Download there. TEST IT FIRSTWhile the electronics are OUT of the hilt, connect up all the parts and power it on.Does it light upIs there sound coming out the speaker Yes Ok, now comes the most frustrating part.Disconnect the wires that are on connectors.Now cram all that stuff inside the hilt.Each lightsaber is different.The layout of wires, switches, and electronics is as unique as finger prints.So I can not really tell you how to do it.Just cram it all in there one way or another.Sometimes a compromise is needed, or a part needs to be abandoned.Or maybe your lucky and there is tons of room.Reconnect the wires.I have built several lightsabers and I can tell you that even though I learn a lot from each build, something I have NEVER had is plenty of room.NOTE MHS parts screw into each other.Be mindful that you are not twisting up your wires and breaking solder points as you screw in the parts.Tightens the screws, bolts, nuts.Put in the blade.Tighten the blade retention screw.Hold your breath and move your finger to the ON switch.POWER IT ON. Have fun.UPDATE 1. 12. 02.I accidentally fried one Li Ion battery on the lightsaber last Monday 1.I took it a apart to make sure the rest of the electronics was OK.It is. I should have taken pictures.Total time to take apart 5 minutes.On putting it back together, it took me an hour Keep in mind this is the lightsaber I assembled.I had hemostats holding wires in place while I used a needle nose pliers to manuever the connectors and plug parts together.I had so many wires going every which way that I forgot what goes to what Thank goodness I thought ahead and color coded everything all negative wires are black, clash sensor is orange wires, speaker wire is brown, switch wires are yellow, etc While working I looked at my wife and asked her Why do you let me do nutty things like this She just laughed.It is tricky and it is confusing and it can get frustrating.Just step back, take a deep breath and try again when you have cooled off.
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