Hello Mr. Ruthsarian, i have a problem with my blade. Idk if its the hilt or the blade, but when I put the blade in the saber it doesnt connect. It wont make the connecting sound and when i try to ignite it nothing happens.
simplest first step is change the batteries in your hilt. second step is to try the blade in another hilt. if batteries don't fix it and the blade works in another hilt then you have a broken wire inside your hilt. if the blade doesn't work in another hilt then you have a broken blade.
I made it. I've got a couple videos showing it as a work in progress (ua-cam.com/video/cBvTo84vNNU/v-deo.html, ua-cam.com/video/7kDt3X_c_Yc/v-deo.html), but I still need to make a full guide on assembly and installation. The code and links to where you can have the PCB manufactured and list of parts for the board can be found here: github.com/ruthsarian/RuthsarianBladeController
I was outside swinging around my lightsaber when it stopped glowing but sound was still playing and it would flash yellow on flash on clash. Also it would glow blue sometimes if I banged the hilt right or held it a the right angle. Is this a hilt or blade problem
sounds like a loose wire or connection somewhere. hard to say for certain which side, but I would start with the blade as the most likely culprit. if you have access to another blade or another hilt, you could try swapping the blade or hilt to determine which one is broken.
@@colehockey7467 GND3 and GND2 are mainly there to hold the LED strip and the blade controller PCB together. if the GND3 joint is broken that might put extra stress on the joints at the end of the blade controller PCB where it connects with the LED strip. i might try adding solder to that joint to get a good joint (note: this is a big copper ground plane, you'll need to hold your iron to the joint for 10+ seconds before the solder starts to flow), but then also touch-up the other joints (except for GND2) on the side opposite GND2 & 3, where the LED strip and blade controller connect. Just touch each joint (there should be 7) with your iron to reflow the solder that's already there. i don't recommend adding new solder as you risk bridging those tiny joints. the reflowing of solder will help fix any small cracks that may have formed from the extra stress created by the broken GND3 joint. before trying to fix it, I recommend contacting Disney's Merchandise Guest Services. either call them at (877) 560-6477 or email Merchandise.Guest.Services@DisneyParks.com and let them know your blade is broken. they may be able to send you a replacement for free. if they can't, then you could try fixing it.
Hello Mr. Ruthsarian, i have a problem with my blade. Idk if its the hilt or the blade, but when I put the blade in the saber it doesnt connect. It wont make the connecting sound and when i try to ignite it nothing happens.
simplest first step is change the batteries in your hilt. second step is to try the blade in another hilt.
if batteries don't fix it and the blade works in another hilt then you have a broken wire inside your hilt.
if the blade doesn't work in another hilt then you have a broken blade.
Where did you get/make the custom blade controller?
I made it. I've got a couple videos showing it as a work in progress (ua-cam.com/video/cBvTo84vNNU/v-deo.html, ua-cam.com/video/7kDt3X_c_Yc/v-deo.html), but I still need to make a full guide on assembly and installation.
The code and links to where you can have the PCB manufactured and list of parts for the board can be found here: github.com/ruthsarian/RuthsarianBladeController
I was outside swinging around my lightsaber when it stopped glowing but sound was still playing and it would flash yellow on flash on clash. Also it would glow blue sometimes if I banged the hilt right or held it a the right angle. Is this a hilt or blade problem
sounds like a loose wire or connection somewhere. hard to say for certain which side, but I would start with the blade as the most likely culprit. if you have access to another blade or another hilt, you could try swapping the blade or hilt to determine which one is broken.
@@Ruthsarian I was looking and GND-3 looks like it only has solder on one point. Could That be the problem?
@@colehockey7467 GND3 and GND2 are mainly there to hold the LED strip and the blade controller PCB together. if the GND3 joint is broken that might put extra stress on the joints at the end of the blade controller PCB where it connects with the LED strip. i might try adding solder to that joint to get a good joint (note: this is a big copper ground plane, you'll need to hold your iron to the joint for 10+ seconds before the solder starts to flow), but then also touch-up the other joints (except for GND2) on the side opposite GND2 & 3, where the LED strip and blade controller connect. Just touch each joint (there should be 7) with your iron to reflow the solder that's already there. i don't recommend adding new solder as you risk bridging those tiny joints. the reflowing of solder will help fix any small cracks that may have formed from the extra stress created by the broken GND3 joint.
before trying to fix it, I recommend contacting Disney's Merchandise Guest Services. either call them at (877) 560-6477 or email Merchandise.Guest.Services@DisneyParks.com and let them know your blade is broken. they may be able to send you a replacement for free. if they can't, then you could try fixing it.