Someone should do this, cause not everyone can wait a long time for an order, having a kit would save time, and still give a profit to the maker, all that has to be done is showing how to tear down the old saber in a video tutorial
I might end up doing this conversation too but I’ve seen videos of other people doing it and they said they could only use the speaker the saber originally came with when they converted before it burnt out also my Darth Vader hilt is a little different with switch set up but I want to replace the switch with buttons anyways I would like to see a Darth Vader conversation
Hey finding the force love your channel it is a little hard to do these conversations on your own mainly because a lot of the galaxy edge sabers are different in set up so I would consult a few videos or maybe dm him or a few other people
Awesome work. I’ve been watching this video on repeat trying to figure this out. I have no experience building lightsabers but I want to tackle this project. I’m a little confused about the setup you have for the blade. How do you have it wired up? And is that a resistor? What do I connect the resistor to? Do you mind sharing any diagrams I could use as a guide for both hilt and blade?
Wondering if I switched the leds with ones that are better and brighter would I need to change the board to support it or will the stock board support better string leds?
I just got back home to Argentina and the saber is not working, I think something happened on the plane... How can I check the pieces are working? or replace them maybe
Hi i just had one question about my mace windu lightsaber its switch is extreamly loose and it looks impossible to teardown can you do a teardown video ?
The led probley burnt out you’ll need to replace the led strip and find a way to balance out the amount of power coming into the blade so it doesn’t burn out again
Do you think there will be any issues with the wire gauge that goes from the CFX to the blade side of the adapter? I know on a full NeoPixel setup, you have to use larger gauge wire (like 20-22g regular, or 24g PTFE). Also, how does the stock speaker sound with the smooth swing?
Do you think the stock soundboard can be tweaked to get all the legacy blade sounds? I’m wondering if they use the same board and chipset for all savers, kinda like savi’s and it’s just a board setting that makes each different sound and color? I was using my saber the other day and the blade started cycling thru all the different blade colors on its own.
Can the black plastic where the saber is placed be removed? I'm thinking of taking it out and trimming it down so you can see through the emitter from the side, making the saber more movie accurate.
I believe u can probably break it off but not to sire yet tbh. I plan on taking that off too but not on my first saber😂. Going to buy a broken one to test it out hopefully
Would this same method also work for Kylo's Hilt? the main thing I am wondering about will be re-soldering the wires that have to get pulled, I watched another video showing a hilt being torn down
I think I saw that the glass eye was held in by glue from another video. So you could break it off and just glue the thumbscrew on yourself. I wondered the same thing since I like the ESB version a little more.
My obi wan lightsaber hilt piece has been wiggly (I know the blade part is supposed to be) But it’s the metal hilt itself that’s being wack ,i have to hold down the top part to keep it from doing so and it also dims the blade and sometimes turns off the lights when swung in some angles is there a way to fix this ? or can you do a strip down of obi wans🙃 to better see how it can maybe be resolved
I have the Reforged Skywalker legacy hilt but I can NOT get it to come apart. They must have glued the chassis into the hilt now after seeing people take them apart. Anyone know a trick for it?
Marq Awesome There’s a much easier way to change the color of those by using a RFID reader. With it, you simply change the color of the crystal. There’s vids you can check for something more in-depth
I'm now running 3 14500 3.7V batteries wired in parallel. With those I'm averaging 1 hour of usage before the batteries drop to 3.4V. Resistor for the dataline is 470 and I'm not using a capacitor.
@@Derek199574 You say you don't use a capacitor but in the video you say that you use one on the neopixel end because of the AA batteries you are using. What capacitor are you using there?
Not sure if youve figured it out already but there's a small grey plug held by a screw in the middle of the hilt holding the plastic housing to the inner metal tube (there are two metal tubesk, an inner one and an outer one).
can just the blade be upgraded to neopixel? if so is the resistor still necessary? Does anyone know if the disney boards can be updated with sound fonts?
Wow that's strange, have you tried with multiple blades? If it's still lighting up blue then most likely the board in your hilt is faulty. Not really any fix because the stock board isn't configurable from what I can tell. Your best bet would be to try to get Disney to replace the hilt for you or eventually do a full conversion and rip out all of the electronics.
@@foilfanatic I recently just tried taking apart the Disney deluxe Vader and Rey saber, the chassis seems so hard to push out I'm afraid there's still a screw holding them in but can't find any that I can access to....
@@foilfanatic Hey there. Which one button mod did you use for the reforged version? I am getting ready to tackle this, but wasn't sure of the best activation switch option.
@@foilfanatic I took apart a kylo legacy saber and the hidden chassis screw was located underneath the handle tube. It seemed to be glued but a hot gun and some elbow grease should allow you to twist the tube to detach from glue and reveal the hidden chassis screw
Can you please convert my legacy lightsaber??😩 I really want to convert my Obi Wan Kenobi legacy lightsaber!🙏🙏 Or at least give me a basic walkthrough. I just want it to be a neo-pixel blade and for it to have realistic lightsaber movement sound. Get back to me please
1:16 anakin never use it not see on movies.movies are only star wars not comics and cartoons. we heard ben say you father,but not anakin lol vader noy luke father yet
arent disney park version neopixels allready?. is that exactly you want. one saber one color? they are showing neopixels blade on there but sell led versions? cheap bastards lol allmost bought ticket to park bcoz saber from there is cheaper even + entrance lol lol
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I wish someone would offer a drop in kit that anyone could do. 3D print the parts and preinstall the electronics.
Someone should do this, cause not everyone can wait a long time for an order, having a kit would save time, and still give a profit to the maker, all that has to be done is showing how to tear down the old saber in a video tutorial
You are a genius! Fantastic work! I bet if you brought this to galaxys edge again they would freak out at how much better it is.
Since im a minor, im gonna try this out and get the materials. Thank you for the tutorial on Reddit and the guide here aswell.
Can you provide links to what we need to buy please. Also did you upgrade the speaker on the battery pack?
Could this conversion also be done on any other Galaxy’s edge hilt such as Ben solo?
@Darth Krayt what about kilo rens?
@@Turtleman280 yea they still all use the same
Kylo is slightly different but in hand if you’ve taken apart something before you’ll know what to do
@Darth krayt can it be done with any saber?
Thanks for this. Confirmed few questions I had doing a savis conversion keeping the blade. 💪🏻 made a few pixel blades figured it could be done!
Did you publish anything on your Savi's conversion? I'm looking to do something similar.
It's actually amazing how small the actual chancy is.
I might end up doing this conversation too but I’ve seen videos of other people doing it and they said they could only use the speaker the saber originally came with when they converted before it burnt out also my Darth Vader hilt is a little different with switch set up but I want to replace the switch with buttons anyways I would like to see a Darth Vader conversation
Hey Derek, Great job! I actually have a Legacy Rey saber that "broke" stopped lighting up. How much would you charge to convert it like this one??
Finding The Force he has a reddit post about it, I think you have to make it your own, and its in his description
Hey finding the force love your channel it is a little hard to do these conversations on your own mainly because a lot of the galaxy edge sabers are different in set up so I would consult a few videos or maybe dm him or a few other people
Awesome work. I’ve been watching this video on repeat trying to figure this out. I have no experience building lightsabers but I want to tackle this project. I’m a little confused about the setup you have for the blade. How do you have it wired up? And is that a resistor? What do I connect the resistor to? Do you mind sharing any diagrams I could use as a guide for both hilt and blade?
I have the same question. Do we need to buy extra resistors and wires or they already existed?
elay12 id recommend watching TCSS’s video on building a neopixel blade. But the resistor is for the dataline.
HaoYuan Chen you’ll need to buy a resistor. You can use existing wires but I always recommend using new wires.
Wondering if I switched the leds with ones that are better and brighter would I need to change the board to support it or will the stock board support better string leds?
did you ever get an answer? im trying to upgrade just the speaker and blade on a GE legacy blade
Can you change blade color and use other effects with the stock galaxy edge hilt and without removing the sd card?
can you do a step by step video for the blade and what resistor you are using?
I just got back home to Argentina and the saber is not working, I think something happened on the plane... How can I check the pieces are working? or replace them maybe
can you get replacement parts for this, my switch to ignite has become damaged and i would like to replace it?
Hi, would you do this conversion for someone like me with zero electrical knowledge? How much would you do it for?
I have the same question. Another commenter was referencing an Etsy page that might be his.
@@RyanWolfFerguson I could do this for cost of parts + shipping + $50
Hi i just had one question about my mace windu lightsaber its switch is extreamly loose and it looks impossible to teardown can you do a teardown video ?
Thank you for this.
I did it, got sound but no blade light up 😢.
Trying to figure out where it went wrong.
The led probley burnt out you’ll need to replace the led strip and find a way to balance out the amount of power coming into the blade so it doesn’t burn out again
The newer Anakin lightsaber doesn’t have a screw, how do I remove the switch?
hello I have a question myself, Is there a possibility to modding the “rey” lightsaber to look more like its revenge of the sith counterpart ?
I'd say disney will make all versions of the gradlex eventually but I don't think you could make a ROTS hilt out of it
How did the new battery’s go into the saber?
Do you think there will be any issues with the wire gauge that goes from the CFX to the blade side of the adapter? I know on a full NeoPixel setup, you have to use larger gauge wire (like 20-22g regular, or 24g PTFE). Also, how does the stock speaker sound with the smooth swing?
Sound is bad with the stock speaker in my experience
Great work man!!! Looks awesome.
Do you think the stock soundboard can be tweaked to get all the legacy blade sounds? I’m wondering if they use the same board and chipset for all savers, kinda like savi’s and it’s just a board setting that makes each different sound and color? I was using my saber the other day and the blade started cycling thru all the different blade colors on its own.
Can the black plastic where the saber is placed be removed? I'm thinking of taking it out and trimming it down so you can see through the emitter from the side, making the saber more movie accurate.
I believe u can probably break it off but not to sire yet tbh. I plan on taking that off too but not on my first saber😂. Going to buy a broken one to test it out hopefully
I have Rey's deluxe lightsaber and I love it so far I just want to make some adjustments/upgrades, any ideas? New sound card, speaker, new blade?
So I have a SE how do I take off the blade without damaging the blade
Would this same method also work for Kylo's Hilt? the main thing I am wondering about will be re-soldering the wires that have to get pulled, I watched another video showing a hilt being torn down
How did u configure the lock up and blaster effect with the switch?
Does the glass eye thumbs screw unscrew because I want to replace mine with the ESB thumbscrew
I think I saw that the glass eye was held in by glue from another video. So you could break it off and just glue the thumbscrew on yourself. I wondered the same thing since I like the ESB version a little more.
Anyone know where I can get a replacement for the plastic piece that held the switch? I wanna run 2 buttons with the card over it, for power and aux
My obi wan lightsaber hilt piece has been wiggly (I know the blade part is supposed to be) But it’s the metal hilt itself that’s being wack ,i have to hold down the top part to keep it from doing so and it also dims the blade and sometimes turns off the lights when swung in some angles is there a way to fix this ? or can you do a strip down of obi wans🙃 to better see how it can maybe be resolved
Hi, would you be able to give me a list of what to buy? I’m mostly wondering about the electric cables
So you put a good sound board in the disney legacy saber? Exacly what I want to do how do I contact you for this mod?
Do you have a link for the board you are using?
Did you have to program the cfx chip to do all of the sounds or did you just install the chip and it did all of thise by default
Is this a conversion service you offer?
Do you know if its the same board as a disney dark saber?
Did you upgrade the speaker in the battery pack?
is it possible to just upgrade the speaker for better sound?
Quick Question? Does the CFX board come with pre loaded Sound Fonts do we have to manually program them?
Manual programming is needed
I have the Reforged Skywalker legacy hilt but I can NOT get it to come apart. They must have glued the chassis into the hilt now after seeing people take them apart. Anyone know a trick for it?
Yeah same with mine. Did you or other ever figure out how to disassemble the new glued ones?
Have you done a mace windu legacy saber conversion
Would this same process work for a savi's workshop custom saber? If so, what would need to change
Marq Awesome There’s a much easier way to change the color of those by using a RFID reader. With it, you simply change the color of the crystal. There’s vids you can check for something more in-depth
Can the blade still work without switching the board
No, the stock board won't be able to drive Neopixel strips.
@@Derek199574 what if you change the board but keep the blade
Do you think it's possible to keep all the electronics and simply replace the existing board with a proffie board? I got a great deal one.
i'm wondering the same thing, have you tried it yet?
Do you need to change the sound board or can you keep the sound board and just change the blade?
i'm trying to just change the blade and speaker as well...did you figure it out?
What resistor and capacitor are you using? Also, how long does the charge last with those batteries? Thanks!
I'm now running 3 14500 3.7V batteries wired in parallel. With those I'm averaging 1 hour of usage before the batteries drop to 3.4V. Resistor for the dataline is 470 and I'm not using a capacitor.
@@Derek199574 You say you don't use a capacitor but in the video you say that you use one on the neopixel end because of the AA batteries you are using. What capacitor are you using there?
I can’t get my chasis to come out of my hilt. I used the end of the lightsaber like you did and it hasn’t budged. Any ideas to get it out?
Not sure if youve figured it out already but there's a small grey plug held by a screw in the middle of the hilt holding the plastic housing to the inner metal tube (there are two metal tubesk, an inner one and an outer one).
@@Techmov I did, but thank you for your help. Have a good one!
can just the blade be upgraded to neopixel? if so is the resistor still necessary? Does anyone know if the disney boards can be updated with sound fonts?
Thank you!
Rotzecha no problem!
Anyone know the name of the soundboard used?
If someone were to pay you $100 to put it together with all parts purchased just need it redone would you be available for hire?
Are you able to change blade color? If so, how?
I have a question. My Legacy Vader saber lights up blue, instead of red. Do you know of an easy fix to change the color in one of these?
Wow that's strange, have you tried with multiple blades? If it's still lighting up blue then most likely the board in your hilt is faulty. Not really any fix because the stock board isn't configurable from what I can tell. Your best bet would be to try to get Disney to replace the hilt for you or eventually do a full conversion and rip out all of the electronics.
99% of the time it’s low batteries in the saber nothing to do with the electronics or blades
i think is bc anakin is calling you
Great video Nephew 👍
What kind of capacitor did you use? Does it matter?
i wonder if this can be done with Rey Disney park exclusive? the pretty much the same system tho...
I am waiting for my chip now....Ill let you know
@@robs2379 any updates?
@@foilfanatic I recently just tried taking apart the Disney deluxe Vader and Rey saber, the chassis seems so hard to push out I'm afraid there's still a screw holding them in but can't find any that I can access to....
@@foilfanatic Hey there. Which one button mod did you use for the reforged version? I am getting ready to tackle this, but wasn't sure of the best activation switch option.
@@foilfanatic
I took apart a kylo legacy saber and the hidden chassis screw was located underneath the handle tube. It seemed to be glued but a hot gun and some elbow grease should allow you to twist the tube to detach from glue and reveal the hidden chassis screw
To bad you didn't get Luke's green lightsaber and see if rey's lightsaber chasi would work in it because I want to repaint mine and make it obi wans
Thank you for that! Have you done a Kylo Ren legacy conversion?
No this is my first, I think my next conversion shall be Vader's.
Keep up the good work! Very informative vids.
Please do a step by step vid of all your work. I’m now a fan and also need this info. Thank you
Do you think the kylo ren saber will be similar? I really want to try this with my kylo ren legacy saber.
The kylo ren one is completely different. It’s not as easy to take apart and you will have to cut wires for sure.
Can you please convert my legacy lightsaber??😩 I really want to convert my Obi Wan Kenobi legacy lightsaber!🙏🙏 Or at least give me a basic walkthrough. I just want it to be a neo-pixel blade and for it to have realistic lightsaber movement sound. Get back to me please
Can I pay you to do this to mine please 🙏
And mine too... u lost me about the capacitor on the blade... wasnt sure how and why...
Its so cool. But its lukes saber not anakins 🤦♂️
1:16 anakin never use it not see on movies.movies are only star wars not comics and cartoons. we heard ben say you father,but not anakin lol vader noy luke father yet
arent disney park version neopixels allready?. is that exactly you want. one saber one color?
they are showing neopixels blade on there but sell led versions? cheap bastards lol allmost bought ticket to park bcoz saber from there is cheaper even + entrance lol lol
Do you think this can be done with a savi's saber?