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Check out this video for more information:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZOQMnBR2Mg#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZOQMnBR2Mg#ws)

Info from FAQ:

RECHARGE PORTS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH STANDARD SETUP.  Do NOT select a Recharge Port with Standard Setup.

A recharge port allows you to charge the batteries in your saber without having to remove the batteries.  It is a port added to the exterior of the saber that you simply plug our provided charger into.  You can still remove the batteries from the saber to charge them in a battery charger or you can charge your batteries in your saber through the recharge port without having to remove them.

A kill key stops the flow of current/power/electricity to your lightsaber.  There is a constant current draw on high powered LEDs and soundboards even when your lightsaber is turned off.  This current draw is minimal, especially with the Obsidian USB soundboard, this current draw is nearly non-existent.  However, if you would like to take that constant current draw from nearly non-existent to completely non-existent then a kill key would allow you to do that.  When the kill key or your charger are plugged into the recharge port the flow of current is completely "killed."  This also means you CANNOT operate your lightsaber while it is plugged into the charger or while the kill key is inserted.  If you would like to be able to turn your lightsaber on while it was plugged in then select do not select the kill key option.  I personally highly recommend not getting the kill key.  They are not useful and they actually take functionality away from the saber.  Recharge Ports alone however are GREAT investments and add a ton of functionality to your Ultrasaber.

The 0.2A Charger provides enough current to charge your batteries in a few hours while your saber is OFF.  If your saber is on, it requires more current than the 0.2A Charger is providing and the batteries will be draining instead of charging.  If you wish to leave your lightsaber on for an extended period of time (overnight, days, weeks, etc) then the 0.2A charger will not provide enough power for this type of operation.  It is solely used to charge the batteries while the saber is off.

The 1.2A Charger provides enough current to charge your lightsaber quickly.  It can also be used to keep your lightsaber on for extended periods.  With a 1.2A charger plugged into your recharge port (without a kill key) your lightsaber can be left on indefinitely (overnight, days, weeks, etc) without cutting off or draining the batteries.  This is great for keeping your lightsaber on display.

A red light on your charger means the batteries are not fully charged yet.  A green light on your charger means the batteries are fully charged.

yay, what a great new addition. This gives me ideas of having the recharge port be in the covertec wheel, or even have the covertec wheel be the kill key.

Hey Deep, thanks for the news. You guys there are doing a GREAT job at keeping on top of technology and offering your customers the best possible options at the best possible prices with the same customer service and reliability you are known for.

Great job and thank you.

Oh and BTW: I SEE A MANTICORE!

That looks awesome, I'm going to have to get it on my bellicose when I order it.

I and my many destroyed batteries thank you. I see a need to begin saving funds for the mailing in of old sabers to upgrade. HURRAY! Hurray for not accidentally destroying my batteries anymore! ;D

Of course, I get three new sabers and THEN you release this.

I'm with Manroon. Guess I'll have to start saving up for upgrades... AGAIN!

Cheers.

Sorry if I've missed it somewhere but, are existing sabers able to be fitted with the recharge port, or only new sabers? ie can we send in sabers for an upgrade to a recharge port. And if so, how much might that cost?

I was thinking this would be a great addition the other day, and here it is!  You guys must be psychic.  Or maybe the Force really is strong with y'all.

I was wondering if I could send in my Bellicose for an in hilt re-charge upgrade. Would be so much nicer for me. Thanks. =]

yay for recharge ports!!!

I'm interested to know as well, I'd love to send my SI v3 in to have a recharge port added and pick up a 1.2A.

This was my most high priority wish from UltraSabers, and now that has been granted.  My second wish was for the Manticore to be released for purchase by anyone, so this has been a REALLY good day on the saber front for me!

The idea of replacing the idle hum with something like ocean waves is really clever.  With an RGB saber, you could have fun with various mood lighting, too.  Only problem will be explaining to my wife why it's perfectly reasonable for me to hang a constantly-running saber on our living-room wall...

is there anyway we can get close up shots, or just a better idea of how the port looks in general? just curious I couldn't get a good idea of how it looked from the video.

Thanks

Where doth thou obtain thine ocean fonts? 

Seriously, that's actually a really damn cool idea.  Point.

Hope that point wasn't for me--it was Deep's idea, in the video starting at about 4:58.

As for the question, I don't have an Obsidian, so take this with a grain of salt, but I believe there's a converter built into the program that will allow you to import 44000kHz mono sounds as LSU sounds the Obsidian sound board can use.  You can do some wild stuff, as a result; see what Theron did (http://www.saberforum.com/index.php?topic=10056.0) for an example.

I am so happy that we got recharge ports. Hopefully they don't get in the way of handling a saber! We can send in our current sabers to get upgraded to recharge ports, right?

Awesome job guys!! Been waiting for this to become available  8) ;D  Now i can work on some custom boot sounds for when my MANTICORE arrives!!!

MTFBWY

I'm with MAV & Manroon on this one.
Its great you offer this now & thank you for that but I have something to say, ITS BETTER TO BURN OUT THAN TO FADE AWAY!!!  8)
No wait, thats from Def Leppard & the Kurgan from Highlander. Ah, i remember now.  ::)
WHY?! WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS RIGHT AFTER I JUST ORDERED A NEW SABER & IT ALREADY SHIPPED OUT!!!  :o
WHHHYYY???!!! BY THE GODS WHY?!  :(
Ok, now that I've got that out of my system, lol.  :D
Thank you again for offering this & the 1.2A Charger, its going to be a step saver vs taking out batteries to recharge them.  :)
And now I get to make my bedroom wall like Howard Wolowitz with his 2 Green Luke ROTJ lightsabers above his bed, YEAH BABY, YEAH!!!  ;D

And then so many sabers were upgraded.
So. Many. Sabers.

In my humble opinion... this is the best new feature since the obsidian soundboard.

One question, if I may.

The charger I got with my current obsidian saber is a .5A (500 mA) charger.  I presume that it's still inadequate to support the always-on functionality?

Oramac....No, you will need to purchase the 1.2 Fast Charger...this is the ONLY one that will allow you to have your saber on continuously....the other doesn't give off enough or fast enough of a charge to sustain such actions.....Deep has a video up on the new recharge port options

This is an awesome feature!  Great job guys.

To anyone out there looking to get a saber with Flash on Clash - I HIGHLY recommend getting a recharge port with killkey, unless you want to take the batteries out whenever you aren't using the saber.  That current drain will kill it off pretty quickly without stopping the circuit, in my experience.

I'm wondering about the pros and cons of having a kill key with the recharge port setup. The site does list both options in the recharge port menu, and although I've seen reviews online with kill keys and what they do, I'm still curious about the pros and cons using an Obsidian setup.

I assume that with the kill key, one basically 'disconnects' the battery(ies) from the saber by plugging in a key or plug into the recharge port. In the non-kill key setup, the saber is always on as it is with the current Obsidian, and the recharge port would just disable the saber to charge the batteries by plugging in the charger.

First, is that how they work? Second, what might the pros/cons be of both setups?

Imagine my surprise when I was sifting through a weeks worth of emails when I saw one from US about the Manticore and recharge ports. I was so happy I had to motorboat my cat's tummy for a good 5 mins. With the Guardian back in stock as well this is gonna be a good Christmas.

First of all, cool!


I'm thinking of a thunder and lightning font.  :)

Most awaited feature ever!!!! Just when I also looked and loved the Manticore....

But upgrading my three sound sabers seem more important all of the sudden.

They need this... and while they are upgraded... a buckpuck too. Just made the email asking for upgrade price in total per saber!

Might be smart to add this package as a selection to the site? Even better...


...a full upgrade package (and a special deal) to upgrade to Buckpuck, Recharge (optional KillKey) & Charger
will sell so fast you might not be able to keep up. I would for sure send all my sabers with sound in.

Oh, man, that'd be awesome.  Post a vid if you do it!

Awesome feature for sure. Now, my only question is if you'll be offering a charger compatible with European 230V wall sockets? The standard Li-Ion charger was no biggie, considering it used a standard C7/C8 euro-connector most people already have from other electronic devices..

Anyhow, awesome option!

The chargers have an input rating of 100-240 VAC so they would work magnificently with overseas wall sockets.  All you would need is an adapter, which as you said, most of our overseas customers already have for other devices.

I've noticed some of the sabers don't have the recharge port option available but in the post with the features spreadsheet these sabers had that feature checked. Can anyone confirm the accuracy of this before I go bother Deep or Ultra?

Anyone know why the kill key option isnt available on some sabers with recharge ports (i.e The Guardian)?

Preemptive question here.

How close can the recharge port be to the switch?  Personally, I think I'd prefer as few things sticking out as possible.  Is it possible to get the port touching the switch?  Like mounted directly below it?  Or, if that's not an option, 180 degrees opposite of the switch?

The features spread sheet was created by a member of the forum and from time to time has to be updated.  I spoke with Deep and he stated that every saber that has a standard battery setup and the Archon V2 will not have a recharge port option.


Additional internal parts are needed for the kill key option.  Some sabers are pretty tight on space to begin so that might explain why the Guardian initially did not have the option at all and then was updated to include a non kill key option.

On my Manticore I requested the recharge port be placed directly below the switch.  It's not touching (I would imagine you wouldn't want to drill 2 holes that close together, the space in between would be kinda weak IMO), but it is real close.

As always if you want a definitive answer, your best bet is to email Ultrasabers.

Does anyone have recharge on the Liberator?  I would love to see where it would be located. 

I recently ordered a Bellicose with a recharge port and the 0.2A slow charger and kill key. I live in the UK, what kind of adapter or power converter will I need to buy in order for the charger to be compatible with UK sockets?

Just the standard 240V to 120V adapter for North American devices.

I believe they said you can ask for it be located wherever you want.  They did a great job putting mine (and the covertech wheel) right where I asked them to.

Thanks very much, would this one be compatible?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stepdown-240-120V-Transformer-45VA/dp/B000NJ26X2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1354034778&sr=8-2 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stepdown-240-120V-Transformer-45VA/dp/B000NJ26X2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1354034778&sr=8-2)

Yes, sir! That's exactly what you need!

Do you even need that?

My charger says input 100-240V 50/60hz.  I would think just a Euro plug adapter would work (assuming the UK uses 240v 50hz?).

If the charger can handle the 240V feed, then the less expensive option would certainly be the adapter. I didn't have a charger adapter to verify that. Thanks Slaxxor!

Thanks for all the help guys, I only need a plug adapter like this one then:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/US-UK-Plug-Travel-Adaptor/dp/B0006OFKNC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354035846&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/US-UK-Plug-Travel-Adaptor/dp/B0006OFKNC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354035846&sr=8-1)

Apologies for all the questions, just don't want to risk damaging the charger or my saber when it arrives

Yes, the AC adapter will support that, according to Slaxxor's update.

Thanks again for all the help eerockk and Slaxxor, now just got to wait for my saber to arrive  ;D

You're welcome, Atherun! Please keep us up to date! :)

Seeing that you guys added recharge ports is one of the reasons i settled on you guys to buy a saber from. i love the option and will more than likely get another saber or two in the future

So I wanted to order an Archon v2 w/ sound and it has no option for recharge port. So I am wondering if anyone knows if it is not available or the order page hasn't been updated?

Any help here would be hot.

Found out that I'd rather modify an Arbiter to look like a Dark Luke Lightsaber

^^ The Archon v2 does not have the option, confirmed with Deep in my Reference Chart Thread

I found out myself, but I appreciate you looking into it for me. I am going to use the Arbiter, I am also going to buy an Archon emitter and a Dark Archon pommel. I am also going to weather it a bit and add black leather wrappings to it.