Li-Ion Battery Setup HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (Please Read Me)

[Frozian]

Thank you james, appreciate it, dont own a ultrasaber so i think ill order a pretty simple one for the first order just too see how they are

[Cog]

I just ordered crimson reaper with the Li-Ion setup batteries only (no charger). should I have opted for a charger as well? or is there another way to charge the batteries? I opted out of the recharge port as well.

EDIT: and I'm getting the sound board too. did I screw up by not getting the charger?

[BenPass]

You need the Li-Ion charger...normal chargers will not work.

[Cog]

ok thanks. 

[Cog]

ok, one more thing...
so I should purchase the universal charger on this site and it will work with my Li-Ion batteries, correct?

[BenPass]

Yes, if you buy the one from the site, it'll work with the Li-Ions from the site.

[dtooker]

Sir,

     I was just curious as to why the default UltraSaber Li-Ion setup was using a lower capacity battery:
(2x Protected Li-Ion 3.7v 14500 - 900mAh)
when the higher capacaity ones are now readily available:
(2x Protected Li-Ion 3.7v 18650 - 3000mAh)

      I ask because it's what I'd prefer in my setup. Here's what I had in mind:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultrafire-18650-3000mah-Rechargeable-Battery/dp/B006QQ27BW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1376763291&sr=8-2&keywords=Li-Ion+3.6v+3.7v+3000mah

Thanks for your response,
- Daniel

[BenPass]

Sir,

     I was just curious as to why the default UltraSaber Li-Ion setup was using a lower capacity battery:
(2x Protected Li-Ion 3.7v 14500 - 900mAh)
when the higher capacaity ones are now readily available:
(2x Protected Li-Ion 3.7v 18650 - 3000mAh)

      I ask because it's what I'd prefer in my setup. Here's what I had in mind:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultrafire-18650-3000mah-Rechargeable-Battery/dp/B006QQ27BW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1376763291&sr=8-2&keywords=Li-Ion+3.6v+3.7v+3000mah

Thanks for your response,
- Daniel

I believe it's a size consideration because of the inner diameter. To find out for sure, you'd have to email US directly at either:

[email protected]

or

[email protected]

They'd be able to say for sure, but that's my understanding is that they use the 14500s because of smaller size.

[dtooker]

I believe it's a size consideration because of the inner diameter. To find out for sure, you'd have to email US directly at either:

[email protected]

or

[email protected]

They'd be able to say for sure, but that's my understanding is that they use the 14500s because of smaller size.

So if I understand correctly, the black plastic battery holder is where the size limitaion comes in? I'm just guestimating, but I think that might be an easy fix:
18650  Battery Holder: http://www.amazon.com/Gino-Pointed-Batteries-Battery-Holder/dp/B00CQKBECA/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_4

I believe modifying the saber once I got it would be trivial, but I'm curious if UltraSabers can offer it as an additional battery pack option. Longer Battery Life = 
No need to buy batteries + holder I'll just throw out/replace right?

So I wonder if the Outer Size of the 18650 battery holder is too large to fit the Inner Diameter of all the Hilts? That's the only limitation I can see, but as I don't own one yet it's hard to say for sure. Can anybody measure the inner-diameter of their hilt for me? Below is the size of the battery holder:

Body Size : 7.3 x 4 x 2cm/2.9" x 1.6" x 0.8"(L*W*H)

I drew out the square of .8in X 1.6in and it looks the we'd need a min. inner-diameter of 1.75in. Much appreciated!

[BenPass]

I'm certainly no expert when it comes to all of the options out there, and like I said, it would be best for you to email US to be sure. For example, I'm simply guessing that size is why why don't use 18650s. I'm not an official spokesman or employee though, and can only guess at such things. All that said, the hilts that I've had from US tend to have an inner diameter (ID) of (approximately) 1.4"-1.5" at the widest point. Some sabers like the Liberator V3 and the Prophecy V3 have choke points that make that part of the ID smaller than even that.

Now, I have worked with and built sabers that run off of a single 18650 Li-Ion and that DOES cut down on size, but as things are at the moment, Obsidian won't work with just the single cell (to my understanding).

[dtooker]

Thanks. Looks like if anything would work for a larger capacity (mAh) setup it would have to be two of these, end on end:
2 Pcs Black 18650 Flat Tip Batteries Battery Holder Case w Wire Leads
http://www.amazon.com/Gino-Black-Batteries-Battery-Holder/dp/B00CQKBQBE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376773214&sr=8-1&keywords=18650+Battery+Holder

The only question now would be room inside the hilt length-wise, which varies greatly from hilt to hilt. Just seems like their may be better options than the standard 900mAh currently shipping w/ these sabers. I plan to keep mine going for at least 3.5 hours come Halloween this year.

[Kogen]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but here I go. My charge pack has two settings 3v and 3.6v; which do I use to charge my TrustFire batteries?

[Master Bluespike74]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but here I go. My charge pack has two settings 3v and 3.6v; which do I use to charge my TrustFire batteries?

3.6

[Porkchop5450]

I've noticed people say its possible to remove batteries from a saber with a recharge port.

Is anyone capable of explaining how to remove the batteries? I have a Dark arbiter and a Reaper, both with sound, and can't figure out how to access the batteries.

[Master Bluespike74]

Unscrew the pommel, bump the bottom with the palm of your hand and the speaker battery assembly should fall right out.