Hi All:
After a few full build purchases from the awesome DUDES at ultra sabers . . . I've finally succumbed to the dark side and gotten into DIY builds
So -- after browsing the forum for an hour - it looks like very few people have attempted an EMERALD DIY build. I'm hoping to start a general thread here using my project as a basis to build knowledge for myself and others. So here goes . . .
I am planning to do a crystal chamber build with the emerald driver . . . Optimally I would like for the crystal illumination to also be configurable like the main LED. After a quick search online, I found this small 5mm RGB accent LED that could theoretically be used to illuminate the crystal (and also roughly match the main emerald driver LED).
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/105Soooooooooo . . . after reviewing the help file for emerald wiring on the launcher - I understand that the Main LED has 8 wires total (R+, G+, B+ W/A+ ; R-, G-, B-, W/A-) . . . and these 8 wires are connected to the 8 pins on the emerald driver (simple enough!)
The RGB accent LED appears to have an R+, G+, and B+ with a single GND . . .if I were to add in this accent LED and have it color matched to the Main LED, would it be correct to assume that I would run the R+ coming off of the emerald driver to the accent R+ (with appropriate resistor), and continue the wire (with a Y solder split) on to the R+ of the main LED? And of course do the same for the G+ and B+ connections?
Subsequently for the negative connections - would I solder the single GND from the accent LED to each of the four RGBW main LED negatives (so a four-way Y split)- and each of those respectively on to their emerald driver negative pins?
Can anyone tell me if this is a hair-brained idea? Or if I'm barking up the right tree. I will try to draw up the wiring proposal and post it later. Even if this would work, God help me with trying to stuff all those wires into the hilt . . . hahaha . . .
Thanks everyone in advance and look forward to your comments!
DarthDaddy