I have just purchased my first Ultrasaber, an Emerald Aeon v4 with sound.
So far, it's been working great, but I've only had it for a few days now, and already the soundboard has started to do weird things:
At around 2.5 seconds into the background hum on every sound font on my v4 board, there is a slight dimming in the sound. I know, "dimming" isn't the right technical term as this has to do with light, but that's what it is; the sound gets noticeably quieter, and then goes back to normal volume. I know that there is supposed to be a change in the sound that is just part of the soundfonts and the general sound of any lightsaber from the movies, but this is something different - I can tell the difference.
Also, across the entire background of all the soundfonts now, there is a faint crackle that I can tell is not just a crackling sound effect like on the Ancient Saber font, for example.
I'm 90% sure these things weren't something the saber came with; the Postal Service shipped it very well. The box was in immaculate condition when I got it. They could be something it came with, but the first time I noticed both of the issues was after the first time I had to charge the batteries (I opted for the saber without the recharge port because I'm not made of money, and at the time it seemed like an unnecessary expense)/change the pulse settings on my Emerald Driver.
I looked up Emory's video about how to take the battery pack/soundboard/Emerald Driver out, and did exactly what he did (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaNOtVX5rOU). I had to be a bit more forceful than I'd have liked to have been, because let me just say, those things are an absolute PAIN IN THE ASS to get out, and the thing just wouldn't budge when I was gentle. Once, since I've had to charge the batteries several times, I actually had to utilize the third option from this video (poking something long and thin around the emitter), because the Force is apparently VERY strong with my battery pack, and I had to do it even though I didn't want to, because I tried the first 2 options for a solid hour, and my battery pack just wasn't coming out. Is any of this what caused the problems?
Also, I opted for an ultra-edge heavy grade blade because I very much intend to use my saber in a full contact duel, and I've sparred against some trees at full strength to practice my Vaapad since I've had the saber, since I know you can do that with any heavy grade blade. Could this somehow have caused the issues?
How do I fix them, if I can?