TOPIC: Tutorial: How to Pick Colors on a Hero Saber

This post will cover how to identify the range of colors possible when selecting two 6W colors in a Hero Saber. If you've opted for RGBA, you already have access to nearly every color on here.

I've gone ahead and uploaded an LED color chart:


First you need to find your LED on the chart. White sits close to the middle, while every other color sits along the edge of the chart (we won't cover mixed colors this time around). Approximate values are as follows:

Deep Blue: 460 (450-465)
Light Blue: 475 (465-485)
Green: 520 (520-535)
PC Amber: 580 (565-595) [XQ-E 6/12W+ or Custom XP-E2]
Amber: 590 (585-595) [XB-D 6/12W or Custom XP-E2]
Red: 625 (620-630)

Find the points of the two colors you chose for your Hero saber. You simply draw a straight line between those points. Any color along that line is a blade color you can select for your hilt.

Let's choose a rather unorthodox example of Light Blue and Amber (I've heard conflicting reports on whether or not Hero LEDs are using the old 12W XB-D stars or have shifted over to the new 12W+ XQ-E stars, so we'll use the more orange Amber). We find 470 and 590 on the curved edge of the chart and draw a straight line.


So aside from the Blue and Amber colors we get from each 6W LED, following the line, we see that sky blue, white,, and sherbert orange colors are possible (with a possibility of lavender and pink, depending on LED bin) by configuring LED strength via the Spark Color 2 soundboard.

If using a custom Tri or Quad LED, just connect the dots around the perimeter. Everything inside the shape is available. Here's what a 12W RGBA offers (assuming the B is actually a Deep Blue):

Extremely informative and helpful, thanks Kouri.

Well done Kouri! I think this thread should be more visible, placed somewhere where everyone could easily find it and read it! After all, these are very interesting and important informations that I am sure will help many!

Very useful information, and I wish it was more obvious on the main site; to me, the description on the site reads as if the third color is a straight-up full-power mix of the first two.

Do you use the "throttle twist" to rotate between them like with RGBA? How many colors can you have available at a time, and how are they configured by default?

Vyk wrote: Default is twist-to-change, with the latest revision of the board supporting aux+twist to change to prevent accidental color changes.

1-9 color sets, depending on how many you set on the SD card. I forget what the defaults are, sorry.

If you have access to a computer, the SD card can be removed from the soundboard and options edited with the Spark Color 2 config editor.

If you're out and about, the saber has an in-hilt menu. While off but powered, point the blade down and hold the Aux button until the saber configuration prompt is sounded. You'll then use the two buttons and some gestures to edit the color profile. The manual covers this in great detail.