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Few Questions 1 day 19 hours ago #19825
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Knytiri wrote:
The new 12W+ (which I would highly recommend upgrading to) is a far more focused beam of light which results in far less base flair and more even illumination from base to tip.
I'm still a little confused. If I get the Hero edition with two colors will it still have the 12W+ upgrade if I choose that? I'm assuming yes based on the FAQ (which I did read) but I'm a little confused because of the whole 6W/6W/12W thing. Also is there any way to know which color combinations will make a certain color? I want a blue and a red which would obviously make purple but with the different shades I want to know if there's a way to see what the purple would look like. Sorry for so many questions I just want to be happy with my purchase! Thanks for being helpful! |
Few Questions 1 day 5 hours ago #19860
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You seem to be a little confused by the LED and wattage. Again, the LED is built with four die. Means there are four lights, in simplistic terms. Each die is 3W. Combined, the LED is 12W. Hero tier sabers use the same LEDs ad champions and warriors, just wired differently to a higher tier board which allows more options and control over the LED. So. The 6/6/12 is made by two die being red, for example, the other two are blue. This gives you a red/blue/purple hero tier. Make sense? The 12W+ isn't a 12W specific upgrade, it is the way the LED module (which operates the same way, 4 3W LED die combined for a 12W module) is built. So yes, 12W+ is available on hero sabers.
As for color mixing, look at SF's YouTube channel and their video about their colors and what they use to make each one. Combining two unusual colors (like purple and lime green) is going to be... strange, cause your 4 die would be red, deep blue, green, and amber.... which is basically a RGBA. You'd have a weird white for your 12W color. Remember your mixing light, not paint, so color mixing is a little different. |
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Few Questions 1 day 3 hours ago #19864
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Knytiri wrote:
You seem to be a little confused by the LED and wattage. Again, the LED is built with four die. Means there are four lights, in simplistic terms. Each die is 3W. Combined, the LED is 12W. Hero tier sabers use the same LEDs ad champions and warriors, just wired differently to a higher tier board which allows more options and control over the LED. So. The 6/6/12 is made by two die being red, for example, the other two are blue. This gives you a red/blue/purple hero tier. Make sense? The 12W+ isn't a 12W specific upgrade, it is the way the LED module (which operates the same way, 4 3W LED die combined for a 12W module) is built. So yes, 12W+ is available on hero sabers.
As for color mixing, look at SF's YouTube channel and their video about their colors and what they use to make each one. Combining two unusual colors (like purple and lime green) is going to be... strange, cause your 4 die would be red, deep blue, green, and amber.... which is basically a RGBA. You'd have a weird white for your 12W color. Remember your mixing light, not paint, so color mixing is a little different. That cleared everything up quite nicely. Thank you for being patient with me. Now I just have to decide between the Venom or the Epoch... Tough choice! Thanks for all your help 
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Few Questions 1 day 2 hours ago #19865
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Not a problem, happy to be a help.
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Few Questions 23 hours 4 minutes ago #19919
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Venom or Epoch, huh?
I don't envy you that choice! |
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Imagine what you will know tomorrow....
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Few Questions 22 hours 28 minutes ago #19922
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Brax wrote:
Venom or Epoch, huh?
I don't envy you that choice! Yeah I've been going back and forth between those and a couple others, honestly I might just have to leave it up to a coin toss because they are all so beautifully crafted and it's too hard to choose! Unfortunately neither are available in the Hero tier on Etsy currently so I'll have to wait it out from SF and hope that it comes at least before The Force Awakens comes out! 
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Few Questions 22 hours ago #19923
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By December 18, that would put it at about 12 weeks. At their current workload, that would be the best case scenario, but it could go beyond. If you gotta have one for the opening of the movie, might I suggest perhaps a Champion version of one of them from Etsy (which are still available last I looked), and then wait for the Hero version of the other one to become available again, or order it from the main site later.
Just a thought to help you meet your goal, and perhaps relieve you of the burden of having to choose between them, by getting them both. Just not at the same time. I know...I am evil for encouraging the impulse to buy multiple sabers in a short period of time, but you have to admit...you are already thinking about it. 
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Imagine what you will know tomorrow....
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Few Questions 20 hours 38 minutes ago #19927
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Brax wrote:
By December 18, that would put it at about 12 weeks. At their current workload, that would be the best case scenario, but it could go beyond. If you gotta have one for the opening of the movie, might I suggest perhaps a Champion version of one of them from Etsy (which are still available last I looked), and then wait for the Hero version of the other one to become available again, or order it from the main site later.
Just a thought to help you meet your goal, and perhaps relieve you of the burden of having to choose between them, by getting them both. Just not at the same time. I know...I am evil for encouraging the impulse to buy multiple sabers in a short period of time, but you have to admit...you are already thinking about it.
Well it doesn't necessarily need to come before the movie, but it'd be nice. Ugh, choices choices! Just out of curiosity, if you had a choice between a Venom and an Epoch what would you choose? And what's your favorite hilt? |
Few Questions 20 hours 2 minutes ago #19934
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Just out of curiosity, if you had a choice between a Venom and an Epoch what would you choose? And what's your favorite hilt?
*Shoulders his way into the conversation*I've handled an Epoch and while I think it's a spectacular design (one of my favorite SF designs) as a dueler I feel like it's a bit lackluster. The elongated window, while an attractive design element, makes duel handed dueling tough. The Venom looks much more comfortable to handle and is also an intriguing conglomeration of design elements. My current fave at the moment is the Archon whose length and simplicity is right up my alley. |
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Few Questions 19 hours 54 minutes ago #19936
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h2soy wrote:
Just out of curiosity, if you had a choice between a Venom and an Epoch what would you choose? And what's your favorite hilt?
*Shoulders his way into the conversation*I've handled an Epoch and while I think it's a spectacular design (one of my favorite SF designs) as a dueler I feel like it's a bit lackluster. The elongated window, while an attractive design element, makes duel handed dueling tough. The Venom looks much more comfortable to handle and is also an intriguing conglomeration of design elements. My current fave at the moment is the Archon whose length and simplicity is right up my alley. The Archon is nice but not exactly my style! What's your thought on the Vengeance? I'm really leaning towards the Venom... Just trying to decide whether I wanna get a red or blue, a hero (and get it in a couple months) or a champion (and get it in a few weeks)... Too many choices!! |