I’m brand new here… so sorry for the idiotic post.
I was a big dumb dumb and connected my existing pixel blade to my new proffie-based core, and I can only suspect that it’s blown one of the 1st LEDs in the blade because it’s not lighting up past maybe 5% of the whole blades length. It’s because I forgot to notice that the connector pin layout is different on the proffie Vs my SNV4 code… I know - I’m an idiot.
I can’t seem to find a replacement blade compatible with the specific pin layout (see pic) - any ideas where I can get one? Thanks so much.
Nothing special there. Standard 3 ring blade PCB configuration.
Data center. Negative mid ring. Positive outer ring.
Why do you suspect it to be different?
I guess I’ll try open up the blade and either bypass the blown LED or try replace it.
So just for further clarification - would other pixel blades work? I will likely try and just get a spare blade anyways. Would like a tri/quad strip setup but holy hell they are pricey.
As far as I know, all blades (of the right diameter) should work.
It is possible that someone wires up something differently, or use a different distance between pins, which would make blades incompatible, but I’m not aware of anybody doing that.
I usually make my own blades though, so I don’t have a lot of information about what people are actually doing out there…
I would love to make my own blade, preferably a brighter one. Other than the polycarbonate tube and sourcing the LEDs, I wouldn’t really know what else is involved. Thanks for input.
Where do you recommend I start? Ideally, I would like a reasonable trade off between power consumption and improved brightness. Perhaps a tri-strip type setup? I would imagine that the draw from quad+ would start getting intense.
Do you perhaps have a link to a DIY vid on making a blade with 3 strips? I assume that the PCB connection would need to be changed too?
I’ve built doubles and quads, but my favorite blade is a thick walled 1" with a KR V2 strip directly soldered to the pcb. They are more expensive, but since you’re planning on using multi-strips anyway that might be fine.
Good on power draw, plenty bright, sturdy…you can get a little jig to help with the alignment.
You can use these for light to medium smacking of things. For heaver bonking a good old 2 strip set up built the way Rob does it in the video Profezzorn posted is very good. It’s how I learned, mostly. Other vids great too.
That jig looks like it could be done for regular strips too? Though not sure how PLA will hold up when soldering. Nylon or even PETG might be a bit better.
I am limited as to where I can purchase from because other than ordering from places like aliexpress etc. it is extremely expensive for me to order from the popular saber shops, and have it delivered to my country. It seems that those strips are also out of stock?
