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Graflex Luxeon Conversion Instructions

The "Star Wars" franchise impressed moviegoers with futuristic weaponry such as the lightsaber, now an icon of the films. What many don't know, however, is that the lightsaber was actually a modified version of a real-life "Graflex flashgun," which was a component of the flash apparatus of certain vintage cameras. Graflex devices can be converted into a Luxeon LED lighting tool to resemble the kind of lightsaber used in the movie.

Things You'll Need

Screwdriver
Luxeon kit

Instructions

- 1
  Unscrew the glass eye at the head of the Graflex. Remove and take out the bulb underneath.
- 2
  Use the screwdriver to press against the latch holding the pin until the pin comes loose. Remove it.
- 3
  Take out the battery coil.
- 4
  Slide the switch that came with the Luxeon kit into the battery terminal. Align the positive and negative ends of the switch with those of the battery terminal.
- 5
  Locate the two think black wires at the base of the Graflex. Strip the wires and solder them to the circuits on the Luxeon kit circuit board.
- 6
  Screw in the Luxeon optic lens where the original glass eye was positioned.

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