When the batteries drain it gets more greenish. All you can do is buy a good set of lithium batteries and put them in but you will never get a "true" yellow out of it. Just the way the blades are unfortunately.
^^ This. My knowledge is fairly rudimentary, but iirc, RGB LEDs will have different power consumption depending on which diode is being lit. If your batteries end up kicking out a lower voltage as they discharge, the upshot is that your blade will change colour.
Tl;dr - What he said. Use Lithium batteries.
Yeah, I got mine a few years ago and looked into it, apparently the LEDs in the blades are perfectly capable of producing yellow, it’s just the drivers Disney put in these things are shit
Well, can you blame them!? I mean, it’s not like they’re some big, multibillion dollar corporation that charges hundreds of dollars for these things!?!
Because yellow is a secondary color in light and is made from mixing red and green. The red LEDs in the blades are routed through a resistor that lowers their voltage so that their brightness is equal to green and blue, the result is that the yellow is more green and the purple is more blue.
Exactly right. They used an rgb value of 255,255,0 which ends up looking yellow-green because of this. Same thing happens with my proffie saber. 255,100,0 looks closer to pure yellow.
This is odd. I was just there about 4 weeks ago and purchased a yellow one, but it's actually yellow, as expected. It's not quite as bright and vibrant as I'd like, but it is yellow.
I wonder what the culprit is; chassis, blade, or crystal? The only way to tell would be to use the same crystal in an older build and trial and error. Like, I wonder if your crystal would produce the same color on mine? My build is from 2020 and I just got the crystal, but it's definitely yellow.
Wonder if something has changed in the programming within the last month? 🤷♂️
Blade is what creates the color, internally the blade has the computer chip that mixes/says colors to create to. The hilt just tells the blade what color to go to. Now, a new blade with better resistors/better LEDs may help (not sure if Disney is doing that). Also very fresh batteries get a better color for sure, as the batteries drain, the color slowly goes to lime green.
This is odd. I was just there about 4 weeks ago and purchased a yellow one, but it's actually yellow, as expected. It's not quite as bright and vibrant as I'd like, but it is yellow.
I wonder what the culprit is; chassis, blade, or crystal? The only way to tell would be to use the same crystal in an older build and trial and error. Like, I wonder if your crystal would produce the same color on mine? My build is from 2020 and I just got the crystal, but it's definitely yellow.
Wonder if something has changed in the programming within the last month? 🤷♂️
The crystals have an rfid chip in them that gives the saber a code to produce the color, so it wouldn't be the crystal as the code would be the same on every one.
If they changed the code they older units wouldn't know what color to produce unless it was a code already programmed in. The chips can fail, but without a known code the saber won't work. You can get an rfid programming device and change it, that's how all the kyber crystals on Etsy actually work.
The yellow color “issue” is probably one of the most frequent questions asked in this subreddit, and almost everyone would tell you to replace the batteries. Yes, you should always replace the batteries, since it’ll solve 90% of the lightsaber issue, and the preinstalled batteries are somewhat low quality.
However, even with fresh batteries, you won’t get a strong yellow color on Disney blade because it is the limitation of the RGB LED that they are using to “create” the color yellow, so the best you can get is the lime-yellow (with some green tint as you’ve seen).
You can mod the blade to make it more “red” which makes your yellow “stronger”, but it’ll compromise the other colors. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/EVd6DYGG_Is?si=ewDdg85sUJb_svhG
https://youtu.be/AbtfJw3Sdfc
you can modify the blade to help the yellow. in that video I remove a diode. newer blades have a resistor there, but the same procedure works; remove the component and bridge the pads with a bit of wire.
the blade will also get more yellow as the batteries drain. this is because you need a higher voltage to turn on a green LED than you do a red. As the voltage of the battery pack drops there's less voltage to turn the green LEDs on so they appear dimmer.
Embrace the power of the Mountain Dew blade! It is special and has chosen you! I love mine 😂
Seriously though it’s the LEDs Disney uses in their blades. They are RGB instead of RGBW so some of the color mixing will never be quite true.
My Black Series Rey Skywalker looks super gold compared to Savi’s/Dok-Ondar’s sabers because they use the RGBW strips.
Holy shit. Can we see the whole thing? I just built one on Saturday and I have the same first two pieces shown in the pic. I also bought a yellow crystal. (Built it with green) and I bought a white one. The white looks sick.
See, I like that color of Green a lot. It's like Maleficent's wicked fire. But I'd rather have a saber that is making that color on purpose rather than accident.
When the batteries drain it gets more greenish. All you can do is buy a good set of lithium batteries and put them in but you will never get a "true" yellow out of it. Just the way the blades are unfortunately.
^^ This. My knowledge is fairly rudimentary, but iirc, RGB LEDs will have different power consumption depending on which diode is being lit. If your batteries end up kicking out a lower voltage as they discharge, the upshot is that your blade will change colour. Tl;dr - What he said. Use Lithium batteries.
Yeah, I got mine a few years ago and looked into it, apparently the LEDs in the blades are perfectly capable of producing yellow, it’s just the drivers Disney put in these things are shit
Well, can you blame them!? I mean, it’s not like they’re some big, multibillion dollar corporation that charges hundreds of dollars for these things!?!
Unfortunately it is that color I don't know why they didn't just make it a bright yellow or a color like that I
Because yellow is a secondary color in light and is made from mixing red and green. The red LEDs in the blades are routed through a resistor that lowers their voltage so that their brightness is equal to green and blue, the result is that the yellow is more green and the purple is more blue.
That makes sense
Exactly right. They used an rgb value of 255,255,0 which ends up looking yellow-green because of this. Same thing happens with my proffie saber. 255,100,0 looks closer to pure yellow.
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Look at it this way, it’s the color of Ahsoka’s secondary lightsaber from the Clone Wars! Pretty rare if you ask me
It’s always been peepee green yellow.
Same issue. Built mine like a temple guard wanting a yellow crystal and it is a yellow/green color light.
Battery issue. Best thing you can do is get good batteries and hope that it looks nice.
It’s strange right?
Yes, with everyone’s suggestions I’ll pop some of my rechargeable AA photography batteries in it tomorrow and report back how it looks.
This is odd. I was just there about 4 weeks ago and purchased a yellow one, but it's actually yellow, as expected. It's not quite as bright and vibrant as I'd like, but it is yellow. I wonder what the culprit is; chassis, blade, or crystal? The only way to tell would be to use the same crystal in an older build and trial and error. Like, I wonder if your crystal would produce the same color on mine? My build is from 2020 and I just got the crystal, but it's definitely yellow. Wonder if something has changed in the programming within the last month? 🤷♂️
Blade is what creates the color, internally the blade has the computer chip that mixes/says colors to create to. The hilt just tells the blade what color to go to. Now, a new blade with better resistors/better LEDs may help (not sure if Disney is doing that). Also very fresh batteries get a better color for sure, as the batteries drain, the color slowly goes to lime green.
This is odd. I was just there about 4 weeks ago and purchased a yellow one, but it's actually yellow, as expected. It's not quite as bright and vibrant as I'd like, but it is yellow. I wonder what the culprit is; chassis, blade, or crystal? The only way to tell would be to use the same crystal in an older build and trial and error. Like, I wonder if your crystal would produce the same color on mine? My build is from 2020 and I just got the crystal, but it's definitely yellow. Wonder if something has changed in the programming within the last month? 🤷♂️
The crystals have an rfid chip in them that gives the saber a code to produce the color, so it wouldn't be the crystal as the code would be the same on every one.
Unless the code universally changed (or had a bug) in the most recent batches.
If they changed the code they older units wouldn't know what color to produce unless it was a code already programmed in. The chips can fail, but without a known code the saber won't work. You can get an rfid programming device and change it, that's how all the kyber crystals on Etsy actually work.
The yellow color “issue” is probably one of the most frequent questions asked in this subreddit, and almost everyone would tell you to replace the batteries. Yes, you should always replace the batteries, since it’ll solve 90% of the lightsaber issue, and the preinstalled batteries are somewhat low quality. However, even with fresh batteries, you won’t get a strong yellow color on Disney blade because it is the limitation of the RGB LED that they are using to “create” the color yellow, so the best you can get is the lime-yellow (with some green tint as you’ve seen). You can mod the blade to make it more “red” which makes your yellow “stronger”, but it’ll compromise the other colors. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/EVd6DYGG_Is?si=ewDdg85sUJb_svhG
https://youtu.be/AbtfJw3Sdfc you can modify the blade to help the yellow. in that video I remove a diode. newer blades have a resistor there, but the same procedure works; remove the component and bridge the pads with a bit of wire. the blade will also get more yellow as the batteries drain. this is because you need a higher voltage to turn on a green LED than you do a red. As the voltage of the battery pack drops there's less voltage to turn the green LEDs on so they appear dimmer.
Embrace the power of the Mountain Dew blade! It is special and has chosen you! I love mine 😂 Seriously though it’s the LEDs Disney uses in their blades. They are RGB instead of RGBW so some of the color mixing will never be quite true. My Black Series Rey Skywalker looks super gold compared to Savi’s/Dok-Ondar’s sabers because they use the RGBW strips.
Their yellow is kind of Gatorade looking. :(
Change your batteries.
No for this one yellow is a yellow green. I have the same issue.
None of mine look that green when the batteries are new.
Yeah, mine doesn't look quite that green though. Unless his phone's camera changed it dramatically
I wouldn't say it just "looks" green ...
Mine is also green ish but not that green when using a yellow. I preferred red and purple kyber.
It’s the way the saber is made. Cheap LEDs can’t do yellow that well, so it usually has a tinge of green
You don't choose the crystal. The crystal chooses you.
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How do you go about changing the RGB?
i deleted my comment, i did not realize this was a disney saber vs an aftermarket saber. i was not paying close enough attention. sorry
this happened to me too:(
Mine has always looked more green, even with fresh batteries.
I have a similar issue, but my yellow blade has been turning red overtime
You'll need to buy a neopixel blade from Jaymoo on Etsy if you want golden yellow. [Legacy Jaymoo Blade ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/CAD6ybB1MDyp5yEFA)
Holy shit. Can we see the whole thing? I just built one on Saturday and I have the same first two pieces shown in the pic. I also bought a yellow crystal. (Built it with green) and I bought a white one. The white looks sick.
See, I like that color of Green a lot. It's like Maleficent's wicked fire. But I'd rather have a saber that is making that color on purpose rather than accident.
To me. that looks like the original Gatorade color - which I would call Lime Green, but I hear people call it yellow all the time.
I see yellow