Since I am using a rechargeable internal Li-Ion battery pack, I need a way to plug in the charger when the power gets low. I needed to hide this port someplace, since the original prop didn't have a visible external recharge port.



To do this, I selected one of the transistor decoration (greeblies) to hide the port under. This greeblie had the transistor above a heatsink detail, which is perfect for this use. I drilled and tapped an appropriate piece of aluminum in the shape of the heatsink under the transistor, and cut it off to the right length. This nut now holds the recharge port securely, through the graflex clamp.



For the switch, I had the same problem. How to hide an activation and auxiliary switch among the extrernal details of this saber? Use the front transistor for both switches!



You can see I embedded two small tactile switches in the wall of the battery can, and machined a pivoting swing arm with a threaded spot for a "transistor" that would allow me to swing the switch up for Aux, and down for Activation. This transistor piece floats through the graflex clamp hole that already existed, I just needed to file it a bit to allow the swing arm to travel to the switches.



In the last couple of pics on this step, you can see the extent of the machining needed to accomplish this, as well as a lot of the finished internal frame and chamber.