Sabre compatability w/boxes

[Craig]

Old Sabres, old sabre boxes. Is making an older electric sabre (with socket) functional simply a matter of shorting the sensor socket?

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How can modern sabres (sans socket) be used on older sabre boxes?

[neevel]

You can get rid of the sensor socket entirely (cut the wire), and then short the body cord socket (for 2 prong, just remove the plastic washer from the B-pin terminal, for LP bayonet connect a bare wire to the screw terminal and then wrap it securely around the metal bracket). Essentially, the entire sabre becomes a single node across the C and B terminals of the body cord.

Older sabre boxes need a firmware upgrade (i.e., a new chip that
plugs in to replace the original chip). You can expect to pay at least $100 for the new chip from Allstar or Uhlmann (I don't know what Leon Paul charges). If the box is from a manufacturer no longer in business (e.g., the Sabre Technologies boxes), you're out of luck.

-Dave

[DHCJr]

Now this suggestion is not for competition, but it will allow you to practice with the old boxes. Connect only the A and C lines to the box. You will have a continuous white light and it will not stop whipovers, but you will get a light when you hit the lame.

Dave gave you the difinitive answer to changing old sabres. They now make Sabre only guards replacing the plastic washer with a metal washer.