Lightsabre Power Settings

[Robert Treder]

They've been referred to in the EU, but do they ever appear in the Canon?

Well, in the scene where Anakin is cutting through the Tusken "yurt" thingy, I noticed that the lightsabre sound is quite faint. Might he be using a lower power setting in order to avoid being detected? The jury is out...

EDIT: Damn starwars.com "Image Attack" picture doesn't show up. You all know the scene, no pic needed.

[Spanky The Dolphin]

There's the shot in ESB, at the start of the lightsabre battle in the Carbonite Chamber, where Vader's sabre activates slowly instead of instantly as usual.

[Connor MacLeod]

The best example offhand I can think of is in TPM where Qui-Gon cuts through the blast door of the Trade Federation battleship to get at the bridge.

[Spanky The Dolphin]

Hmm, I didn't see that as much of a variance.

But then again, I subscribe the to theory that a lightsabre blade cuts by shearing electrons from atoms, so it was technically making the door melt itself.

[Lord_Xerxes]

I tend to agree with the fact that there are lower power settings. For example, in ANH, on the Falcon...Luke's saber looks very white-ish as opposed to teal blue.

Then there's the scene in AOTC with all the Bear Clan younglings training with helmets on. You'd think they'd probably have powered-down sabers so they don't actually impale or slice each other.

[Lord Pounder]

These scene in ESB where Han guts a tauntan seems to be another example.

[neoolong]

I tend to agree with the fact that there are lower power settings. For example, in ANH, on the Falcon...Luke's saber looks very white-ish as opposed to teal blue.

Then there's the scene in AOTC with all the Bear Clan younglings training with helmets on. You'd think they'd probably have powered-down sabers so they don't actually impale or slice each other.

Those are training sabers. But it shows that lightsabers don't all have the same power.