Handy Don 13,084 #126 Posted Saturday at 01:51 PM Have you started in on the to-scale person that will motor around in this creation?! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,881 #127 Posted Tuesday at 06:42 PM Ha ha, I'm not looking to have a little guy sitting in there. Some builders are using animatronic figures in their vehicle, operated by radio control. They look a bit clunky to my mind but whatever floats your boat. I carried on the control work today, making a gear lever and range selector lever. The gear lever is fixed but the range lever moves and will hopefully operate a microswitch to power up the electrical system via a solenoid switch. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stvski80085 67 #128 Posted Tuesday at 06:53 PM So I have one of those metal tiger tanks that shoots pellets. The other day I was charging my lipo battery for my dogs truck and it caught fire. The tank was under it and it really screwed our floor up. Now the tank actually looks like it was in a war. The only good thing that came of that incident. Now I charge them in a fire safe bag I was only using to store them previously. It was one hell of a fire though. I drug the whole cart outside and let it burn out. I will never charge them out in the open again. Just thought I would share that. I will post a picture of it later. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,881 #129 Posted Tuesday at 10:22 PM Dangerous thing those li po batteries, we've had a few fires over here with people charging Chinese scooters and the like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,084 #130 Posted Tuesday at 11:16 PM The RC aircraft flyers I know who use LiPo batteries store and charge them spaced apart in a cast iron bathtub indoors or a metal locker outdoors. When the batteries are exhausted, they immerse them in a saltwater solution to gradually drain off any remaining charge before handing them off to be recycled. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stvski80085 67 #131 Posted yesterday at 12:16 AM I have a metal baking pan with the fireproof bags. I just didn't use them to charge but to store them. That's changed now. They have a lot of power in a small package. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,881 #132 Posted 10 hours ago Microswitch built into the range selector lever. Not a big job but bit of juggling to get it to fit and work. Hopefully now I can ditch the huge power switch that came with the kit and use a relay. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 69,710 #133 Posted 9 hours ago Neat n clean. 👌 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
