As mentioned elsewhere, 2S (two-cell) LiPo packs must be balance charged. The adapter allows either a 1S or a 2S battery pack wired with only a JST-XH connector (3-pin) to be charged using the iMAX B6 or B6AC charger. The charger comes with several adapters to connect the discharge connector on many packs. One of…
Making Your Own 2-Cell LiPo Pack
Making your own LiPo packs is not difficult — it only requires a little care. To make a 2-Cell (2S) pack, you’ll need 2 identical LiPo cells and a female 3-pin JST-XH connector. You can buy the connectors pre-wired, or save a little money and buy raw connectors and a crimp tool and do it…
Battery Power It Is
Back in June of last year, I commented that I was considering getting rid of DCC and sound in my locos, and going with battery-powered radio-control.
Catching up on the past few days…
I forgot to mention that I had decided to re-ballast the yard at Corinna. Previously, there had been a lot of greenery growing up between the tracks.
Sneak Peek…
I did a little work on the creek tonight and did a second pour of the water.
The On30 Guy™ at Wednesday Train Nights on 08/03/11
Kevin and I got together for the first Wednesday night gathering, and started working on some water, both on the north end of Corinna and on Kevin’s covered bridge module.
Today’s Work in Corinna
The Cell-u-Clay was almost completely dried, and so I slathered on a quite gloppy coat of Behr Premium “Fedora” flat latex paint, and proceeded to layer on the texture.