Day 2448

 I woke up at 7:30 and played games until 8.  Then it was up for pet stuff and breakfast.  After that it was pack up the stuff and go to the laundromat.

The laundromat was typically uneventful.  Afterwards we went to Walgreens so Ellen could get some underwear.  Then it was over to Wally World for some groceries.  Then last stop was the post office.  There were three packages and half a dozen letters.

When we got back some of the letters were replacement cards.  I replaced the ones I had and put the old ones in under the bed.  The only package for me was the fan for the B6.4.  I took it outside and installed it.  Then I programmed the receiver and ESC.  That went OK.  The problem was the servo horn was interfering with the steering arms.  I ended up spending a lot of time modifying the servo's mount to give more clearance.

The modification helped, but there was still interference.  I finally figured out that unlike all of the other cars I have the steering movement is controlled by the end point adjustment on the transmitter.  I used a piece of paper to set the end points as far as possible without hitting the arms.  We'll have to see how that works.

I finished the work on the buggy by attaching the body with velcro.  That officially finishes the build.  Then I put all of the tools away and went back to the trailer because it was getting pretty hot in the shed.

I had lunch and surfed for a while.  That got old and I started watching TV with Ellen.  I had a little nap before dinner.  Ellen fixed stir fry.  After dinner we watched more TV.

I cleaned off the Star Link antenna also.  It seems to make the connection in the evening much better.

About 9:30 we actually had a thunder storm.  It was a mild Oregon one with a little wind and rain as well as some thunder and lightning.  It's funny.  I used to think that was a real thunder storm.