Lighting 1/48 TIE

MandoMan531 · Post by **MandoMan531** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:53 am

Hey guys just looking for some help lighting my TIE. Is there a small battery I can use under the bottom cockpit "hatch", maybe from a watch or something? I only need one red LED maybe 2 tops. Thanks for any help!

talon · Post by **talon** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:58 am

Try a hearing aid battery. They're tiny. I think there are a few different sizes from small to OMG thats small! But you might need to use 2 to get enough voltage. I think the standard hearing aid battery is 1.4v. A better place for the batteries might be under the floor of the cockpit. You could use rare earth magnets to hold the bottom cover in place and then just pull it off and replace the batteries as needed.

MandoMan531 · Post by **MandoMan531** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:00 pm

Yea that's what I meant by the bottom "hatch". I'll check out some hearing aid batteries, I was thinking watch or batteries for some small electronics. Then I gotta figure out in I'll need resistors./

Btw I received my TIE photoetch. A few pieces were a bit confusing but I think I got the whole rear fuselage done properly. Also got my Falcon set And clear nozzles from Culttvman today. Good stuff man.

robiwon · Post by **robiwon** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 3:34 pm

If you want to power 2 or 3 LEDs you can use two button cell batteries. Try some LR1130's. They are thinner than the common 357's that come in most electronic gadgets and still put out 1.5v each. If you can't fit a holder in there for them you could use aluminum tape to secure the leads to the batteries. Use thin strips of Tamiya yellow tape to hold the batteries together then use a small square to hold the leads on.

MandoMan531 · Post by **MandoMan531** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:08 pm

I found a few 3v coin batteries online, but I have no idea the size of them. 3v would power 2 or 3 LEDs yea?

robiwon · Post by **robiwon** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:30 pm

Here you go-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_sizes

MandoMan531 · Post by **MandoMan531** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:46 pm

I mean I know the battery size but not physically how big the batteries are. I'm sure just about any button cell batteries would fit.

robiwon · Post by **robiwon** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:25 am

The sixth colum over gives dimensions in millimeters.

MandoMan531 · Post by **MandoMan531** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:39 am

Ah, I shoulve taken a closer look. My bad. Thanks!