Wizz Kid

what all to i have to water proof to i can drive in the after rain streets?

sarpiparpi

get a plasti dip from homedepot i think its in paint aisle and when u buy that shake the can open it and dip the whole servo 1 inch every 5 secondsand take it out the same way 1 inch every 5 seconds and let it dry for like 5-6 hours and after that get a knife or sumtn and cut that spinning piece on the topi think its called horn or sumtn and ur ready to go
i kno it cuz ive done it

Wizz Kid

i was thinking of a plastic bag or something but i dont know if i wanna stick my servo in some funky gunk.

sarpiparpi

aight im jus sayin it cuz ive done it my cars waterproof

Wizz Kid

i believe you but im just not sure about it.

supa_sav

so do you dip the servo right in so its covered in plasti dip or do you just put it in so about 1 inch of the servo is covered? i just didnt quite understand ur instructions
cheers

Savage-Norway

Buy an amphibi car or a boat , or you could just do as i ride in 1 inch of water at full speed. Looks cool though my throttle servo drowned and stayed at full power until i hit a tree. At that time my air filter was so full of water that the engine barely got air

8000ft

you dip the whole thing. but more importantly make damn sure that your rx (thats the radio receiver inside the truck) does'nt get even a hint of moisture. stick it in a party size ballon and zip tie the end shut. i've even gone so far as to use black silicone sealer to seal the entire electronics box shut, all around the edges and don't forget the bottom.
protecting the air filter would also be a good idea, any water that gets splashed on it will be directly sucked into the engine resulting in a flame-out.

badboy2

My Feedback: (13)

dip the whole thing ?up to the wires that goes in the servo box? or just the box

8000ft

dip the servo. you don't need to dip more than an inch up the wire. don't dip the radio box, just seal it with silicone.

Wizz Kid

is there a way to water proof it w/o the plasti dip?

8000ft

the servos are pretty sealed as they are, i don't know why some people dip them. i didn't and have never had a problem. if you want to you can just squirt some silicone around the spline shaft where it goes into the servo casing,

remember these things are trucks not boats, a splash of water or a shallow puddle is fine but any thing over the middle of the tires is to deep.

ac112785

My Feedback: (1)

just get some water proof sealant stuff and get around where the sevo wires go into the servo case, where the servo wires go into the plug connector, get a receiver cover, make sure your antenna isnt exposed outside the antenna tube, get a switch cover if you're using on/off switch for power and cover the battieries in a balloon. the rx box is pretty tight and sealed, but water can still get in

sarpiparpi

alrite for any of u who doesn understand i will post some of my servos pics

sarpiparpi

the first picture is plastidip its avaailable in different colors i got red
and the pthers are just my servos

sarpiparpi

the other great thing about plastidip (i havent c anyelse use it this way) is fix the cracks on ur body hell yeah!!!!

RC_UK

get large balloons put the servo inside, elastic band round the wires cut off the excess balloon screw the steering/throttle linkage to the horn through the balloon. done

Wizz Kid

i kinda understand but do you have a pic of that?

GotSavage?

I have to agree with 8000ft. The servos are pretty well sealed as they are. The receiver is the only thing you really have to worry about water proofing.

T TO THE MAXX 1

heres the picture. its not great but i dipped the servos and put a baloon around.

sarpiparpi

jus use my ways![:@]

T TO THE MAXX 1

i did but i also used a baloon and i got a better truck! no jk its cool tho cant wait.