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electric motors. - 7/30/2008 7:36:19 AM   
noname994



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Status: offline 		Hi, could someone tell me if electric motors are waterproof because i"m gonna make my RC waterproof.

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RE: electric motors. - 7/30/2008 8:26:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		Saw you are in Denver too! I would think water resistent yes...proof I don't think so.

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RE: electric motors. - 7/30/2008 12:53:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		no electric motors are not water proof, some vehicles come with waterproof casing to prevent water from getting into them. no, i dont know which vehicles.

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RE: electric motors. - 7/30/2008 1:30:32 PM   
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RE: electric motors. - 7/31/2008 12:01:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		thanks for all your help! and yes I'm in Denver

< Message edited by noname994 -- 7/31/2008 12:02:36 AM >

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RE: electric motors. - 7/31/2008 8:20:29 PM   
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RE: electric motors. - 7/31/2008 8:40:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		Brushed electric motors run fine underwater, its dirt and grit you have to worry about.

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RE: electric motors. - 8/1/2008 1:17:50 AM   
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ORIGINAL: noname994

thanks for all your help! and yes I'm in Denver

where do you guys race at? or do you

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RE: electric motors. - 8/2/2008 7:09:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		I haven't found any places to race yet. Also are the wires leading to the motor waterproof?

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RE: electric motors. - 8/2/2008 5:48:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		well i dont know about the wires but i take all my brushed motor rc's thru snow, water anything wet..... never a problem if you know how to waterproof you ESC, receiver, servo's..... plasti-dip, balloons and grease are your friend! never had to do anything to the motor/ wires..... Good luck!

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RE: electric motors. - 8/2/2008 9:53:02 PM   
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RE: electric motors. - 8/3/2008 5:47:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		I battle ships in warship combat. As stated, the water itself is not a major problem for brushed motors. The dirt, grit, moss, and any other junk in the water creates the real problems. Just blow the water out of the motor after running and remember proper lubrication. As for the wiring outside the motor, your biggest problem is usually corrosion on the connections. In our hobby, we use everything from heat shrink tubing around connections, to corrosion X or scotch-kote to cover any exposed wiring. I good safety item to add is an inline fuse. This way if you have some type of short, you won't lose the smoke.

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