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IS THERE ANY WAY TO WATERPROOF MY VXL?

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Old 03-18-2008, 12:13 PM
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Default IS THERE ANY WAY TO WATERPROOF MY VXL?

hey everyone, im new to the rc world and i was just wondering if there would be anyway to waterproof my rustler vxl? any info is good info
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I thought the VXL ESC was already waterproof. Correction?
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Default RE: IS THERE ANY WAY TO WATERPROOF MY VXL?

the manual says water and electricity dont mix soi dont know if it is waterproof right out of the box, but how do i find out? and what else has to be done to make it completly waterproof?
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I thought the VXL ESC was already waterproof. Correction?
As far as I know, the VXL along with pretty much every brushless system is not waterproof.
Old 03-18-2008, 04:42 PM
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this is wat i did

i puted the reseiver in a balloon and just cutted lil slits where everything goes....[sm=thumbs_up.gif]
Old 03-18-2008, 04:49 PM
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Default RE: IS THERE ANY WAY TO WATERPROOF MY VXL?

Errrr, brushless and water don't mix the esc can be waterproofed but, motor will be ruined from water.
Old 03-19-2008, 01:09 AM
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Errrr, brushless and water don't mix the esc can be waterproofed but, motor will be ruined from water.
then make a h20 proof cover over the motor, and bingo, job completed[8D], what he prob means is h2o plus bearings, and the high voltages... aren't the greatest pals[>:]

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