E-Maxx winter driving
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From: O\'Fallon, MO
you need to wrap the receiver in a ballon. and thats about it. the servo is water tight. so thats nothing to worry about. The ESC need air to work. so you cant put a ballon on that. Mostly the Receiver is the only thing you need to worry about. as long as your driving with a body on. and not tying to get snow inside the car your good!
I hope that helps!
I hope that helps!
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Heres a site that helped me hopefully it will help u, just scroll down the left colomn till u get to E-maxx waterproofing :
http://www.mattsrcstuff.com
http://www.mattsrcstuff.com
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Well, the good side is that the chap obviously is well meaning.
Anyways, the REAL winterproofing for an E-Maxx is simple (Take it from someone who lives in snowy scandinavia):
- Rubber ballon for the receiver. Tamiya part no 50194.
- M'tronics Super E-Truck ESC. It's waterproof, unlike the kit supplied Novak thingie. http://www.mtroniks.net/whatsnew.htm
- Steering servo? Well if you insist, open it and seal the printboard with a spray can plastic sealant (Bostic Plastic 70, I think) and fill the pot-meter with Tamiya Switch Lube (no 87023). Or you can leave the servo alone, it will last a good time in water before it fails.
And no, I don't have an E-Maxx. I have a Tamiya Wild Dagger. Also twin engined but (slightly :-) less brutal. Therefore I can manage with the less expensive "truck" ESC.
http://www.tamiyanitro.com/bbs/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2930
Anyways, the REAL winterproofing for an E-Maxx is simple (Take it from someone who lives in snowy scandinavia):
- Rubber ballon for the receiver. Tamiya part no 50194.
- M'tronics Super E-Truck ESC. It's waterproof, unlike the kit supplied Novak thingie. http://www.mtroniks.net/whatsnew.htm
- Steering servo? Well if you insist, open it and seal the printboard with a spray can plastic sealant (Bostic Plastic 70, I think) and fill the pot-meter with Tamiya Switch Lube (no 87023). Or you can leave the servo alone, it will last a good time in water before it fails.
And no, I don't have an E-Maxx. I have a Tamiya Wild Dagger. Also twin engined but (slightly :-) less brutal. Therefore I can manage with the less expensive "truck" ESC.
http://www.tamiyanitro.com/bbs/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2930
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From: Long branch,
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as long as you run 2 packs and let it cool, just cover the whole top of the chassis with seran wrap or a shower cap. It has enough air inside to keep the evx cool for a while, plus it gets covered in snow anyway which keeps it nice and cool




