Swamp3r

I thought you couldn`t get servos wet but I just watched this video http://www.rcuniverse.com/mvp/videolink.cfm?postid=4975 . IÃ*m dieing to run my truck outside but there is alot of snow, anyone tell me if it is safe to try. I will freeze to death if it is safe to run it lol. I can`t wait for spring.......

sheograth

Depends on the servo. Some will die readily and others are waterproof.

Swamp3r

I guess I`ll just take a chance I really wanna run this thing. What if I run it then get a blow dryer on it asap.
Edit: I know this isn`t a high end truck. Wish me luck

ericem

Will most likely be fine. Stop running when you notice glitching, like throttle response messes up or you loose steering.

Rather-B-Huntin

You shouldn't get servos (or any other electric equiptment) wet!!!! That video was done by an individual whom either isn't very bright or just doesn't regard the well being of their vehicle.

Anytime you have to take evasive action to prevent something from ruining, you shouldn't be doing it!! Trust me, I feel your predicament. I just bought a new truggy last weekend and there's been nothing but rain here every day since. I really wanna get her going, but it's not worth having to replace a bunch of stuff just for a few minutes of fun. Our rain will quit and your snow will melt soon enough. Until then, just keep admiring that thing in that nice, new factory look. They won't be that way for long!!

slayerphonics

Try wraping the servo in a ballon

cluelessk

After running in the snow use a air compersor to get all water off the car. I killed my servo just letting it drip dry in my basement.

Th3pwn3r

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Don't do it.

jombo

do it do it do it

Swamp3r

I do it do it do it ran half a tank through it. Dried the truck off the second I got in the house with my air compressor just like cluelessk said to do. I left the truck alone for 3 or 4 hours and tested the servos and they are fine. One problem that I`m sure you all know if you`ve driven on ice it`s slippery lol. I couldn`t get that truck to anywhere top speed I`d just spin like crazy.Note to self get steel studded tires
Edit btw I stayed on the road where it`s nice and beat down I agree with the others if you were in deep snow you`d ruin your servos.

Farfa

nice i am proud about you! if you want to do something just do it and dont listen to other people!! but be sure that you can take the responsibility for what have you done

cluelessk

icy roads are terrible for driving i was trying to get speed to jump a snow bank it was so hard to keep it straight and keep up speed. It was like when I took my atv on t he ice rink those donuts are super tight and crazy fast.

Swamp3r

It was so much fun I plan on doing it all winter long and risk the chance of replacing servos. I`ll just get fuel delivered to me in 45 gallon drums lol. I never relized these things are so fast and fun. Even when spinning it was crazy fast. Question....how far can you lead your truck with a 2.4ghz radio, my original radio died so I had to swap the receiver and radio.
Edit: and the receiver was dead before I ran it in the snow

Farfa

There is no defferent to the distance. The only defferent its on the sending and receive commands (Correct me if i am wrong)

cluelessk

which radio do you got?

ericem

lol funny thing happened when I was at my friends how he THOUGHT he could jump the snow bank (which was 5ft tall.................................) anyway he goes straight through it and we had to dig up the ST-1 WAYYYYYYYY in the middle of the damn pile and I had no fkn gloves either! lol you would be amazing how quietly a nitro engine idles under a pile of snow LOL. (no nothing broke even though the engine was drinking snow and the whole car was drenched like it usually is anyway there was no damage to the servo's either)

Swamp3r

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Edit....ericem thats a priceless story just hope it never happens to me

ericem

Man it is so funny when people walk by and are like *** why is there smoke under that pile of snow LOL.

madmax22

just wrap it in a balloon I do that i run in snow, wet snow and hit the puddle sometimes once your done just take an aircompressor and blow all the wet off.

Swamp3r

Well I did another run with no damage to the servos.......but slamming sideways into a hard piece of snow cracked my body apparently cold plastic cracks easy hahaha[&o] but I did the red green thing and duct taped it lol. Btw what is the best 2.4ghz or 72 mhz. And I still don`t know how far I can let my truck go and if it gets out of range will it keep going full throttle or does it idle down when out of range. I don`t need to explain to my neighbor why my truck slammed into thier garage door so any input would be great.

Farfa

To prevent your car run full throttle you can install to your car fail safe that if it lost signal with your control it will take breaks automatically.

Average control distance is 100m

mgtmadness2006

Spektrum is not the best. I get glitches and lose signal only 100 feet or 200 ft of range. my am does better than that. It will cost me money to ship and wait 3 weeks or more to get it back and be charged money cause of no warranty. I have been holding off from doing it for a year or more. idk if it is worth it now.

ohh i have a dx3 and dx2