running in snow, waterproofing
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hey guys just seeing if any of you run your cars in the snow i have a tornado epx pro and think runnin in the snow this winter would be a blast, any of you run in the snow what do you need to get your car set for it. what and how do you waterproof your car thanks
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I dont think water is allowed to get inside the motor, and its open so its not that hard to get in. A way to waterproof something is to get a waterproof motor, and a waterproof esc, or put the esc and reciever in a waterproof box. Then get waterproof servos, or seal up the servos real good.
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I am not 100% on brushless motors but with brushed motors you are absolutly ok if you get them wet. People acually break in brushed motors by basically dunking them in a glass of water. I would makes sure to spray a little motor cleaner or something in there and make sure the bearings still roll freely.
As for the rest of it, here are some waterproofing videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=792xio8mpZ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFTFP...eature=related
As for the rest of it, here are some waterproofing videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=792xio8mpZ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFTFP...eature=related
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thanks all for your suggestions, thankyou pede those videos were amazing, really informative. but the only thing im not sure about yet is the brushless motor i know he said brushed motor was fine getting water into them but said nothing bout brushless does anyone have any answers on that?
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Ya thats true i forgot about that pede, ive actually broke in a brushed motor with rubbing alcohol, supposedly the rubbing alcohol helps clean it or something like that.



