My r/c truck in the water
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Ok dude, that is bad ass!!!! I have an AX10 close to the SCX10.(Im sure you know this)
How did you do this man? (Waterproof it) I have asked almost every rc crawler forum, with no reply. like its some kind of secret? help me out man winter is here and I WANT TO CRAWL!!!!!
How did you do this man? (Waterproof it) I have asked almost every rc crawler forum, with no reply. like its some kind of secret? help me out man winter is here and I WANT TO CRAWL!!!!!
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lol i know absolutely nothing about RCs, but that's just awesome. well done.
The stock radio box is pretty good, I siliconed it's seal. I am using a traxxas xl-5 esc, which is waterproof so begin with, and that's all you really have to worry about. The motor is fine to be submerged, just oil it afterwards lightly on the bearings, or not. I just let mine go, it's a cheap stock motor and I want an excuse to replace it. The steering servo should be okay, you can purchase a water proof one if you kill yours, but like I said, they usually are fine to be submerged. The connectors and battery, don't worry about. That just leaves the gearbox and axles, just periodically open them up and change the grease, just like a real truck that you take mudding. If you do not want to purchase another aftermarket speed control, you can just silicone the edges, or open it up and fill the case with silicone and re-assemble it with it oozing out each hole, then wipe off the excess and make sure the heat sink is clear of anything. If you don't have a radio box, you can just put the reciever in a balloon, and silicone it. There isn't really any science, you just take what looks vulnerable, and seal it with whatever you can.
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great little vid, I need a scaler.
If you don't have a waterproof ESC you can open it up and use liquid electrical tape or something similar to coat the board (easier to just buy an XL-5, they can had for cheap) for the Rx you can put in a balloon and seal that shut. Servo I'd say buy a Traxxas 2075 or just silicone the seams on yours and apply a good dab of some waterproof grease around the base of the output shaft.
Main points to be concerned with are keeping water out of/off off: Rx, ESC, Servo. Motor's can be submerged and bearings won't explode with a little water.
If you have beadlock rims then you should open them up to dry the tire foams once in awhile. That is, if crawlers have tire foam? otherwise some small holes in tread face can let water out via centrifugal force.
Like it was mentioned lube motor bearings/bushings after each wet run and same for wheel bearings.
If you don't have a waterproof ESC you can open it up and use liquid electrical tape or something similar to coat the board (easier to just buy an XL-5, they can had for cheap) for the Rx you can put in a balloon and seal that shut. Servo I'd say buy a Traxxas 2075 or just silicone the seams on yours and apply a good dab of some waterproof grease around the base of the output shaft.
Main points to be concerned with are keeping water out of/off off: Rx, ESC, Servo. Motor's can be submerged and bearings won't explode with a little water.
If you have beadlock rims then you should open them up to dry the tire foams once in awhile. That is, if crawlers have tire foam? otherwise some small holes in tread face can let water out via centrifugal force.
Like it was mentioned lube motor bearings/bushings after each wet run and same for wheel bearings.
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nice job water prrofing it, i have an scx10 also but with the tacoma cab it comes with
(trimmed the fenders and grill off, nd changed the bed so now that and my fullsize crawler are i denticle
), dont plan on water prrofing mine though, im not a fan of water or mud with either truck
(trimmed the fenders and grill off, nd changed the bed so now that and my fullsize crawler are i denticle
), dont plan on water prrofing mine though, im not a fan of water or mud with either truck
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you should go through a smaller puddle or tire rut and say its a real jeep wheeling post it on pirate I love messing with those guys there so serious.
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Haha that's cool as shit
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I agree with every word of this.
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