Is it too late to break in my motor?

[uclabruins89]

So I just saw today that a lot of people recommend breaking in brushed motors using various methods, i liked the water method the best seemed easy to do. I've used my new SCX10 maybe 3 or 4 packs now so not more than 5 or 6 hours total, with a new FXR and tekin 35T handwound motor. Is it too late now to break it in using the water method, or should I go ahead and do it?

I'm new to the technical side of brushed motors, when i was a kid with my T3 i just pressed go and didnt worry about anything

[EddieO]

I suggest search the water method on here. You will find its NOT suggested. It's a terrible way to break in motors.

And the Tekin handwound motors come with a 729 brush that does NOT like the water very much in the first place, its the last brush I would use to water break in a motor.

3 volts for 5 minutes, check brushes....if broken in, done. If not, repeat for 1 min, check again. Repeat until you see even wear across the entire face of the brush.

At 5+ hours though, you are well past the need to break in the brush.

Later EddieO

[uclabruins89]

whoops already did it for 15ish minutes lol. oh well, if it works fine then ok, if i have to replace not a big deal either

[redsawacs]

all you're doing when you break it in is surfacing the face of the brushes to the commutator. with the run time you have, surely that already complete. if you perform a "break in" on an already broke in motor, all you will be doing is adding run time to the brushes....no harm no fowl.


I have been wrong in the past - consider that

[Grizzly4x4]

I've always felt break-in was unnecessary unless you are looking for every last bit of motor performance right from the start.
I just throw my motors in and go. Not saying that's the right way to do it but a quality motor works so well that I've never been disappointed with the performance.

[jp0160]

I just do it to prepare it for the mud and grime. Piece of mind knowing that it's less likely to get a chunk of sand or gunk between the brush and comm. Other than that I only run 35t and higher motors, so I don't really notice too much of a speed increase lol.

Just remember to do it in clean R/O water or distilled water, it's completely safe and reliable, not required, but every little bit counts.