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02-02-2014, 11:30 AM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Huntsville
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| Iron shards/dust on motor can
After putting about 8 packs through my Brushed Integy 55T, I noticed what appear to be either iron dust/shards or perhaps magnet shards stuck to the can. Is this normal? If not, what is going wrong? The motor is mounted to an RC4WD R2D trans and sits right next to the dig assembly. Could these shards be from wear and tear in the dig assembly? Edit: I should add that I don't run my rig in dirt, mud, or water. It is for pure crawling only. |
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02-02-2014, 11:43 AM | #2 |
In the band for now. Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: roselle
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| Re: Iron shards/dust on motor can
its brush dust
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02-02-2014, 12:12 PM | #3 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Wilmington, PA
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| Re: Iron shards/dust on motor can
Motors are magnetic, they will pick up anything and everything that has iron in it... Even if you can't see it.
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02-02-2014, 01:52 PM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Huntsville
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| Re: Iron shards/dust on motor can
I know that. What I'm worried about is the source.
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02-02-2014, 02:04 PM | #5 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: springfield
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| Re: Iron shards/dust on motor can
I had an r2 and noticed the same thing. It was shards from the r2 stripping. Replaced the gears then the same thing happened again
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02-02-2014, 03:19 PM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Huntsville
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02-02-2014, 11:31 PM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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| Re: Iron shards/dust on motor can
I'm with lemonhead.. brush and comm dust. If its around the end bell area of the motor? I don't run any dig and it sounds the same from all my motors, brushed motors..
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02-03-2014, 05:20 AM | #8 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goin broke losing weight.....
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| Re: Iron shards/dust on motor can
Around here, if you run in the sand washes, the motor will pick up every shard of iron ore in the sand. It will fill a motor in some places. Just a thought |
02-03-2014, 11:42 AM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, Washington
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| Re: Iron shards/dust on motor can
I doubt its brush or comm dust.....very little if anything in a brush is magnetic....copper in the comm isn't magnetic either You either are picking up rocks, sand, etc that contains iron, which is pretty common or something is grinding producing metal shards....which happens as well. Later EddieO |
02-03-2014, 02:38 PM | #10 |
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