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12-20-2006, 11:30 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: R.I.P. Chip
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Just wondering if anyone knows how much water a sensored brushless can deal with? Can they be submerged like a lathe motor? I have a novak crawler motor in my scaler and want to get it a little wet but don't want to let the smoke out. I have bashed it in some pretty wet snow w/out any probs but not sure how much more she can deal with.  |
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12-20-2006, 11:36 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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I know you can take the sensorless stuff in the water but I just don't like the idea of a $60+ motor getting dunked...
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12-20-2006, 11:38 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: R.I.P. Chip
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That is why I asked first.  I just have not heard of anyone doing it.
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12-20-2006, 08:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: R.I.P. Chip
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Nobody knows what if anything would happen?  |
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12-20-2006, 10:12 PM
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12-20-2006, 10:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Simi Valley, CA
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I don't think anyone here has dunked a brushless setup yet. Let me know how it turns out. I got a Crawler System too.
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12-20-2006, 10:41 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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The rotating hall sensor would probably get ruined, my intuition says. I have never tried , but I know they are pretty delicate. Sensorless would be cool though, but I agree about being hesitant to get an expensive motor in the water unless the water was clean. |
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12-20-2006, 10:57 PM
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| Gettin’ back on the horse Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hoonsville
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i thought they were first made for boats and planes? right? and isnt the mamba water proof so it would make sense that the system should be able to take some water, but what do i know?
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12-20-2006, 11:27 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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the mamba 25, and I hear the mamba max is water "resistant". RC Bro ran his mamba 25 submurged with no problems and I have ran mine in snow.
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12-21-2006, 12:39 AM
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| RcBros Hobbies   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oregon
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I run my mamba-25 in a bucket of water Here's the video: http://www.rcbros.com/reviews/cc/Mreview.wmv  Just make sure your spray the motor with some motor cleaner and lube the bearing now and again. Haven't had a problem yet. As for the Mamba Max... I was told it was water resistant but thats from alittle birdy who no longer works with CC. bummer! But i'll test it out eventually lol |
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12-21-2006, 02:40 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: R.I.P. Chip
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I have done snow with mine too, But I think I will be switching to the evx and lathe combo before I submarine it!
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12-22-2006, 08:20 PM
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| Gettin’ back on the horse Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hoonsville
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ah racerx you big baby! drown that thing!
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12-22-2006, 08:21 PM
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| Gettin’ back on the horse Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hoonsville
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ah racerx you big baby! just drown that thing! |
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