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12-11-2007, 10:27 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA
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|  Waterproof ESC With Lipo cutoff?
Hey guys, I have searched but I can't find out if there is such a thing. What I would like is a waterproof esc that I can run lipo on without having to buy a separate battery cutoff. I am running a 22t 600 (T600) motor in my wheely king trail rig. I have a ProBoat esc in it at the moment, but it doesn't have brakes. It instantly reverses. I don't know how many times I have flipped this thing up on its nose.:-( Does anyone know of such a thing? Thanks |
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12-11-2007, 10:28 AM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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The mamba max can be waterproofed really easily actually, run a bead of silicon around the heatsink and tape over the usb port.
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12-11-2007, 11:31 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Racking my Brain
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How much voltage are you trying to run? The Novak Rooster Crawler has a lipo cut off for 7.4v lipo and is water resistant.
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12-11-2007, 07:36 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA
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I was hoping for 11.1 volts, but 7.4 would be OK. I would be nervous about ruining an esc if it wasn't marked as waterproof. Thanks for the replies. I didn't think there was one on the market, but it never hurts to ask. |
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12-11-2007, 08:21 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: portland
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12-12-2007, 02:47 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA
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I was wanting to run a lipo, but it is looking more and more like maybe I should just stick with nimh. Thanks for the help though guys.
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12-12-2007, 04:57 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Lipo and water are not very good combinations. The cells can take it, but the terminations are so close to each other that water with about any mineral contamination can short the pack.
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12-12-2007, 05:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: under a rock and a hard place
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12-12-2007, 08:27 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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The taps on the cells, normally covered in tape. Series construction makes shorting only MM apart with a few layers of insulation tape between the taps. Clean water wouldn't be much of a big deal, but who would be running in perfectly clean water?
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