10-06-2004, 09:38 PM | #1 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004
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| winter ?
what do you guys do with your crawlers in winter ?
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10-06-2004, 09:40 PM | #2 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: burton
Posts: 148
| Re: winter ?
build them tell spring lol
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10-06-2004, 09:51 PM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin Texas
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| Re: winter ?
Wheel um in the snow! Try it sometime, you wont regret it |
10-06-2004, 10:23 PM | #4 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004
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| Re: winter ?
what percautions do you take for waterproofing ?i know the esc needs air to so it makes it hard to keep it coverd and cooled at the same time.
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10-06-2004, 10:41 PM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austin Texas
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| Re: winter ?
Eh water proofing? I think last winter I put a piece of seran rap on the ESC in my pajero, bout it.
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10-06-2004, 10:45 PM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,386
| Re: winter ?
yea i dont think thats waterproofing, lol.if anything i think if snow got under the saran wrap it would stay in there better.
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10-06-2004, 11:45 PM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Austalia
Posts: 329
| Re: winter ?
what are you guys talking about?? it's SUMMER here |
10-07-2004, 09:30 AM | #8 |
PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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| Re: winter ?
We go snowbashing also! I move the ESC to the top of the frame rails right behind the grill of the body that keeps it pretty well protected. Oh thats right, most of you dont have a frame like I do. I would say put it as high as possible in a box with a few small holes in the top. :? |
10-07-2004, 09:53 AM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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| Re: winter ?
Another benefit to running lathe motors My ESC makes almost NO heat, after 30 minutes of high speed bashing, I can still rest my hand on the heat sinks. Since it gets around 30 here in the winter, I am going to seal up my ESC in tupperware I figure I'll open it every 10-15 and get some fresh air in there. Servos are water resistant, so they should be just fine, and motors can be totally submerged no problem (even w/ 14.4V) I can't wait till winter here!!! |
10-07-2004, 10:02 AM | #10 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: HP lounge
Posts: 289
| Re: winter ?
What is this "winter" you speak of? In So Cal it'll hit a bone chilling 40* this year, with maybe a couple weeks of rain spread out over a few months. Then again, it'll probably only be that cold at night! |
10-07-2004, 10:17 AM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Michigan
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| Re: winter ? I don't want to hear it. |
10-07-2004, 10:32 AM | #12 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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10-07-2004, 10:34 AM | #13 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Quakertown PA
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| Re: winter ?
Had frost on the grass the other day. Maybe this winter I'll actually get a crawler done to use in the spring! |
10-07-2004, 03:23 PM | #14 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas!
Posts: 270
| Re: winter ?
Winter?? Huh... I don't have winter... no snow. Texas can be great, but I love snow! |
10-07-2004, 04:52 PM | #15 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004
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| Re: winter ?
we have winter here for 5-6 months of the year here.(ny) somtimes the winters are mild but not the past few years.
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10-07-2004, 05:12 PM | #16 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: orange county n.y. , building the hydro crawler
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yea ny winters are long, ive got snow from november till the end of april.last year we had a total of 19 feet added up from all the storms,we usually keep a 4-5 foot base though. I ought to swap over to paddles and snow bash.Snowmobilings awesome though best in blizzards, 3ft powder on the roads=lotsa fun
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10-07-2004, 06:21 PM | #17 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: HP lounge
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| Re: winter ?
In a way I wish it would snow here, but NOBODY in So Cal knows how to drive in the rain, so snow would be a freeway nightmare. Plus, we'd probably whine so much about it being too cold that it wouldn't be worth it. What we get is rain. Not much, but enough to make some cool rc mudding spots! |
10-07-2004, 08:59 PM | #18 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central NY
Posts: 387
| Re: winter ?
Did somebody say NY Winters? |
10-07-2004, 09:37 PM | #19 |
MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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| Re: winter ?
Just drive the crawler in the snow you know you want to. |
10-07-2004, 10:14 PM | #20 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004
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| Re: winter ?
i havent driven anything in the snow in such a long time.i usualy race in the winters.in fact i havent even had a crawler in a year. feel the itch tho.i think they make cream for that tho.lol
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