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11-06-2009, 05:49 AM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: backwoods of ny
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|  is this a stupid question???
am working on an ax-10 rig-not for comp but for bashin..moving the batts to the front axel,now am planning on getting this rig wet,should my batts be waterproofed??and how do i go about this???:?
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11-06-2009, 06:04 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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if you have a nicd or nimh batt your good to go but dont forget to water proof ALL other electronics  |
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11-06-2009, 06:43 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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Nope, that's not a stupid question....
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11-06-2009, 07:01 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: OUT THERE
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There right I have a slash and belive me it is waterproof batts have been submerged many times and still going strong.But I am not sure about lipo ones I have not made that jump[yet].
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11-06-2009, 01:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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hahha, i have a hardcase lipo and my t4 fell into the pool and was submerjed for about 5 seconds n i unpluged it underwater b4 pulling it out n battery has been working fine since then...
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11-06-2009, 04:11 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: reelsville
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maxamp lipo's are waterproof.
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11-06-2009, 04:22 PM
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| Who's your Daddy-0! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Augusta
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Even on your stick packs you need to dry them out after they get wet. If they get soaked like they do in our boats sometimes the batteries can get really hot and short out if they get to wet. | |
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11-06-2009, 08:25 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas border crawlin from cops
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To be sure, waterproof all your preciuos electronics and battery before going underwater. Always better to be safe than sorry.
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11-06-2009, 11:49 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hallsville, Tx
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fill your electronics up with dio-electric grease and you will be set to go swimming. i have done it to my bashers and i am still running the same esc for 2 years
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11-07-2009, 02:12 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: usa
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all lipo packs are water proof. all lipo cells are sealed as they are made, as long as your pack is not puffed with a vented cell than you have nothing to worry about |
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11-11-2009, 01:19 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Raleigh
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Make sure you get the water out of the nooks and crannies. Gearboxes can get water in them even though it doesn't seem possible. I don't know how it gets in there but I've had water inside of my Slash gearbox and differentials. The change in the noise of the gears told me something needed attention. I'm pretty sure I reduced the life of some of my bearings. |
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11-11-2009, 01:42 PM
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11-11-2009, 01:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ...the burning end of the rope.
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