Lipos and water

[xjman]

So I took the rig out today although there was some rain. I didn't really blast through any water that was what I would consider deep, however I did run through some puddles to clean the tires off a little before it went in my Jeep.


I'm not so worried about the electronics like the receiver, speed control or servos, as much as I am burning down the entire thing. I've seen multiple videos of people just sending it, but I've always been told to seal a lipo to keep the water out. It has been a very long time since I've had to mess with one on something that would get wet. Am I worrying too much?

 

[ferp420]

as long as its not salt water and it dosent sit under water for more than a hour you should be ok the only time ive had it cause a problem was when the battery itself had a pc board ive fried a few pc boards but i just bypass them and the battery works normaly after

infact i have to do a pcboard bypass here soon

 

[Xx Losungen xX]

My lipos submarine everytime I'm out practically, not a care in the world

 

[QuesoDelDiablo]

The only thing you need to worry about is corroding the tabs off the cells. the packs themselves are sealed so no worries there.

So, just don't leave it in the lake and if you run saltwater rinse it thoroughly with fresh water afterwards.

 

[xjman]

Cool, thanks a lot folks.