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Old 12-29-2007, 10:29 PM
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Old 12-29-2007, 10:40 PM
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You do know theres a search button for a reason?

The reciever needs to be ballooned. Take a party balloon and squeeze it inside and put a ziptie on the open end where the water comes out.

Put CA glue on the screws and cracks in the servo case.

Mount the ESC high on the chassis or enclose it in some sort of case. DO NOT BALLOON IT OR IT WILL OVERHEAT!

Electric motors do not need anything and I don't know about nitros

WD40 the Chassis parts and make sure you dry everything when you're done so nothing rusts.

I had made a huuuge guide for this but never posted it....maybe I'll get to it someday...James said it best: http://radiocontrolzone.com/showthre...=waterproofing
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Old 12-29-2007, 11:13 PM
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i wouldnt ca glue the case on the servo
use any sort of grease or rtv sealent, electrical tape wound tight works well too
put a gob of grease around your servo main output gear and put on your servo horn..

i wouldnt bag the reciver.. they heat up and cause moisture espically in a nitro vehical..
if its a nitro vehical. most likly its already in a box..leave it be..
i agree on the wd40 everything metal.. or bearings..

when your done take it inside blast it off with a hair dryer and hit everything again with wd 40
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Old 12-29-2007, 11:51 PM
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You do know theres a search button for a reason?
There is, but it doesn't work most of the time. A 404 Error page is no fun when you search for things.
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But now I see they've fixed it. About time

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