Post by Jazzler on Sept 16, 2010 21:03:57 GMT
Ok, guys...
Some of you may have seen my car lately.. and it wouldn't have taken a rocket scientist to notice that I have been trying to pre-pair for the winter/wet weather.. And I wanted to share my experience and findings with you.
So far I have tried Silicon in a tube, and Plastidip liquid tape (cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310184195608)
Now in my own experience, I have found that the liquid tape is absolutely fantastic and by far easier to apply as well as being more aesthetically pleasing. While the silicon in a tube does still work, it doesn't seem to last as long when thinly applied. and doesn't look very nice either.
With the liquid tape, You paint it on, and it shrink dries to leave a water tight seal over whatever you put it on. Now I even went as far as to remove the pcb boards from my esc and recievers, cover them and re-fit them into their original housings.. which proved very good and has allowed me to run in the rain without any issue at all. EDIT:(But I don't see this is a requirement)
I have even removed the sensor board from my motor, sealed it totally with the liquid tape, re-fitted it to the motor, and given it a good test by running it all weekend at Yateley SLCC this weekend (Those that were there saw that my motor did NOT let me down at all in Saturday's rain, and Sunday's hot sun regardless. Even though it is completely covered in liquid tape). This motor has a completely sealed sensor board, which looks identical on the outside as an un treated motor, with the only difference being that it can run in the pouring rain, sensored without skipping a beat.
I have also now covered the entire esc (except the center of the heat sync) in the liquid tape, with a sensor cable fitted also covered, which means I have a completely water tight esc and motor sensor board now. For a total of £11 I am fully prepared for the winter racing season, and when the summer season comes back, I can either leave it as is, or just peal it off..(ok, this will take a while to peal off but so far I have been able to achieve this when testing)
It's obviously only as good as it is applied so if you miss bits then it cannot block water out, but in my opinion it is superb stuff and I will be running all winter like this outdoor. I would also recommend using it to seal the servo, although so far I have found that this was not needed myself.
It's also my understanding that Lazy Goo is the same kind of thing (only a little cheaper in price) rclazy.com/shop/lazygoo/lazy-goo/
So those that want to compete with me this winter, and still want to run sensored brushless motors... I recommend this stuff.
Some of you may have seen my car lately.. and it wouldn't have taken a rocket scientist to notice that I have been trying to pre-pair for the winter/wet weather.. And I wanted to share my experience and findings with you.
So far I have tried Silicon in a tube, and Plastidip liquid tape (cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310184195608)
Now in my own experience, I have found that the liquid tape is absolutely fantastic and by far easier to apply as well as being more aesthetically pleasing. While the silicon in a tube does still work, it doesn't seem to last as long when thinly applied. and doesn't look very nice either.
With the liquid tape, You paint it on, and it shrink dries to leave a water tight seal over whatever you put it on. Now I even went as far as to remove the pcb boards from my esc and recievers, cover them and re-fit them into their original housings.. which proved very good and has allowed me to run in the rain without any issue at all. EDIT:(But I don't see this is a requirement)
I have even removed the sensor board from my motor, sealed it totally with the liquid tape, re-fitted it to the motor, and given it a good test by running it all weekend at Yateley SLCC this weekend (Those that were there saw that my motor did NOT let me down at all in Saturday's rain, and Sunday's hot sun regardless. Even though it is completely covered in liquid tape). This motor has a completely sealed sensor board, which looks identical on the outside as an un treated motor, with the only difference being that it can run in the pouring rain, sensored without skipping a beat.
I have also now covered the entire esc (except the center of the heat sync) in the liquid tape, with a sensor cable fitted also covered, which means I have a completely water tight esc and motor sensor board now. For a total of £11 I am fully prepared for the winter racing season, and when the summer season comes back, I can either leave it as is, or just peal it off..(ok, this will take a while to peal off but so far I have been able to achieve this when testing)
It's obviously only as good as it is applied so if you miss bits then it cannot block water out, but in my opinion it is superb stuff and I will be running all winter like this outdoor. I would also recommend using it to seal the servo, although so far I have found that this was not needed myself.
It's also my understanding that Lazy Goo is the same kind of thing (only a little cheaper in price) rclazy.com/shop/lazygoo/lazy-goo/
So those that want to compete with me this winter, and still want to run sensored brushless motors... I recommend this stuff.