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rjsdavis wrote:

stingray-63 wrote:

Another very cheap cleaning method wich works good is to make it turn in water Under 6V and after a good run spray WD40 and wait that it's dry.

Thanks again for replying Stingray - can I just double check my understanding of what you're suggesting? I.e. to hold the motor under a running water tap and power it on? Or even hold the motor in a sink underwater and power it on?


Is that what you mean?

"Water Dipping" is a valid way of speeding up the process of bedding the brushes in, if you're a racer & are also making lots & lots of other tiny incremental changes ... I wouldn't suggest it as a cleaning method though.

Sorry Jonny my English is not very easy to understand
I wanted to say: put the motor in a recipient full of water and power it in the water. A friend did that and give a second life to an old 540. It is a cheap method to clean the motor. It is efficient and this method was used in the 80's to "roder" (in french) the new motors in compétitions.

Volume could be loud :

rjsdavis wrote:

If there was a failsafe kicking in, wouldn't this be within the ESC?

Yes, but triggered by the motor drawing too much current.
Trouble shooting electronics can certainly be tricky stuff...

Thank you Edo for the demo exactly what I want to say

Steering maters? I don't know what this means!

steering problems

Edou wrote:

Volume could be loud :

rjsdavis wrote:

If there was a failsafe kicking in, wouldn't this be within the ESC?

Yes, but triggered by the motor drawing too much current.
Trouble shooting electronics can certainly be tricky stuff...

Blimey oh Riley!

I'd never have thought of sticking an electric motor in water! That just sounds so utterly wrong.....

I'll swap out the motor and see if the next Technigold eliminates the problem - ifso, I know I've got a motor that needs something doing to it!

I think I'll crack on with the drilling of the rubber boots too unless there's a better suggestion to cure the steering issue?

stingray-63 wrote:

steering problems

Ok, thanks - hadn't realised until just then that you were abroad and some stuff was getting lost in translation!

I've actually mailed the guys at LRP about this beforehand.
They said it was a good idea with 3V and demineralised water...
It was a nice experiment but now I'd rather do a dry running in (at low voltage) :



Next time I'll make a better contraption with a motor heat sink.
That one has a chip on it so submerging it would probably not be a good idea anyway.

unmineralised water or alcohol are good to avoid minerals deposits and they have no charged elements. For the alcohol, not enough oxygen to explose. disgreasing too.
For your throttle cuts, I think that it comes from the copper wires wich lost the varnish protection. and with the heat make short cut.
The low voltage power submerged makes the heat up lower