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    Product for waterproofing electrics

    in General - Electric

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    Hi guys, its been a good few years since I've been here !

     

    I no longer have any R.Cs, but I have a question which I remember being covered here and cant remember the name of the product.

     

    What was the name of the product that people use to soak / paint / spray onto there ESC / Servos etc to waterproof them ?

     

    I'm having a problem with the switchgear on my KTM Superduke with water ingress, and I remember this stuff you guys used to use worked great.

     

    Anyone point me in the right direction, much appreciated.

    Show us your 1/1 cars!

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    46 minutes ago, eatthis said:

     

    11k rpm!!!! i took a different approach to making my old car quick,

    take a 3.2l vr6 engine 

    add low comp pistons

    add a supercharger with 1 bar of boost

    done lol 

    made 475 hp and 395 lb ft with 4wd which was pretty nippy even in a 1500 kg car and the noise was also biblical (as were the flames on occasion)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Mate thats a CHOMPA ! Haha was giggling like a kid watchin this. Prrrrrt prrrrrrt prrttttttt BOOOM ! Be funny to see people stop drop an roll as it went past !

    Castle XL2 Case

    in General - Electric

    Posted

    Think i forgot to mention, after the incident, when the esc fell apart, that little control boards connector was sitting on the pi$$. Had to squeeze it back flat onto the pcb board, it wasnt hanging off or by any means " loose ", more like it tried to pry itself off lol ( that little foam pad probably prevented total destruction ). I mite add a little extra something to that area to try and prevent any more damage. Would a few globs of hot glue be ok to put around the joints to prevent heaving it completley off the main board if such an incident were to happen again ?

    The incident in question was at least a modest 25ft vertical jump off a skate park ramp, on a hyper ST with a 1717 and 6s, landed on all 4 but went splat. Not doing it ever again, the shocks just went splat, front dog bone boomeranged and the esc shattered into all its major components ( wasnt my goal, but it was like i had tourets finger or summat, gunned the life out of it ). I had some HPI Hellfire red springs plus the smaller spring that goes with them on the rears and reds on front too. Theyre the stiffest springs ive been able to find for the stock shocks that fit perfect and stop it bottoming out from all the weight.

     

    Sorry for rambling 

    Castle XL2 Case

    in General - Electric

    Posted

    What about the foam pads????

    I am being serious. The v1 XL2 vented for fun, until the addition of these blocks to hold the board steady.

    the only foam pad on it was on the little board that attatches to the mosfet board, thats still intact. On first inspection after the incident, there was only black thermal compound and that one orange pad. After reassembling it just, its all tight. Is there a way to identify if its a V1 or V2 ?

    Castle XL2 Case

    in General - Electric

    Posted

    Cheers fellas, i shot an email off to the manufacturer to ask the question before getting back to read this. As always appreciate the help.

     

    When i first powered it up it seemed fine, and i applied it very neat and kept away from any of the legs on the mosfets, only applied to the chip face and the 2 silver strips on each side on both faces. Weather permiting, ill see how it stands up to some abuse. No more skate park ramps. :good:

    Castle XL2 Case

    in General - Electric

    Posted · Edited by Huktonfonics

    Ps.

     

    Ive read that mixing araldite with thermal paste works for " adding " a heat sink to an ESC that has none     ( thermal epoxy ).But as the XL2 has a case which clamps the heatsinks down onto the PCB board and components, shouldnt be an issue right ? No thermal epoxy required ? Paste will suffice ?

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    Castle XL2 Case

    in General - Electric

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    Case arrived yesterday, all back together and working fine. Just 1 question for anyone who may know, a third or fourth opinion from folks who are into RC.

     

    when the ESC fell apart, between the upper and lower heat sink, looked to be some sort of thermal paste. I cleaned off the old stuff and applied some PC Cpu thermal paste ( Arctic Silver ). This should be good for the heat transfer right ? Its all making contact nicely. The CPU temps on a pc are usually hotter for extended periods of time than on an ESC. 

     

    Any insight.

     

    cheers guys

    Hyper ST Owners Thread

    in Buggies, Truggies & Stadiums

    Posted · Edited by Huktonfonics

    Hey guys, I just swapped out the standard st front diff for a spider diff and it seems that the gears aren't meshing properly. Upon further inspection the spider diff crown gear seems to be about 1.5-2mm further away from the drive gear than the standard one. Would this just be a case of shinning the drive gear or would it be better to just put back the rebuilt standard???

    i had same problem, ended up having to put Hyper 7 pinions in, and increasing tooth count on centre diff. They wont mesh properly with the hyper st pinions. I have spider diffs front centre and back.

     

    Wouldnt  recommend changing just 1 pinion for front diff either as i think it would cause problems. Unless you put a spider diff in the back with a hyper 7 pinion too.

     

    Someone correct me if im wrong here, but that was the case for me. The spider diffs are a different pitch to the ST pinions. ( if pitch being the correct term ? ) But mine just chewed up the hyper ST pinions even with shimming.

    *** Updated Hyper owners club ***

    in Buggies, Truggies & Stadiums

    Posted

     

    Something tells me they don't but I recently watched an ebay auction (missed it doh) claiming they did.  5 mins job to check Leon, get to it!

    Been away from the laboratory all weekend, so got back with the cars, put them on, and they fit snug as a bug ! Sorted mine and the missus car out with a set. Oh, and removed those snappy hing pins on the front and back, found out i snapped the rear left one which is why i lost the shaft. Now with steel screws and nuts. :D

    Castle XL2 Case

    in General - Electric

    Posted · Edited by Huktonfonics

    I just destroyed the plastic casing on my XL2, is there anywhere to get a replacement other than sending it over to castle for almost $200 for a non warranty repair? ( ridiculous right ? )

     

    or if anyone has a spare from a blown or broken one ?

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