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thamaster016
09-02-2002, 06:08 PM
is it a good idea to cover my seros with a baloon????
Autodisco
09-02-2002, 06:26 PM
Not really, they won't get that dirty inside and the water doesn't seem to affect them. In my boat I have a servo for the rudder and it gets wet sometimes, but it's ok.

Servos don't seem to mind the water much.

Hope this helps,

Stan.
Misbehavin'
09-02-2002, 07:05 PM
Servos don't seem to mind the water much.

That's true. Most servos have a rubber seal or two at their seams that's designed to make the water-resistant. Especially the more costly ones.
thamaster016
09-02-2002, 07:09 PM
so they will b ok if i run on pavement that is very wet....not like puddles but very wet
Tazz R/C owner
09-02-2002, 07:12 PM
The servos will be ok, but the real question is will your receiver and engine be ok?
You will want to cover the receiver with something (usually a balloon) and you will not want to rev the engine has the tires spin.
thamaster016
09-02-2002, 07:27 PM
o i no that tazz......n my receiver is coverd..thats my baby on the car(well it is almost the most important peice) and i dont spin the tire....wait is it bad to do doughnuts once in a while?? and what will this do to the car???
Tazz R/C owner
09-02-2002, 07:44 PM
Doing doughnuts will kill the diff. But spinning the tires on wet pavement is basicly like running with no load on the engine. It will rev to high, and possibly stretch or break the con-rod, piston, or sleeve.
Choprdoc
09-02-2002, 07:46 PM
Hey Tazz..I heard that running with no load would also mess up the clutch somehow???
thamaster016
09-02-2002, 07:52 PM
i did doughnuts today for like 10 mins all 2gether....how can i tell if sonething is wrong and if i stop now will it b ok....?
Tazz R/C owner
09-02-2002, 08:16 PM
If something is wrong with the diff, you'd know it. It will not move, but the engine can rev it's head off.

I don't think that you can ruin the clutch if you rev the engine with no load, but if you go from a no-load situation to a full load situation while still reving the engine, you can strip the spur gear, differential, output yokes, or the stub axles.
thamaster016
09-02-2002, 08:19 PM
HOW DO I NO IF I DID NE OF THAT STUFF U TALK ABOUT IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH???


sory i jus realized the caps
n i dont feel like fixing it
Tazz R/C owner
09-02-2002, 08:34 PM
The car won't move if you strip the spur or diff. The car will barely move if you strip the output yokes. One of your wheels will fall of, and a half shaft will go flying if it's your stub axle.
nrustler-man
09-03-2002, 08:53 AM
my wheels spin when im on a dusty hill or something but thats fun! :)