Waterproofing the servo - Neutral Cure Silicone

remember that time my wraith's servo died before the trail even started?

opened up the servo, pcb looks ok, gears still greased and no sign of water and burn...
so the BMS-620mg is really waterproof.... it ran through deep water, mud, etc previously before it gave up that day...

since no sign of water and burn... i connect it up and tried again... it works... alamak... i should have tested first before opening it up...

so i marine greased the gears, and sealed the pcb side with neutral cure silicone (my best friend in waterproofing!).... cos for the pcb side, worried that the rubber seal doesn't sit properly when closed.. so silicone is the safest...

the other is a BMS-620... i always buy BMS-620mg, dunno why during the last order, ordered wrongly and got the one without metal gear... it has some gears loose, so i opened and seat the gears properly, tested and working again... so sealed back the servo with marine grease on the gear side and silicone on the pcb side...

now i got 2 more servos to put back to the wraith and the hilux liao...

Wow another wet area standing by. Enuff to silicon the whole TX. Hehe...

Good to have spare servo, i think i will get myself one spare just in case....

The first tube finished liao... will be redoing my honcho... All the balloons will remove and use silicone... Cos some of the balloons in my honcho start to crack liao....

Yeah, just ordered two spare servo from hobbyking... Bms 620mg no stock.. So ordered towerpro 946 and 996...

But both not waterproof....
But I got good waterproofing friend... Haha...

Heard this Towerpro MG 996 is much much better than MG 995 , but no know true a not? Look like I am gg to buy the Selleys silicon also.

Btw where to buy marine grease? And expensive a not? Thanks

ket2175 wrote:Heard this Towerpro MG 996 is much much better than MG 995 , but no know true a not? Look like I am gg to buy the Selleys silicon also.

Btw where to buy marine grease? And expensive a not? Thanks

Remember to buy NEUTRAL CURE SILICONE

marine grease I got from jet hobby... $10 a tube... Not ex...

boolean21 wrote:

ket2175 wrote:Heard this Towerpro MG 996 is much much better than MG 995 , but no know true a not? Look like I am gg to buy the Selleys silicon also.

Btw where to buy marine grease? And expensive a not? Thanks

Remember to buy NEUTRAL CURE SILICONE

marine grease I got from jet hobby... $10 a tube... Not ex...

Ok noted with thanks.

Hey guy where to buy the NEUTRAL CURE SILICONE ?

derrickwthip4 wrote:Hey guy where to buy the NEUTRAL CURE SILICONE ?

U can get it at any hardware store, home fix, etc...

boolean21 wrote:

derrickwthip4 wrote:Hey guy where to buy the NEUTRAL CURE SILICONE ?

U can get it at any hardware store, home fix, etc...

Noted tks.

My servo stated splash proof but there are O rings all round but i still waterproof the external, just for double protection.

RTECH wrote:My servo stated splash proof but there are O rings all round but i still waterproof the external, just for double protection.

Yeah man, better be safe... I will be waterproofing sone lipos and the lipo buzzer soon... Else will be buying more nimh.... 2 nimh not really enough liao...

boolean21 wrote:

RTECH wrote:My servo stated splash proof but there are O rings all round but i still waterproof the external, just for double protection.

Yeah man, better be safe... I will be waterproofing sone lipos and the lipo buzzer soon... Else will be buying more nimh.... 2 nimh not really enough liao...

Get the 5000mah lipo , you only need one pack, no need carry so many nimh.

I think will just waterproof one of my 4000 and one 3s for crawling... My 5200 will keep for the flux....

RTECH wrote:My servo stated splash proof but there are O rings all round but i still waterproof the external, just for double protection.

Ya double protection better. Play safe.

boolean21 wrote:I think will just waterproof one of my 4000 and one 3s for crawling... My 5200 will keep for the flux....

well good say.

Me just get 1 tube of marine grease from Jet hobby. Thks Bro Boolean.

RTECH wrote: Wow another wet area standing by. Enuff to silicon the whole TX. Hehe...

Good to have spare servo, i think i will get myself one spare just in case....

Me also wanna get spare servo , saw the towerpro MG 996 servo at Jet Hobby selling at $20 each. But if I buy I need to buy 2 , cause Summit need two steering servo thats mean $40 already.

Sweat man. pocket big big hole now.

ket2175 wrote:

RTECH wrote: Wow another wet area standing by. Enuff to silicon the whole TX. Hehe...

Good to have spare servo, i think i will get myself one spare just in case....

Me also wanna get spare servo , saw the towerpro MG 996 servo at Jet Hobby selling at $20 each. But if I buy I need to buy 2 , cause Summit need two steering servo thats mean $40 already.

Sweat man. pocket big big hole now.

That's why i dun buy car with 2 servo, double the damage.

RTECH wrote:

ket2175 wrote:

RTECH wrote: Wow another wet area standing by. Enuff to silicon the whole TX. Hehe...

Good to have spare servo, i think i will get myself one spare just in case....

Me also wanna get spare servo , saw the towerpro MG 996 servo at Jet Hobby selling at $20 each. But if I buy I need to buy 2 , cause Summit need two steering servo thats mean $40 already.

Sweat man. pocket big big hole now.

That's why i dun buy car with 2 servo, double the damage.

But u buy car with 2 motor

Ya RTECH your mini crawler is MOA , thats mean 2 motor also.

Funny up till now I still cant figure it out?

Teck wrote:

RTECH wrote:

ket2175 wrote:

RTECH wrote: Wow another wet area standing by. Enuff to silicon the whole TX. Hehe...

Good to have spare servo, i think i will get myself one spare just in case....

Me also wanna get spare servo , saw the towerpro MG 996 servo at Jet Hobby selling at $20 each. But if I buy I need to buy 2 , cause Summit need two steering servo thats mean $40 already.

Sweat man. pocket big big hole now.

That's why i dun buy car with 2 servo, double the damage.

But u buy car with 2 motor

Haha.... Teck, which one go into water will damage? Servo or motor?
Somemore my rock crawler doesn't swim at all.

So i never buy car with 2 SERVO not 2 MOTOR

ket2175 wrote:Ya RTECH your mini crawler is MOA , thats mean 2 motor also.

Funny up till now I still cant figure it out?

Motor can dip into water never damage . Servo you dip into water even waterproof servo can damage also.

Haha u got a point .pass me your servo I waterproof for u sure no problem can drive under water somemore

RTECH wrote:

ket2175 wrote:Ya RTECH your mini crawler is MOA , thats mean 2 motor also.

Funny up till now I still cant figure it out?

Motor can dip into water never damage . Servo you dip into water even waterproof servo can damage also.

Bro waterproof servo, maybe in long term will damage, but not the first time go inside water then damage right. Like Boolean like this silicon the servo and use Marine grease on the servo. look like quite good. I buy the Marine grease liao but haven try on the Tower MG995 servo.

Rtech : If your house got cheap cheap servo , then take 1 and try waterproof it like Boolean and see the result.

Just silicon my New Mg995 servo, yet to try it on my Wraith.
Look the way I silicon the servo is like shit. Haha

Ur waith nvr come wit servo ah? U buy e kit or rtr?

Teck wrote:Haha u got a point .pass me your servo I waterproof for u sure no problem can drive under water somemore

Haha... thanks.

ket2175 wrote:Just silicon my New Mg995 servo, yet to try it on my Wraith.
Look the way I silicon the servo is like shit. Haha

The ultimate , supreme waterproofing i ever saw. Confirm plus chop chop can throw in the sea also no problem.
By the way , wat type of silicon is that?

ironman wrote:Ur waith nvr come wit servo ah? U buy e kit or rtr?

Mine is rtr, come with servo. But I think the stock servo not water proof, so I take 1 cheap cheap servo and test test. Hope it work, at the metal gear there I apply (Marine grease).

Must try then know the result.