TWINSET 1793 Posted January 25, 2015 Was out playing with a Fighting Buggy yesterday, in slightly damp conditions and, somehow, a small amount of water made it's way into the receiver and killed it (temporarily)At home, I cracked open the receiver and rinsed out the drops of water with fresh tap water and put the circuit board into a poly bag with some rice (Gallo Arborio Rice if it helps) for 24hrs in the hope the rice would absorb any moisutre.Tonight, the RX works again Seen this suggested for dunked mobiles before now, but never tested it 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bromvw 743 Posted January 25, 2015 plasti dip it Andy - job done . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TWINSET 1793 Posted January 25, 2015 Yeah, it's time to do somethingLiquid Electrical Tape's popular too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nitomor 2122 Posted January 26, 2015 I have put all mine in a rubber balloon! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vrdetailing 1241 Posted January 26, 2015 wd 40 does the trick... I have coved mine in epoxy resin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr crispy 2293 Posted January 26, 2015 I like your definition of "Slightly damp conditions" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya1/10 382 Posted January 26, 2015 i think you were having too good of a time to stop or you were competing for the longest roostet tail with a buggy. I did something similar several years ago with clean water. Just open up the elsctronics , drained the water and hair dry it for several minutes, let dry for about a day, put it back together and everthing works. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bromvw 743 Posted January 26, 2015 I'm a great believer in receiver boxes. I have a lovely Kyosho one on my CC-01 that fits so well it could have been designed for the chassis. Dorvack. i've found that a TIC Tac box works quite well as a receiver box . Just pop the receiver in it , pass the cables through the flip flap and seal it with a blob of silicon - works well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shenlonco 1156 Posted January 26, 2015 Give it a spray down with corrosionX covering it all with a coat let the excess dip off put it back in the casing and it's good to go under water!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigoggy 203 Posted January 26, 2015 Slightly damp? You took it swimming. Good advice, nice thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wood5tock 864 Posted January 26, 2015 Top tip regarding the rice, must remember that if I need it, cheers =W= Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danb1974 93 Posted January 27, 2015 I think a better way than rice is to clean it with technical alcohol or similar. If even a small amount of water remains trapped under a chip, it will corrode pretty fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Champ85 608 Posted January 29, 2015 Motor cleaner followed by hair dryer on medium heat works too. But rice is a nice "green" way to do it. Makes you feel good to fix something you thought might be dead, doesn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeekelemental 528 Posted January 29, 2015 I have put all mine in a rubber balloon! All in the same? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites