Rain Racing
 

What about racing in rain with brushless motors? Will the motor get damaged or is it no problems? I mean, do I nead to protect the motor from the water?

Then, anyone who can link to rain racing videos? :)
And some pics on how people seal the electronics would be great :)

The motor will probably evaporate the rain within a second. It's the ESC and receiver that you'll want to worry about as they don't get hot and thus can collect water way more.

But what about when you start a heat? It will take one or two laps to get the motor hot, but maybe that water will evaporate when the heat comes?

I'm planning to seal the esc and reciever, and hopfully not a droppled water will reach the components ;)

If you'll seal the ESC make sure the ESC is a VERY good one. The more amps it can handle, the cooler it'll be as it's working less and thus producing less heat. May i ask why you're racing in the rain to begin with?

Someone correct me if i am wrong on the sealing the ESC part though this is what i've read in other forums when people talk about sealing. It makes sense though, but if i am wrong just tell me and i'll correct it.

Doesnt traxxas make a water proof ESC and servos ? Might be a better idea jsut get one of those.

Yes - the VXL esc/motor are waterproof -

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXXWM5&P=ML

Well, I don't think Advanced Black Diamond can be compared to Traxxas...

The reason why I'm thinking about this is because in my country we have alot of rain, and you don't want to miss a competition because of the rain...
Also I wanna try out how cool it is to race in the rain :D

Nobody who knows how a brushless motor will react when it get's wet? Am I supposted to have a baloon on the motor or will it not be damaged because of the water?

My question wasn't how to protect the reciever and ESC anyway.. :D

You would need 3 hands to race in the rain. 2 hands on the radio and 1 on a unbrella:nod:

Nope, just put the radio controller in a plastic bag, and with MHz radios, only a small hole for the antenna.

Y don't u test it by running a cheap motor while it's in a cup of water (kinda like we used to set the brushes on brushed motors). Also , I know u didn't mention it, but make sure the servos are waterproff. I've run my nitro motor in the rain and my servos started going wild after a few laps.