Not sure if this is the best place to post this.

I’m switching from Sanwa to Futaba. Are there any tips for removing the receivers from 1/10 off road vehicles. The red 3M double sided tape is holding really strong. I don’t want to damage the receiver or scratch the electronics trays.

I’ll also be swapping out ESCs for my stock spec cars and have the same challenge.

I use denatured alcohol or isopropyl alcohol. I let some drip around the base, and soak into the edges. Then i use something plastic to pry the esc/rx slightly, to get some more alcohol underneath. Works great !

Warm it up with a hairdryer.

I've recently had issues since buying some new doublesided tape, it's really strong - great at its job obviously! I even damaged the casing of a receiver trying to get it out of a nitro receiver box. I've found a nice small prying tool which does the job (from a kit for car bodywork/bumper repair) which I'll keep close from now on, but really anything with a wide L-shaped tip will work. Just be patient and don't use excessive force.

heat plus a plastic wedge/prying tool. Obviously you dont wanna pry it off, but slowly scrape away at the bottom. A little alcohol will help steady the user and clean up the sticky goopy residue from the tape.

I use a red handle flat xacto knife. It's rectangle shape and has a flat head on it but a sharp edge like an xacto knife.

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they are called chisel blades.

Alcohol worked wonders to loosen the servo tape. I didn’t want to apply heat to the ESC and receivers. I also remembered I have plastic pry tools for removing Apple device screens, and automotive interior plug removal tools. The combination worked well across 22x-4, 22SCT 5.0, and B6.4s.

Word of caution. The alcohol turns 3M red label double sided stick tape into a gummy mess while it’s still wet. I ended up waiting for it to dry before removing the left over tape residue from the mating surfaces. Then a final cleaning with rubbing alcohol on a lint free cloth.

Thanks all!

I will usually take a length of fishing line , wrap it around the base of the Rx ,ESC, or servo and pull it . Almost like tying a knot around it. It will get under the case and split the tape.