The electronics on my zzmt............

jordanQ · Post by **jordanQ** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:52 pm

I don't mean to sound stupid, but is there anyway to waterproof the little clear cover on zzmt's?

Would silicone work?

Thank You

(P.S. i searched first but didn't find anything)

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:00 pm

Sure it would, but water would be in there long before the level reaches that high

. Melt some candle wax on the PCB to waterproof that, and you can stay tuned for suggestions about what to do with the other internals from the other pimps

Maxx

jordanQ · Post by **jordanQ** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:08 pm

Thanks! At first i was scare to do any mods to my zzmt but now i realized i want it to be able to go anywhere!

I think after this i am going to do the "articulation" mod.

Thank you Maxx!

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:16 pm

first a disclaimer: water isn't a good idea with electronics.

but if ya gotta

motors and batteries can happily work submerged, no need to waterproof them. (although i wouldn't submerge a lipo)
you just need to seal off the pcb, you could coat the whole thing in silicone but it will make replacing wires difficult.

it's a messy option but you could smear grease over the pcb. provided you cover it properly it should keep it safe.

after running in water you'll probably want to spray the motor with some wd40.

having said all that, i'd never purposely submerge any of my rc's but that's just me

jordanQ · Post by **jordanQ** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:38 pm

thanks betty!

i'll always be a big fan of yours and i want ya to know that your awesome!

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 6:48 pm

jordanQ wrote:thanks betty!

i'll always be a big fan of yours and i want ya to know that your awesome!

Awwwww! Isn't that cute? betty has a fanboy.

jordanQ · Post by **jordanQ** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:12 pm

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jealous

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DarkTari · Post by **DarkTari** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:45 pm

And they call this, Puppy Luu-u-u-uv !

jordanQ · Post by **jordanQ** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:52 pm

Hey can i use an xmod fet on my zzmt?

thanks

sat4life27 · Post by **sat4life27** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:14 pm

Namuna wrote:
jordanQ wrote:thanks betty!

i'll always be a big fan of yours and i want ya to know that your awesome!
Awwwww! Isn't that cute? betty has a fanboy.

Awww betty I love you!!!!!

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:35 pm

awwww, i love me too

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:35 pm

lol....

and jordan, no, you can't easily use xmod fets on a zzmt.....

jordanQ · Post by **jordanQ** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:08 am

k thanks anyways

micromatch · Post by **micromatch** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:24 pm

(first post in a long time)

ive got a zzmt with 2 dual cell packs, orange motor, and green gears. this thing flies over 2 inch rocks, even 1 inch gravel. my neighbors whole yard is 1 inch rocks, no lawn, and this thing is SO fun, actually, my only remaining mini R/C left, so we got to Lake Tahoe, actually, we won the trip on the radio. and i brought my nikko 4wd iron eagle buggy type thing, like 1/10-1/8 scale, i dont know, and that worked okay for a while, but i thought i broke it, but it turns out i forgot to charge it, then our zz mt`s, me and my freind robert, both of ours are dual celled, with NO shell, just a rubber band and some roll bars, haha! and they drove through the pack snow areas, and got all wet after, and didnt break at all.

edit:p.s. if you use a seperate charger on a dual celled zzmt, you can toss that old controller and get a 1st generation super slick controller in the matching mhz, and it gives you a Super Slick charging dock, witch works extrodinarily well, and a gun style controller.