Anybody Drive R/C Cars Here?

And I don't mean the Toys 'R Us and Radio Shack brand Tyco or Nikko style vehicles but the expensive, complicated and really fast kind made by Associated, Kyosho, Traxxas, etc.

I find them a good platform for playing with waterproofing because frankly, it's a lot cooler to run them through snow and deep mud than in little circles in the driveway. Unfortunately, the common "stick it in a balloon" trick doesn't necessarily work with these vehicles because speed controllers will melt the rubber as they dissipate up to up to serious amperage. I'd heard of melting candlewax onto the circuit boards before and thought about slathering them in dielectric grease (same stuff as used on auto spark plugs) but never bothered to get around to it.

Star This to Save in Your Profile