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| Topic Started: Jan 15 2012, 11:46 PM (298 Views) | |
| ZippoMan | Jan 15 2012, 11:46 PM Post #1 |
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I was surfing the net and found a guy who used CorrosionX on his ESC. I was amazed, he actually made a youtube video showing his ESC sitting in a bowl of water and working fine! I wonder if this stuff is that good? Check the link out, it is a thread on UltimateRC.com http://www.ultimaterc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127067 CorrosionX website: http://www.buycorrosionx.com/ccp1-display/ste_technology.html Edited by ZippoMan, Jan 15 2012, 11:48 PM.
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| k_r_a_c_k_e_r | Jan 16 2012, 12:13 AM Post #2 |
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I saw that video a little whilet ago too.. I'm interested in knowing if this really works.. |
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| galaxiex | Jan 21 2012, 10:55 PM Post #3 |
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While I have no doubt that CorrosionX is a good product and performs as advertised... I'm not sure I like the idea of using an oily type substance (Is it oily? it sounds like it is, after watching the vid) on an RC vehicle. The chance of attracting dust and dirt seems pretty high.... or does the CorrosionX "dry" after a while? Does it get washed off and need to be re-applied after some time? It seems to be formulated for a large variety of uses other than just protecting electronics, which makes me think it "could" be washed off and need to be re-applied. To really protect your electronics... maybe a coating that is made just for that purpose might be better? MG Chemicals has a line of Protective Conformal Coatings made expressly for protecting circuit boards. I would think one of the silicone or urethane products might be the one to use to protect ESC's and receivers. http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/protcoat.html BTW... not to be too much of a pessimist here.... but that vid of his ESC operating in a bowl of water could have been faked. Not that I think he did fake it... but it "could" have been... Pure H2O actually does not conduct electricity.... If he had used purified or distilled water he could dunk his unprotected ESC in that and it would operate just fine.... for the short period of time to conduct the test. It's the minerals and other "impurities" in regular water that cause it to conduct electricity and play havoc with electronics. (mainly salt and other ions) Edited by galaxiex, Jan 21 2012, 11:15 PM.
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