Freeze's Savage Flux "Frostbyte II" build thread

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by Finnster

I'll have to try gorilla tape next time I build tires. I used the reinforced packaging tape last time, and was less than pleased with the results. Its lasted a while, but eventually peeled back and ended just a wad of loose tape after a yr or two of bashing in water, dust and mud.

Under those conditions I dont think there is any tape that will do much better. There is no such thing as permanent tape. The best long lasting tape I have seen is aluminum tape, but the added weight may be too much to deal with and its flexability is limited.

UPDATE: Motor sealing


There once again has been a change in regards to how I sealed the endbell up on my Flux Tork motor. There was a fair amount of concern at the RCM boards in using set screws to seal up the endbell to keep dust and debris out of the motor housing, as was my original idea. However, t t was feared that even with loctite, there was a real possibility that the set screws could eventually work their way loose and fall into the motor housing and be thrown around while the motor is working. Needless to say, that would be VERY bad. Even though the possibility of such a thing happening, especially after using red loctite was very remote, I began to worry if it was too much of a risk to take. A fellow board member at RCM gave me a recommendation of using some button head hex screws that HPI themselves makes. These would not only seal the motor up from dust intake, but also prevent the very slight but possible chance of the regular set screws falling into the motor.


With them only being a few bucks at Amain hobbies, I decided to order them and give it a try.





Needless to say, they fit and worked perfectly! They seal up the mounting holes very well and with just a small dab of blue loctite, there is very little chance for them to be worked loose and even if they do, the head prevents them from falling into the motor! Many thanks to Reno 911 for the suggestion! Plus, it gives the motor a cool "custom" look to it!




Now that I FINALLY have found the best and safest way to seal up the motor thanks to Reno911's suggestion, were ready to move onto the final stages of "Frostbyte II's" build! Stay tuned!

[sikeston34m]

That really looks cool.

The best part about it is:

You know it's done right and there are NO worries.