Corrosion-X Heavy Duty

[SwampNut]

"Need" is hard to define. Connectors benefit from a displaceable coating. It may not be "needed" but it is good.

[LarrysDrifter]

Ive had every square inch of one of my boats covered,submerged,etc with and in water countless times.My connectors (5.5 and 8mm bullets) have zero signs of corroding.
I dont care what anyone does,but IMO, coating connectors isnt "neccesary".I agree with coating esc's,recievers,servos,but not connectors.

[SwampNut]

It's not necessary, but neither is avoiding it. Do whatever is easiest and comfortable.

[martin]

from the brochure :

Thats good news on connectors being ok. It was just that id seen on some fast electric sites where they give advice on building, running, maintaining boats & water proofing. When they done the rx they advised covering the prongs for servo & esc with a bit of polystyrene pushed onto thr prongs so as not to coat them. Thanks Martin.

[Steven Vaccaro]

from the brochure :

But next to that text is a picture of the "Red Corrosion X".

What bugs me about the HD stuff is what I've read online, and none of the suggested uses on the can is "electronics". But then again it doesn't say not to use it on electronics.

[SwampNut]

When they done the rx they advised covering the prongs for servo & esc with a bit of polystyrene pushed onto thr prongs so as not to coat them.

Totally useless, this stuff flows onto everything nearby. It has migrated from my RX onto the servo cables after a few weeks.

[martin]

Totally useless, this stuff flows onto everything nearby. It has migrated from my RX onto the servo cables after a few weeks.

So has it caused any problems getting onto the servo cables. Thanks Martin.

[SwampNut]

No, not at all. Really, this can get on anything electrical without an issue, only benefits. The only things that it could cause an issue with would be mechanical things or something that it can melt, like maybe the old-style foam (maybe). On the seaplane forum several people said it ruined their servo motors after several months, but they were DUNKED in the stuff. The people who just spray it on the servo electronics had no issues. I have not heard of any other issues, and the seaplanes thread about CX was about 30 pages long.

[igottalongone]

Theres no need to coat connectors.Leave them free from any kind of coatings.

I disagree...
You will absolutley get a traces of buildup from plugging and unplugging battery connections... When it makes contact (and sparks) you just burned microscopic traces of crap that float around in the air along with oil from your hands, cable lube etc... You may not see it with your eyes, but it's there and it just left burnt crap on your connection... Thats why electronic repair techs have used contact cleaner since the dawn of time... In my opinion, the application of CX to connections will help prevent the buildup of crud on connections... better an ounce of prevention than a pound of cure....
Ron

[SwampNut]

Whether it helps or not is arguable. My opinion mirror's Ron's, but I can't be sure I'm right. However nobody has ever alleged that it will cause a problem by being on a connector, so since it can't hurt, why not?

[Steven Vaccaro]

When you are are talking(typing) are you talking about The HD Corrosion X or the Red?

[SwampNut]

I only use the red, based on the many threads on RC Groups where people had issues with the HD stuff. Nobody noted a benefit to HD over red, but a few people had trouble. So again, my thought process is to go with what works, put it on everything that nobody reports as a bad thing, and move on. The seaplanes are probably an even rougher environment than boats because we don't get aircraft radios and ESCs--or anything--that is waterproof or "marine" rated. My seaplane is more leaky than my boat. So I think everything that applies to the seaplanes would be perfectly good for boats.

[AlanN]

The reason you don't have to coat the connectors is becouse they are gold plated. I think Steve here could give you the run down on golds properties.

Corrosion X is a good product it has kept me from sending back or destroying electronics over the years. Not sure about the HD stuff but why use or need it since the regular Red can works so well.

[Steven Vaccaro]

I only use the red, based on the many threads on RC Groups where people had issues with the HD stuff. Nobody noted a benefit to HD over red, but a few people had trouble. So again, my thought process is to go with what works, put it on everything that nobody reports as a bad thing, and move on. The seaplanes are probably an even rougher environment than boats because we don't get aircraft radios and ESCs--or anything--that is waterproof or "marine" rated. My seaplane is more leaky than my boat. So I think everything that applies to the seaplanes would be perfectly good for boats.

I cover all my stuff in Corrosion Red. Especially open esc's like the hydra and swordfish. It works wonders. And for those who want to save a couple of bucks on shipping, lots of local hardware stores(near the ocean and lakes) and good marina's seem to the stuff.

[properchopper]

I've just e-mailed Pacific Corrosion Technologies to get their take on the difference, if any, that the HD product may exhibit over the Red product. My assumption, which may be right or wrong, is that HD has the same properties as the Red but with a thicker coating characteristic. I'll post the results.