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Rolled my Shockwave 26 today and before I got out to pick it up, it had already started to take on water a flipped me the bow salute. I got it back to shore, emptied the hull and it still armed. I disconnected the electronics and blew out as much water as I could from all connectors while still at the lake.
When I got it home, I used an air gun to blow out all of the waterproof electronics. I popped the rear cap off the motor can and emptied about a teaspoon of water. The mounting holes in the forward cap do not go all the way through, so there wasn't any easy way for the water to get out until I opened things up. I sprayed the rear bearing with WD-40, dried it with a shop towel and lubed it with tri-flow. I couldn't get the front cap off the motor can, so I sprayed WD-40 against the drive shaft and spun the collet. It's a $40 motor, so if the front bearing rusts, not a huge loss.
I cleaned out the stuffing tube, wiped down the flexshaft, and sprayed it with WD-40. The 2S lipo's are covered in hard shrink wrap. I blew them out as best I could with the air hose, under the shrink wrap, all connectors, and were the leads disappear into the pack itself. Both packs were still balanced and went through the storage cycle without issue.
Am I missing anything?
When I got it home, I used an air gun to blow out all of the waterproof electronics. I popped the rear cap off the motor can and emptied about a teaspoon of water. The mounting holes in the forward cap do not go all the way through, so there wasn't any easy way for the water to get out until I opened things up. I sprayed the rear bearing with WD-40, dried it with a shop towel and lubed it with tri-flow. I couldn't get the front cap off the motor can, so I sprayed WD-40 against the drive shaft and spun the collet. It's a $40 motor, so if the front bearing rusts, not a huge loss.
I cleaned out the stuffing tube, wiped down the flexshaft, and sprayed it with WD-40. The 2S lipo's are covered in hard shrink wrap. I blew them out as best I could with the air hose, under the shrink wrap, all connectors, and were the leads disappear into the pack itself. Both packs were still balanced and went through the storage cycle without issue.
Am I missing anything?
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