motor rust

[ezhitz]

I have a motor that has not been used for the last 6 weeks that did work fine. But now when I tried it cogs on start up.
So I opened it up and notice rust on the stator. Can that be cleaned off and still run ok or should I scrap the motor avoiding
a risk of blowing my esc. The motor did cog on start but would run. The boat and motor were left in the garage with the cowl on
so I think it was from condensation.

[ray schrauwen]

Doesn't take much.

You can try with WD40 first and maybe some corrosion block after. Is it really bad or just a few spots? Magnets can rust too.

[Fluid]

Clogging has nothing to do with a little surface rust. If the motor windings are damaged then he risks blowing his ESC if he keeps running the motor. I think there is more to this story than just a little condensation...


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[mappo]

Doesn't take much.

You can try with WD40 first and maybe some corrosion block after. Is it really bad or just a few spots? Magnets can rust too.

Ran in salt water and drowned several motors, but I just flush with fresh water and sprayed with corrosion X worked very well.