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Post by mightyxxwhitey on Jun 7, 2009 13:35:01 GMT -6
Can you clean a brushed motor. Im thinking bout spraying something like carb cleaner or something similar inside and getting all of the carbon out. Not sure if the cleaner will corrode the coating on the winding wires.
What do you guys think? Whats the worst that can happen? I burn out an old stock motor?
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Post by Tony on Jun 7, 2009 13:54:19 GMT -6
Not sure if I would use Carb cleaner. Contact cleaner would probably work just as well and be less harmful to the motor.
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Post by Solitaire on Jun 7, 2009 15:07:52 GMT -6
Raygun can probably answer that one. He's off for a few days, though.
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Post by lowbudget on Jun 8, 2009 9:52:15 GMT -6
get some electrial cleaner - if you have a running motor you can use this stuff if they still make it - ELECTRO WHIRL you put a motor in it while it is running - used to clean slot car motors with it ;D = VIC
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Post by r/c basher on Jun 8, 2009 13:43:34 GMT -6
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Post by mightyxxwhitey on Jun 8, 2009 14:19:04 GMT -6
I got some contact cleaner at radio shack. Will let you guys know if it works or not.
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Post by mightyxxwhitey on Jun 9, 2009 11:57:38 GMT -6
Ok just an FYI for anyone looking for contact cleaner, DO NOT USE THE RADIO SHACK VERSION. It sucks big time. for one, it comes out cold and I had a dirty frozen motor, Second its too thick.... its just pain bad.
I got me some cleaner at Home Depot.
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Post by 19000rpm on Jun 9, 2009 12:39:31 GMT -6
That sounds nast Mighty. I think I'd opt to take the motor apart and give it a shot or two with an air gun. That'd get rid of a lot of the carbon and then you could wipe it down.
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Post by Tony on Jun 9, 2009 16:24:17 GMT -6
Ok just an FYI for anyone looking for contact cleaner, DO NOT USE THE RADIO SHACK VERSION. It sucks big time. for one, it comes out cold and I had a dirty frozen motor, Second its too thick.... its just pain bad. I got me some cleaner at Home Depot. Not sure what kind of contact cleaner Radio Shack has. None of the contact cleaner that I have used has been cold or thick. It has been alot like Carb or Brake cleaner, just without the stuff that would be harmful. |
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Post by mightyxxwhitey on Jun 11, 2009 6:01:55 GMT -6
I used the cleaner from home depot, cfc contact cleaner. It worked great. I let it sit over night to dry. I hooked it all up and it flew nice for a little bit. I let it down for a sec to trim, the motor just stopped....... Everything else works fine. Dont know what happened. It just shut off, wiped off the excess that dripped on the esc and put it away. I might have shorted something. It was covered with excess cleaner.
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Post by 19000rpm on Jun 11, 2009 16:26:11 GMT -6
Liquids and electricity don't mix. You probably shorted the motor out.
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Post by lowbudget on Jun 11, 2009 16:46:56 GMT -6
did you re oil the motor after cleaning ;D = VIC
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Post by Tony on Jun 11, 2009 17:03:34 GMT -6
One method of breaking in a brushed DC motor is to run it on a AA battery or two while submerged in water. However, it would have been a good idea to blow out the motor with compressed air and add a little lubrication before running it. While the contact cleaner cleaned all the carbon buildup from the motor it also removed all the lube from any bushings/bearings in the motor.
Liquid + AC electricity = bad things.
Liquid + DC electricity = not as big a deal.
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