btosic
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You probably know all this, but I want it in one place for new guys, fell free to add your winter routine, your lubricants, your shock oil weights, your ways to avoid corrosion, friction from small rocks and sand all other things you do.
1. Allways have in mind that oil in the shocks would be thicker on cold temperatures, your compression and rebound would be much slover. On the other hand, diffs will warm themselves.
2. Don't take a frozen car directly to bashing, allways let a car settle on a rum temperature prior to bashing. I can explain why, if someone is interested.
3. Don't let a fully charged LiPo froze, and then take it out and use. Charge a LiPo on a rum temperature, then install it in the car prior to bushing, that way LiPo would keep a optimal temp all the way, it would heat it self from draining. On the other hand, you can store a LiPo in the fridge, when put in storage mode, if you like.
4. Have in mind that all public roads are treated whit salt, salt is deadly for bearings, dog bones, and all metal and even carbon(galvanic corrosion).
5. It is a nice practice to use a small amount of motorcycle chain lubricant on dog bones, very small amount would be protective, because it won't be flashed by water. Chain lubricant is made with salt in mind.
6. It is a good practice to allways clean small rocks and sand(from winter road treatment) after bashing, don't let a car freez with water in joints and bearings, during freezing ice expands! After washing dry the car with compressor or hair dryer(wach the heat).
7. Take a cloth, spray WD40 and apply it on the external surface of the chasi plate, that way you will protect all the chasi screws from corosion, and/or future breakage.
8. Be sure of water proofnes(rating) of all your electronic components. Be aware that temperature differences form condensation on surfaces.
9. It is recomended to shorten your cleaning/rebuilding/lubricating periods during winter.
10. Have in mind that all composits change their elastic specs, in other words, plastic is less brake proof in cold temperatures.
11. From time to time check your srews tightness. Hot/cold chages can affect them.
12. Have in mind that stopping distance are way longer in the cold and on the snow/ice a saw so many chrashed cars that way.
13. Have some composite treatment(usualy from auto industry), to prevent micro abrasion and micro cracks. That treatmants keep plastic elastic and make it hydrophobic(you want soft to touch dark black plastic, whiteish hard abrasive plastic is a bad thing).
1. Allways have in mind that oil in the shocks would be thicker on cold temperatures, your compression and rebound would be much slover. On the other hand, diffs will warm themselves.
2. Don't take a frozen car directly to bashing, allways let a car settle on a rum temperature prior to bashing. I can explain why, if someone is interested.
3. Don't let a fully charged LiPo froze, and then take it out and use. Charge a LiPo on a rum temperature, then install it in the car prior to bushing, that way LiPo would keep a optimal temp all the way, it would heat it self from draining. On the other hand, you can store a LiPo in the fridge, when put in storage mode, if you like.
4. Have in mind that all public roads are treated whit salt, salt is deadly for bearings, dog bones, and all metal and even carbon(galvanic corrosion).
5. It is a nice practice to use a small amount of motorcycle chain lubricant on dog bones, very small amount would be protective, because it won't be flashed by water. Chain lubricant is made with salt in mind.
6. It is a good practice to allways clean small rocks and sand(from winter road treatment) after bashing, don't let a car freez with water in joints and bearings, during freezing ice expands! After washing dry the car with compressor or hair dryer(wach the heat).
7. Take a cloth, spray WD40 and apply it on the external surface of the chasi plate, that way you will protect all the chasi screws from corosion, and/or future breakage.
8. Be sure of water proofnes(rating) of all your electronic components. Be aware that temperature differences form condensation on surfaces.
9. It is recomended to shorten your cleaning/rebuilding/lubricating periods during winter.
10. Have in mind that all composits change their elastic specs, in other words, plastic is less brake proof in cold temperatures.
11. From time to time check your srews tightness. Hot/cold chages can affect them.
12. Have in mind that stopping distance are way longer in the cold and on the snow/ice a saw so many chrashed cars that way.
13. Have some composite treatment(usualy from auto industry), to prevent micro abrasion and micro cracks. That treatmants keep plastic elastic and make it hydrophobic(you want soft to touch dark black plastic, whiteish hard abrasive plastic is a bad thing).