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jackalope wrote:Can't water proof the hull itself due to the torsion bar suspension but what I do is set the electronics about an inch off the floor of the tank and built a box with an open top that has sides about another inch over the electronics. The water would have to fill the lower hull totally and get to an internal depth of over 2 inches before the electronics would get hit with water. I may however make a lid for the electronics so there would be no worries at all. But its not like I use it for a sub!

That is a great idea! It would really make driving them through mud and light water not so nerve racking!

Yuppers! If I hadn't built it that way I wouldn't take it in the water or mud like I do. I'll post some internal pics as soon as I get things tidied up inside a bit more.

jackalope wrote: Yuppers! If I hadn't built it that way I wouldn't take it in the water or mud like I do. I'll post some internal pics as soon as I get things tidied up inside a bit more.

Though 3 years have passed but some internal photos would be really appreciated if you still have the tank (or its internal photos)

SteelBird wrote:

jackalope wrote: Yuppers! If I hadn't built it that way I wouldn't take it in the water or mud like I do. I'll post some internal pics as soon as I get things tidied up inside a bit more.

Though 3 years have passed but some internal photos would be really appreciated if you still have the tank (or its internal photos)

I still have it and it still runs, though it's been shelved for about a year and a half. I had started rebuilding it with even more detail but never finished it. No pictures of the interior exist that I can remember.

If I ever get it back together I'll get some interior shots for you.

Great pics...

Nice pictures and nice tank.

The shots are great! Especially the ones with the stream. Nice work !


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Thank you everyone.

jackalope wrote:
I still have it and it still runs, though it's been shelved for about a year and a half. I had started rebuilding it with even more detail but never finished it. No pictures of the interior exist that I can remember.

If I ever get it back together I'll get some interior shots for you.

Thank you in advance!

I saw your vid on Youtube and love it. You must have waterproof it before driving it across the river, right? That's question I'm concerning about. I never mean to submerge the whole tank into water but just some level of mudding and water. I came across a few idea from here and from other places. Some make an open top box for shallow water, some make closed box which can be submersible. And recently I saw a Korean guy who uses silicon to waterproof Heng Long's electric. The last idea seems easy to do but he doesn't tell if he waterproof the batter and the on/off switch.

It's only waterproof to the extent of the electronics are in an open top box that clears the upper hull by only a few mm. It never went in the water deeper then the middle of the drive sprockets for fear of frying the board. I could have built a 100% sealed box but was worried about heat from the IBU2 board causing overheating problems.