Quick Fixes

[GeorgiaRevo]

Had two problems today. First off the previous owner of my revo had duck tape on the heater wire for the glow plug. I pulled it off today and found that the wire was cut or broke in half. To keep bashing, I pulled some heat shrink tube out of my tool box, twisted the wire back together and used my lighter to heat the tube on the wire. worked perfect. The heat shrink tube is about 3 or 4 bucks at radio shack and works great to protect wire splices from the elements.

Later on i managed to strip out my right rear wheel and the plastic hex. Since it will be Friday before i can get another set of wheels and a hub, i went to Wal-mart and bought a tube of Plastic welder. It's an epoxy found in the hardware section with the duct tape (how i knew about it). I removed the hex from the axle, cleaned it and the wheel with alcohol and glued it together. It's held up great so far. The Plastic Welder was $3 and will be in my tool box from now on.

Just thought I would pass those tips on.

 

[theamazingrevo]

I've used the plastic weld before but not on my r/c's. i used to glue a barbaque igniter to my spud gun. uhhh i mean research project its hold up great.

 

[GeorgiaRevo]

Yeah. we had a 'research project' in high school physics. we made one that was air powered. the goal was to shoot it the length of the football field. it cleared the field, the field house, and the patch of woods only to land in the neighborhood behind it....