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thnanks for the tip tamiya nut.i didnt know bleach would strip paint,hows it done? do u use a bleach bath or just a coat and for how long?

i guess i should start the rebuild,so i started with the msc so i could get all the servos and elictrics together

before and after pics














it was fairly manky in places and not to bad in others

measured ant cut apropriate wire i think the resistor wire was 22 awg and the power and batt cable is 14 awg silicone wire.












heat shrank all connectors

decrimped,these were harder than a nuns c**** to prize open








fancy 10 mins of vibrating action,here u go then








dah dah,lovely

Nicely done

Not wanting to tread on TN's toes, but the plating on fox wheels is so poorly stuck that anything moderately caustic (e.g. a bleach solution, well diluted caustic soda, running them in a dishwasher (really) ) ... a quick squirt (50ml?) of bleach in a bucket with enough warm water to cover the wheels would be a good place to start.



ps wiring looks good

thanks andy

thanks for the advice jonny,i might sneak them into the dishwasher while the oh isnt looking

theres a rogue picture there of the wiring how it was,this is what i did.

re crimped and soldered for good measure

some more,i pressed submit before i had finished




a quick wire wooling to make sure of good contacts




a bit of switch lube...








and bingo one refurbed msc,it was harder than i thought i would be but got there in the end.
a quick test later and jobs a goodun

Like Jon says if you pop them in a cup of bleach they should take 5-10 mins for it to all be gone i did it with an old set of monster beetle rims and the bleach took all the remaining gold off they where like a new set of blackfoot wheels underneath nice easy one

cheers tn,at least there will be on easy thing on this project

im really enjoying doing it though

i had to change my antenna wire,i used 7/2 hook up wire.

badly kinked and cracked,and it was only about 12 cm long






if your working on micro electronics always earth yourself so you dont damage your components,static electricity will fry anything like this

a quick bit of soldering








put it back together








then i put my crystal and dust cover on,another fine job.




jtf