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Battfly
Aug 28, 2002, 02:39 PM
No, not me, but my plane. Put my favorite trainer on the school house roof. Of course, it had to rain 2 inches overnight....
Everything looks ok, the CA'd wing hold down rods have come unglued and the wing has some water inside. Slit the covering (covered balsa construction) and letting it air dry. should I remove the covering and start over?
Wondering about the servos,esc, and rx now. Should I open them up and look for water? I'd hate to add a fresh battery and fry something. The battery was at 3.7 volts (7 cells), gws 370 geared is fine and runs on direct battery power. Jr rx, packed in foam which was dry, may be ok.
Dern Glitch, would not respond to input and landed on the gym roof!

Viper Pilot
Aug 28, 2002, 02:50 PM
Don't you just hate the Dern Glitches?? Mine (DG's) usually come from the end of my arm.;) ;) ;) ;)

VP

MK
Aug 28, 2002, 05:35 PM
Just let the electronics sit in the warm sun for a few days and you're good to go. No need to open up anything. The servos are pretty much water resistant (short of being held underwater). Don't power up until everything is dry to avoid shorts.