My rustler after my last bash (muddy pics)

[A RC Dude]

Well i had a very short run with my rustler saturday! got it real muddy at a friends house and had some problems with my MM to come up regarding water. i hit a puddle and that's when it started to act up. I hit the puddle, kept running foward for about 25-30ft and then the ESC just shut off. I check everything and all of it was pluged it and the reciever and steering servo were working fine. I checked everything and all the temps were fine except the ESC. The ESC could just about burn me without touching it (normally only gets to about 150 max)! So i unpluged the esc and waited a couple of mins. I then pluged it back in and it came on. I then sat it down, pushed it and drove some. But as soon as i stoped and got back on the throttle, it just sat their and sputtered just like when i've fried my MM before. But i thought it was waterproof???? the servo and reciever were fine (put balloon around reciever and used a zip tie to close the end tite). And when i'd push the car a little before giving it any throtle, it would run fine, but every time i'd stop, it wouldn't go again. I ran it a few mins (pushing it when i had to stop) and it kept getting better and better the longer it ran untill the LVC cut it off. I checked the temps and the motor was at maybe 100-110 and the batt was just about the same. But the ESC was once again, extreamly hot!! I wish i had my temp gun becouse it was WAY hotter than normal!! It was to the point that i could feel heat come out the car's body when i picked it up. Could this be water damage? Or could it have just been my luck that the ESC just happened to mess up right when i hit the water?

Anyway, here are some pics of my muddy rustler for you guys:

[BL_RV0]

Sounds like water induced failure to me...

[E-Revonut]

The MM is NOT waterproof!

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by E-Revonut

The MM is NOT waterproof!

I wouldn't say that....

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by Unsullied_Spy

I wouldn't say that....

WOW! And yea, i've always heard that the MM wasn't effected by water

[brushlessboy16]

Heres my Matrix tr after a bash in the rain and mud

[JThiessen]

Are you doing some kind of experiment with connectors? Do I see a tamiya, a deans, and an anderson all in one set up???

[What's_nitro?]

Don't forget the bullet connectors...

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

Are you doing some kind of experiment with connectors? Do I see a tamiya, a deans, and an anderson all in one set up???

lol only when charging. i've never been able to solder anything well at all so instead of soldering, i just bought a few adapters so my order would be enough to use a coupon lol i think buying the adapters saved me like 5$

[A RC Dude]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

Are you doing some kind of experiment with connectors? Do I see a tamiya, a deans, and an anderson all in one set up???

lol only when charging. i've never been able to solder anything well at all so instead of soldering, i just bought a few adapters so my order would be enough to use a coupon lol i think buying the adapters saved me like 5$

Well, i went out a few hours ago and ran it. It ran fine, temp were running normal with good temps. Just no power. My LiPo hasn't been running well latley