How to break in a Brushed Rc Motor for a LONGER LIFE / Water method 💦

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In this video I will share how I break in brushed rc motors.
Items used were....
1. Distilled water
2. Two D battery’s for running at 3volts
3. Electrical contact cleaner
4. Motor/ bearing oil
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[@OffRoadLawnMowers]

Thats a great way of breaking them in. I used to do it that way. Now i just chuck them in the rigs and fire them in the mud and water and clean really good when im done for the day and replace frequently 😆 👊👍💯

[@soflorclife6970]

Hahaha yeah that is not a bad way to go either, considering how cheap most brushed motors are 😃🤙🏼

[@philthyco1]

Old school! Love it!

[@soflorclife6970]

You know it bro 😁👍🏼

[@mikesrcgarage]

Nice old school break in! 👍

[@soflorclife6970]

Thanks Mike bro 🤙🏼

[@satorrotas]

Excellent explanations and very good method. Great job, super video !!

[@soflorclife6970]

Thanks Pascal 😊👍🏼

[@satorrotas]

@@soflorclife6970 😊👍

[@RcNickster709]

Always a good idea. Thanks for sharing. Been a long time since I have done one. Thumbs up

[@soflorclife6970]

RcNickster Thanks man ✌🏼😁

[@AdventureTimeRC]

Nice Justin i just sink my truck in a body of water to break in the motor 🤣😅🤣😅😅 seriously Nice tip💯👍

[@soflorclife6970]

🤣👍🏼 thanks Brent haha

[@mypassionrc-studioxd40lous66]

Thank you buddy always appreciate the insights, I've been doing the water part but haven't done the contact cleaner and lube so thank you very much for sharing this 😎🙏🏜

[@soflorclife6970]

Thanks Lou and glad it was helpful 😃👍🏼

[@TonysRcTechboom]

Fantastic Video Justin, thanks for sharing this How to video bro 👍😎👍🇬🇧🇺🇲👍

[@soflorclife6970]

Thank you very much my bro 🤜🏻🤛🏼

[@C18Motorsport]

Love that truck shell

[@soflorclife6970]

Thanks brother! Got some great racing video of this truck 👍🏼

[@C18Motorsport]

@@soflorclife6970 Oh i bet you do chap

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Cool information and video

[@soflorclife6970]

Thanks Duke 💯

[@KruseNStuff]

EXCELLENT vid BRO.👍👍🤜🤛💯🍻✌️

[@soflorclife6970]

Thank you big bro 🤜🏻🤛🏼

[@MRBRUSHLESS]

Awesome video super cool tutorial great job thumbs up 👍

[@soflorclife6970]

Much appreciated bro

[@daiciuapostol79]

This is great info👍🤜🤛

[@soflorclife6970]

Thank you man 🤜🏻🤛🏼

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

Great tutorial Justin!

[@soflorclife6970]

Thanks buddy! 🤜🏻🤛🏼

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

@@soflorclife6970 you're welcome Justin!

[@krashkingrc9715]

Awesome video I have never heard of that but definitely nice to know thank you

[@soflorclife6970]

Thanks man! 🤜🏻🤛🏼

[@barryh8922]

great info

[@soflorclife6970]

Thanks Barry!

[@ozboy8144]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@soflorclife6970]

Hey Oz 🤙🏼 Thanks bro!

[@panzadeviborarc9613]

Great system Bro!! Thanks for share!! first I clean of dust, rocks and frogs!! Very usefull Bro!! Thanks for share!! Have a great day!!

[@soflorclife6970]

🤣🤣👍🏼 that’s funny bro!! Glad you enjoyed it the video my friend 💯

[@lukespector5550]

Is that Tamiya Frogs?

[@Garethfrostturkeythroat113]

Thanks very much for the information know how awesome job brother

[@soflorclife6970]

Thanks bro!

[@cryptoking_4156]

Water is abrasive. It speeds up the wear of the brushes. Water break in seats the brushes to the comm faster so you get more power. Water break in doesn’t prolong the life of the motor, it actually takes life away. Water break is an old method for racing applications were seated motors were used for more power changing motors during a race. It makes for a faster better seated motor, but definitely kills the motor faster.

[@bobaque70]

Great break-in tip

[@soflorclife6970]

Thanks brother

[@dberry310]

great video

[@3TRCGarage]

Good tutorial, I usually just spray out the motors with contact cleaner and keep the bearings lubed. Especially when you run in the rain and dirt. 👍🏾

[@soflorclife6970]

Right on bro, That’s a great way for maintaining them clean between runs for sure 👍🏼

[@SteadfastRC]

Oldschoolcool! Not sure why spell check put that all in one word but I'm going to leave it

[@soflorclife6970]

Oldschoolcool is the new word of the day!! 💯

[@ragsixracing]

If you break the motor in, using reverse voltage, you will lose some rpm and torque when it's running forward. As the brushes break in, they will form to the commutator giving a slight timing advance in the direction that it was broken in. Another thing is to experiment with different lubes. While racing a slash spec class on a carpet oval, another racer and I experimented with a dozen different lubricants using a dyno, and the consistent lap times of our short carpet oval. Certain lubes would pull up to 3000 more rpm, and shave 3 tenths off of an 8 second lap. I don't use water anymore. My motors were faster and lasted just as long on a 10 min dry 6v break in. I did blow the motor out with compressed air during the break in, lubed the bushings during break in, and cleaned and lubed it at the end the same as you did...

[@soflorclife6970]

Wow great info bro, and thanks for sharing!! 🤩👍🏼

[@bryanallen7373]

What lubes did you find work better? I have never added lube to the inside like that either just the bushings on top and bottom. Should you put lube in that side slot also?. Thanks in advance.

[@ragsixracing]

@@bryanallen7373 I only added lube to the bushings. It was a long time ago and not racing any more. Don't remember the exact brand but our best results on rpm was a full synthetic motor oil

[@johnotooledoggames2336]

👍☘️🇮🇪. Very good

[@soflorclife6970]

Thank you John 🙏🏻

[@AverageRCBasher]

Always remember to lube your shaft

[@soflorclife6970]

RC Maxx Bash 💯 facts! 🤣👍🏼

[@edkretchmer2167]

Might try Deoxit D5. It's a non-solvent contact cleaner and lubricant. It works well on scratchy potentiometers and switch contacts, so it might work well on motors.

[@CoachD386]

👍🏾💯

[@soflorclife6970]

👊🏼😎👍🏼 thanks for watching Fam

[@eriercrunners2785]

How about com drops ? Or just putting a drop of oil on the com every race help with more power?

[@rcl300018]

Can you do this method also with the Tamiya Super Stock motors?

[@defmud80]

So would this still be beneficial to a motor thats run about 8 packs? Its an arrma 12 550. Also would this be wise to do periodically as a maintenance cleaning?

[@bryanallen7373]

I saw a guy this weekend that I think was adding Kerosene to the water also. Not sure what that is all about but when he noticed it was out he put it away and said I wasn't supposed to let you see that.

[@Rek_Rc]

Is this ok to do after a motor has been raced a couple times?

[@autismapostle]

I have an old rebuildable motor in mint condition. Ran it in water at quarter speed for 20 minutes and got black water. I switched the water and did it again but got black water again. 3rd time black water again. I stopped after that. The motor sparked constantly during the water break in. Am I doing something wrong?

[@user-zv5nk3dh5t]

Looks like you need a solvent trap lol

[@lucretia4217]

I call bs