Inmotion V11 suspensions Bottom Seal

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# Purpose: The purpose of this thing is to seal the bottom part of the suspension area on the Inmotion V11 Euc . This EUC is based on an HollowMotor. The problem with this kind of motor is mainly the bearings that are easily prone to water or dust. One solution is to make some seals on top of the bearing. Another solution is to prevent dust and water to get to the motor and to the bearing. I've been investigating some sealing lips (see the grey roll on the picture) for the bottom of the doors or windows. The goal here is to use it around the wheel to close as much as possible the gap between the tire and the wheel's plastic casing, to prevent water and dust to get too close to the bearing. One of the big gap remaining is the part below the V11 suspensions. Here the water, mud or dust can easily get to the motor from the bottom opening. The purpose of this part is to close as much as possible this gap to greatly reduce the amount of stuff getting to the motor and bearings and optionally provide an additional cover for the suspension bottom cap. Note that this part can be mounted alone but is also compatible with this valve cap cover: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4803114 # Special Note: Note that you still have some clearance between the plastic part and the rim, so there should be no issues of the plastic part getting tangled inside the rim. Also the part was designed so that the suspension doesn't hit the plastic part. I believe there is about 1mm between the moving part of the suspension and the plastic part. The plastic part should also be at the right height so it doesn't interfere with the suspension. So far so good on my side. ## <!>Warning<!> Be vigilant if you install this part, depending on your print quality, you may consider to slowly test the suspension in order to make sure that the suspension is free from hitting this part. # How to install: It's easy to install, just remove 2 screws at the bottom holding the battery enclosure. They are long enough to be reused => thanks InMotion ;) Once the screws are properly tighten, the part should not move. # Compatibility: This part was tested on a InMotion V11 batch 3, but might work for other models. # Updates: * May 9th 20201: Slight change the geometry to increase the spacing between this part and the suspensions sliders.