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Castle Neu Heatsink?
I live in AZ and this time of year its really hot outside. When I go out to drive its at least 100*F so my motor seems to get really hot. Are there any heatsinks that will fit the Castle Neu motor? Thanks for the help.
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Isn't it a finned can? I would guess you could get a fan (sorry brian), put thermal grease between the mount and the motor, or lower gearing. What's your setup?
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I'm running a 19/64 gearing on 5s lipo with a MMM of course. I guess you could call it a fined can, but the fins are like 1mm tall. Maybe lowering the gearing would help.
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Check Tekno. It's an emaxx, right?
Not to be a critic, but it's Neu not Nue.... Made that mistake myself too. |
Ok and where did I put Nue not Neu?
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How about this one? http://www.impaktrc.com/product_info...oducts_id=4036
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Sorry man, I'm really tired. I could have sworn I saw nue on a thread title; maybe it was a different one. That heatsink won't work ether. I think I thought one of the cc/neu mounts on tekno was a heatsink. Other then that, I don't know of a heatsink for the mmm motor...
I can delte those posts if you want.... |
Its cool. I'm pretty tired myself.
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forget the heatsink and just ziptie a 40mm x 20mm 12v fan to the motor. i have a cheap feigao 7xl overgeared on a emaxx on 4s to 48mph, and i get max temps of 155 throughout the entire run! the huge fan works wonders.
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That losi heatsink does fit. I saw a buggy driver using it on his CC/neu at a race yesterday. I didn't specifically ask if he had any trouble putting the heatsink on, but it didn't sound like there was any issue. He said the motor seems to run a fair bit cooler with it. He ended up winning buggy A.
I use a 50mm x 15mm 12v fan (puts out a lot of air on 6s :whistle:) on my 1515 and it makes a big difference, especially on warmer days, but haven't used it in summer to test it properly yet. Now, the heatsink, with a fan should run very cool :yes:. |
Thanks guys. I am going to get the heat sink and a fan.
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The losi heatsink is 39 mm and the cc motor fins are 42 mm. So how would that fit? There is no point in putting a heatsinkin on the fins unless you plan to fill every gap with thermal paste or grinde the fins down. Just ADD A FAN.
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The guy using one on his buggy said the motor did run cooler with it, but I've also wondered how affective is a heatsink over a finned motor (mainly thinking of the tekno motor mounts) |
Aluminium is a very good heat conductor. If the fins are rather short and thick than very long and thin (like on a CPU cooler), adding the heatsink will help with cooling.
I would use whatever is lighter and lower CG. BTW, a hot motor dissipates heat better. If it doesn't get damaged, why run it cooler. |
Check this one out. its got a fan, but its for 44mm motors. I could always squeeze it so it would fit right. http://cgi.ebay.ca/%1A44mm-brushless...QQcmdZViewItem
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