Info for fan unit on the stubby shaft?

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by sikeston34m

Brian, Brian,........You're a fan hater.

You're the only guy I know that cut the fan out of his Monster Mamba right after he got it. LOL

Think Longevity here. Proper setup with the motor being cooled that extra amount. It's gonna live longer. Especially People like TexasP, who live in the hotter parts of the south.

I'm thinking they're gonna make these motors a kit that makes them much like a Plettenberg Big Maxx with fan.

I wrote them an email enquiring about it. We'll see what they say.

lol, what makes you think I hate fans?

I've said this before, but here goes: Some people use fans to keep their system just barely cool enough to run. These are the people that blow ESCs when the fan fails for whatever reason and blame the ESC or manufacturer even though they were obviously using it out of spec.

If your setup runs fine without a fan, but just choose to use it to supplement cooling, then that's fine.

That said, my current MMM V3s have fans because the warranty is void if I remove it. But honestly, once the ESC proves itself to be stable over a long time, I will be removing that as well. I figure most defects show themselves within a couple months at worst, so any failures beyong that are my fault anyway, so no need for a warranty.

And I full well know the effects of heat to the longevity of any component. I just make sure gearing is such that nothing ever exceeds 30-40 above ambient, which is fine for all but the hottest days (and I wouldn't be outside anyway).

[sikeston34m]

I got an email response from Medusa today.

Here's what they had to say:

James,



Yes, the rear shaft is for an optional fan.

We have not started the design of the 36mm fan yet for we are finishing up the fan for the 28mm motors.

There are no pictures as of yet.

Check back in a couple of months and see where we are at with it.



Regards,



Jeff Little

Medusa Research, Inc.

Engineered Products for the RC Enthusiast