brushless 1/5 4wd conversion about to begin! couple questions. - RC-Monster Forums

Ryu James · 07.23.2009, 04:42 PM

thanks for the ideas. nitro is right. there are 4 alu. plates inbetween pc boards and the alum. plates are connected to alu. pipes extending in both directions which are normally used for water cooling. i thought about just removing the shrinkwrap so that a fan can put air around all the aluminum but i am not going to do any mods yet until i try it out. i dont want to void any warranty if i dont need to. Mike has said the the hv 180 has been working fine on the brushless baja he built so i am hoping this works out. if its running too hot then i will look at doing some mods to cool it down. i am thinking with one fan on each the motor and esc i will be able to use gearing to get both temps within the ideal range. i hope so anyway.

BL_RV0 · 07.23.2009, 05:35 PM

Hi Ryan, since you bought that box at radioshack, it includes a metal and plastic top, right? If you remove the water cooling bits, you can thermal epoxy the esc to the metal Case top, then epoxy a large heatsink to the other side of the top.

Ryu James · 07.23.2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BL_RV0

Hi Ryan, since you bought that box at radioshack, it includes a metal and plastic top, right? If you remove the water cooling bits, you can thermal epoxy the esc to the metal Case top, then epoxy a large heatsink to the other side of the top.

yes, that is right. it has both a plasic top and an aluminum top. however, after working on it today it appears the stock rampage rx box is gonna work better. it is slightly larger and will fit both my esc and rx comfortably and will be easier to mount. the RS box was just too tight of a fit. it would have looked real clean though. plus, with the rampage box i will be able to water proof it i think, even though the esc is already water resistant.

ha, i just said "box was too tight of a fit."

BL_RV0 · 07.23.2009, 10:13 PM

Oh, get your mind out of the gutter young man!