Looking for a buggy project

[neweuser]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Awww man! You caught me! :dft001: We all have to have our toys! ;)

I've used cardboard too, but Legos are easier and faster to make stuff. Plus, you can make small adjustments without having to build from scratch. I actually have my Lego bins near my workshop area. :)

Lol, E-MAXX Rock's. Patience! I did make some headway tonight though. Made the receiver mount, replaced the gasket in the diff, made and thermal epoxied the heatsink for the Quark, figured out how I'm gonna have the ESC mount set up, and figured out the wire routing. Not bad for one night.

That is pretty good progress Brian. So you thermal epoxied the heat right to the quark? Or did you put it in the case of the quark?
Can't wait to see the completed project!

[BrianG]

I only epoxied heatsinks to the external case. I'll wait until the warranty runs out before I do any improvements to the ESC internals.

I can't wait to see the completed project as well! :)

[neweuser]

Originally Posted by BrianG

I only epoxied heatsinks to the external case. I'll wait until the warranty runs out before I do any improvements to the ESC internals.

I can't wait to see the completed project as well! :)

Brian, if I may ask. I thermal epoxied my fan mount wings to the bottom of my rear custom heat sink. Now, when do this, the epoxy did not seem to be AS strong where you would not be able to remove the object after it dried. Stronger than the paste yes, and yes it dried hard, but my question is..."how hard would it be to remove the esc from the epoxy?"
The reason I ask is because I would love to epoxy my Quark to my rear heatsink. But if it's harder than hell to remove in case of damage, then I may not want to. But it seems that it may not be. If I could epoxy with some effort to remove it, then I would definately do this instead of zipties...

[BrianG]

Well, the fan wings may not have as much surface area to grab on to. Also, thermal epoxy is meant for closely mated surfaces. Remember; any thermal paste/epoxy is meant only to fill in the microscopic imperfections in the mating surfaces. The Epoxy just has the added feature of being a bonding agent.

From all reports, thermal epoxy is permanent if the surfaces were clean and there was enough surface area. Sometimes, you can seperate two epoxied items by placing them in the freezer for 1-2 hours and then gently prying them apart. It's not guaranteed though. And I would NOT try this on any heatsink that is mounted directly to the FETs - the FET pins will most likely break before the epoxy does. But you could try this on a sink attached to the external case with minimal fuss as long as you don't apply too much prying force.

If you post a pic of your present mount, maybe I could offer an alternative mounting suggestion.