brushless 1/5 4wd conversion about to begin! couple questions.

[redshift]

That setup is cool florianz!

Seems to me there would be enough heat dissipated thru just some tubing and a tank with just a few ounces capacity however.
The radiator might be overkill as he probably won't be getting a 240 amp ESC white hot, and at $30 for the SIG pump and a few bucks for a small tank is the way to go IMO.

Ryu, you could even run a mix of water and alcohol, for example, for even better heat exchange.

[emaxxnitro]

Originally Posted by redshift

That setup is cool florianz!

Seems to me there would be enough heat dissipated thru just some tubing and a tank with just a few ounces capacity however.
The radiator might be overkill as he probably won't be getting a 240 amp ESC white hot, and at $30 for the SIG pump and a few bucks for a small tank is the way to go IMO.

Ryu, you could even run a mix of water and alcohol, for example, for even better heat exchange.

you could put ice in the water to start cool,

[florianz]

the thermaltake set is around 100,- Euro. probably not all parts are needed and you pick just the needed parts, and you get that even cheaper in the us. I would NOT take a kind-of, self-made radiator.

as these gamer cpu's get bloody hot and that combos work well, I think this is the way to keep the esc ice cold. I think it's great that each layer of the esc has it's cooling, and that you could use that.

fluids have a higher capacity to take heat, that's why even Harley Davidson switched from air cooling to water cooling (like that more horsepower), same with Porsche. but I have to say the air cooled HD's look better...

[redshift]

Originally Posted by florianz

fluids have a higher capacity to take heat, that's why even Harley Davidson switched from air cooling to water cooling (like that more horsepower), same with Porsche. but I have to say the air cooled HD's look better...

Absolutely correct, and it should be noted that HD recruited Porsche to design that engine FOR THEM... because oddly Porsche's design team is not stuck in 1910

[florianz]

Originally Posted by redshift

Absolutely correct, and it should be noted that HD recruited Porsche to design that engine FOR THEM... because oddly Porsche's design team is not stuck in 1910

yep... 1910 lol... progress, what's that?!?

porsche actually designed the last two engines for HD. but porsche have some troubles now... just got eaten by Volkswagen. soon the Porsches wil be just faster VW's... but that's a bit OT

TCS Cooling has RC watercooling kits the radiator listed is smaller but they do have a larger one available if you email them.

[transtalon]

I use the watercooling setup with my Hydra 240 and Neu 1527 1D and without the working water pump and a home made radiator similar to the picture up top it made my temps to drop from 170 degrees to 98 degrees on a summer day in IL. It works on cooling but not on ESC I beleive due to a rapid rise in heat when the ESC maxes out. It will cool down better than a fan but won't save the setup when the ESC goes up in flames. I was also using a 5volt diaphragm pump. The TCS pumps is a gravity feed and when your trucks rollover it needs to be primed in order for it to work. They are a piece of crap and not worth getting for 70.00. It does work just too much lines and a little weight.