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Great Idea!

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Originally posted by sanddrag
Spray all the breakers with cold spray right before the match. Canned air will do the same thing if it's held up side down and sprayed. [...]
Oh, that's brilliant... (Pouring some liquid N2 on them might be overkill though. )

Anyone have a way to accelerate breaker cooling during the match? Perhaps a clamp-on vertical heat sink fin array (and fan?) to each drivetrain minibreaker with some heat sink grease? Or is the case's thermal insulation value too high for that to be effective?

Too bad Freeze Mist isn't an "electronic part", or I'd suggest buying a can from Future-Active, stick it in the "electronics box" with a kit servo, point its tube at the breaker panel, and have the RC "order a cool down" as needed. <chuckle>

Was there a ruling last year banning "remote sensors" outside of the Electronics Box (EB)? I don't see anyone using remote sensors (other than "wire resistors") outside of the EB. It would be nice to attach detectors to items, such as thermal, torque, or strain gauge sensors.

Is thermal sensing even useful in a two minute match, considering the sensor settling time?

- Keith
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