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Re: Can we use cooling? If so, is water allowed?

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Originally Posted by SuperNerd256 View Post
My team keeps a small container with rags and ice in it, and if we ever need to cool our motors before/after/during a match, we wrap the motors in the rags. They're really cold due to the ice, and relatively dry (Just wring them out before applying). We've zip tied them to the CIMs before going out for matches if we thought the motors would heat up a lot. Works great!
That sounds interesting...I'll have to pick up some ice on my way to class sometime so I can try that out. D'you use dry or regular ice in the bucket?
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