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Re: Keeping drive motors cool
For one you should probably be taking breaks, its good for the motors and every part of the system. Probably good for your drive team as well so they can discuss what they are doing well and what they need to improve on. No use in just running a lot, if you're not actively getting better.
However if you need to you can blow canned compressed air into the 550s. We did this on our shooter after each match to keep them running consistently. At one point we had to go down the University of Arkansas bookstore to resupply during Razorback. We would see the difference in the shots when the motors were cooled and when they were still hot from the previous match. Also you can get cheap RC car heatsinks and they seem to help a little though not as much as the canned compressed air.
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