Thread: Keeping drive motors cool
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Unread 18-10-2013, 09:44
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Re: Keeping drive motors cool
Am I really the only one?

In 10+ years of FRC experience, I've never found a need to actively cool a CIM.

Their cases are pretty good heatsinks all on their own.

Only once in my FRC history can I remember killing a motor due to overheating, and that was a 550 used as a drive motor (the only drive motor on that wheel) in 2009 at the Waterloo Regional when I was with 1075. It was actually pretty spectacular, watching that robot drive around the field trailing a stream of smoke until the field crew made us E-stop it (the robot was otherwise operating just fine). I should have a look and see if I can find video. (Looking at TBA? I think it must be one of the 4 missing qualification matches.)

To me, the better question is why are you using 550's in your drive, particularly with the advent of the miniCIM and BAG motors in 2013?
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