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Re: Is the CIM COOLER Good for use?

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Originally Posted by MrForbes View Post
We switched to the little Viair compressor this year, and like many other teams added a big fan to keep it cool. Since the compressor is in the middle of our robot, between the drive motors, it also happens to keep the outside of the drive motors cool. No heat sink required.

Your mileage may vary.
Same sort of set up for us as well. We are using a server fan which blow air across the compressor and cims on the left side. This worked so well we mounted a second fan on the the other side to keep the right coms cool.