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Unread 18-02-2003, 18:00
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we were having overheating problems on the main drive motors, but we never blew any breakers as an experienced member of our team told us to stop when we smelt the burning... our solution was to mount 2 muffin fans into the motor guard, blowing right were the clutch meets the motor, inward. there is a built in fan at the end of the motor (where the power leads attach) that blows outward so our fans are just feeding the motor air. it works fine, we can drive up and down the ramp for 10 minutes and they only get warm... a little airflow can go along way... -Jacob