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Re: Compressed air for rapidly cooling motors?
Compressed air coolant is usually used in-between back to back matches (such as finals) to cool drive train or other high use motors. Electric motors preform better when they are cool, and have a lower risk of burnout. Some companies do make heat-sinks for CIM motors, which you may have seen in the KOP, but they are bulky and not terribly effective.
There is no real risk of damage, and it isn't likely that you will have to do it more than 1 or 2 times during a competition.
Students from other teams have told me that they've been doing it for years without issue.
Last edited by troy_dietz : 01-04-2016 at 00:46.
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