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Unread 10-02-2004, 11:36
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Never use 'em...

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief


...the problem with heatsinks is, if your motors are getting so hot that you think you need them, you are destroying your motors and the heatsinks wont really help anyway. ...
I am with Ken on this one. 9 years in FIRST and we have never used them. We have cooked a fair number of motors in our day, but I doubt that any heat sinks would have helped.

I think it is better to pick the right motor(s) for the job and then gear them right than to bother with heat sinking them.

Joe J.