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Unread 12-01-2006, 14:04
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: Quick Q for "noob" at first

Some teams find that the mechanical design they have chosen causes the motors to run hot. Frequently teams use a 12 volt fan blowing directly on the motors. You can find these fans at Digikey or any of the other common vendors. There is no real need to cool the other components, the speed controllers have their own fans and the rest of the electronics do not run hot in normal operation..
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