Thread: fans on victors
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Unread 19-01-2008, 17:31
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Re: fans on victors

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Originally Posted by Drwurm View Post
The main thing here, is that it doesn't take much to outfit the Victor with a fan. Just run the fan wires down to the victor screws and you're done. They don't use much power, and they'll keep your 115 dollar controllers a bit cooler.
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Originally Posted by mta View Post
why would you not use the fans? they only take like, one inch of space and they keep your bot safe. new victors are EXPENSIVE. So just be safe.
~Team 1896
The fans are, however, heavy. Removing fans that are not doing anything useful can shave off some weight. Every ounce counts.

Believe me, in past seasons being able to remove a couple fans would have saved a lot of effort and hole drilling on my part.