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Re: Does motor temp affect performance?

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
With or without the additional surface area, airflow is key. You want to get as much hot air away from the case as you can. The earlier suggestion of adding a fan is a good one.
Yeah, a fan is probably the first thing to try.

But the converse is true too: with or without fan-forced airflow, surface area is key. So if more cooling is needed, adding a heatsink could make a big difference.