Where to buy Freeze spray?

[Brian C]

Originally Posted by LordTalps

Just a thought with no backing...

The extreme hot of the motors hitting the extreme cold of the liquid in the compressed air isn't going to cause any damage, is it?

I wouldn't worry about it for the competition. We used to use the same stuff when racing slot cars. The motors kept working and running fast with no ill effects.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Jeff,
A few caveats, the heat generated inside the motors won't be cooled very well by spraying the outside. Particularly the outside of the Chalupas. Also be careful as the refrigerant can wash lubricant out of the bearings, especially bronze sleeves. A towel or paper towel, dipped in cool water and wrung out will conduct a significant amount of heat from the motor case, just be sure to keep drips away from the electronics. You also might want to try backing down the motor drive in software, even a few percent could make a difference.

[Tom Line]

Re-freezable ice packs work wonders for motors and you don't annoying everyone around with nasty aerosol can solvent smells.

[Qbranch]

Watch for environmental impact to the air in your arena... remember that stuff hangs low in the air.

I like the idea with the ice packs, its a nice safe way to go, also... check around... I think you can get (or make) heat sinks for the CIM motors.

-q

[Nate Laverdure]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

...Particularly the outside of the Chalupas...

Did you mean to have said this? A chalupa is a mexican food. A chiaphua (or CIM) motor is the big black motor (but smaller than it's Fisher-Price cousin) most teams use for drive trains.

EDIT: OK, after a bit of searching, I think I get the joke. FIRST people have a twisted sense of humor. From 2002:

Originally Posted by Marc P.

I've heard them called Atwood, Chiahpua (the two typical names), Chalupa (adopted by most teams) Enchilada, Taco, "That Mexican Motor," The Soda Can, the Big Black Thing, *drool noise,* <--(perhaps the most random) the pretty big one, and a few other things not appropriote for CD.