Originally Posted by
bertrandsv87
Mr M. Dawson, is there a reason why your motor fan is so high in your Car ? It can't slide to the side a bit to lower the CG... Also no tape over the motor A/B/C solder posts to prevent the heatsink from possibly shorting them... Good run, by the way! It can only get better.......
It is mounted there for survivability. Ran it there the entire carpet season and never replaced a fan or shorted the terminals. There are other ways to mount the unit - few will be as direct and just open the fan to potential damage from debris and impact.