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Old 12-12-2003, 07:28 PM
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i was wondering how you plug in fans that you put in ur car to keep it cooler???
ive made my own out of a very small computer fan ( like 2-2.5cm square) and i can put a receiver plug on it n plug it in to whatever, but what do i put it in???
its actually a 12v fan, but it spins fast enough on 7.2v and im putting it in my xray, i just dont no wot to plug it in to
do i need a seperate power source, like a seperate receiver pack???
any help would be great
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Old 12-12-2003, 08:27 PM
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The fan draws very little power...
You can plug it into the BEC slot on the receiver...
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Old 12-12-2003, 08:34 PM
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thanx 4 that m8,
just another thing, the fan only has 2 leads, positive and negative, does the reciever bit have to have 3??
and also, r u sure bout that, i dont wanna dump in stock
and i dont wanna blow nething up
please reply asap
thanx buddy
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Old 12-12-2003, 08:50 PM
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Originally posted by xray racer
thanx 4 that m8,
just another thing, the fan only has 2 leads, positive and negative, does the reciever bit have to have 3??
and also, r u sure bout that, i dont wanna dump in stock
and i dont wanna blow nething up
please reply asap
thanx buddy
No it only needs the 2, the 3rd is for signal if im not mistaken..
Transponders only have 2 leads!


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Old 12-12-2003, 08:53 PM
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so alch, if i solder that lead to the fan n plug it in, it will work???
also, is the bec slot the 3rd slot???
i have the ko 297fz for the mars controller, n i have the speedy slot, the servo n then one more, is that it?
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Old 12-12-2003, 09:04 PM
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It should work yes! transponders are plugged into the BEC slot!
It should also be the 3rd slot, if its a 2 channel receiver..
Does its have anything written next to each slot? like ch1, ch2, bat.. just to make sure.

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it says ch1, ch2, bat
is it the bat slot????
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Yep sure is..


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Old 12-12-2003, 10:01 PM
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I bought a small radioshack fan with BEC preinstalled and put it over my GT7. I didn't notice anything different, but it sure draws some looks. My friend even went as far as to install one onto the roof of his car, and installed a real scoop. Works really good.
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The 12 volt fans spin too slow on 7 volts... get a 5 volt fan. I wire mine to the motor... when you pull the trigger the fan spins. Since you dont have to lift much in stock it works very well.
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Here's a little sample of the twin-fan setup I use. It runs off the terminals on the ESC and provides ALOT of air. Both are small 5 volt fans that run on a separate switch. I can use them in the hot weather times or leave them off in the cold. Just a little 'extra' item I wanted...

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Be prepared, they are large pix. I haven't resized them yet for the article I'm doing....
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Tony,

Those pictures SUCK....LOL.... See ya tomorrow...
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