Much More Wire Heatsink?
#16
Originally Posted by Joel Lagace
I recomend running one on the positive and negative wires and tape them toghther
What a joke. You build it put a brand name on it and the sheep will buy it..
IF your poping solder off your motor tabs ur not soldering your wires properly. Ever see a wire pop off an ESC?
What a joke. You build it put a brand name on it and the sheep will buy it..
IF your poping solder off your motor tabs ur not soldering your wires properly. Ever see a wire pop off an ESC?
maybe yoiur motor and/or batteries aren't good enough
#19
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Originally Posted by jakster
lets go back to science class,
energy is heat!
so take away the heat you have more energy! more efficent
energy is, more power! not heat!
energy is heat!
so take away the heat you have more energy! more efficent
energy is, more power! not heat!
Yes, heat = energy, thus ==> Remove heat = Remove energy.
Heat energy is wasted energy that doesn't make the car move. Making a particular part hotter or cooler can make it more efficient or less efficient, depending on the part. Cooling off a wire doesn't make anything more efficient...it might keep the wire from coming loose, but that's it.
#21
it just looks cool.
#22
Originally Posted by nnick
I do have the wire heatsink but haven't installed it. I find there is very small free cable to install it and I'm afraid what will happen if the heatsink touches something it shouldn't!
Nick
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The wire heat sink is meant to solve two problems:
1) helps dissipate the inefficient, excessive heat that can spread into the wires, which has been said to cause motors to run slower and an ESCs to run hotter
2) helps prevent motor wires from coming unsoldered
Agreed...it is not for everyone. If you have ever run a good, strong, low-wind mod with good batteries, you may understand why it can be needed. And yes, a cooling fan can help in a similar way.
Motors do sometimes come unsoldered. This is why the latest V2 endbells have holes for banana plugs.
Last edited by Nexus Racing; 10-28-2006 at 10:10 PM.
#23
Originally Posted by Ben.C
Maybe your car is not fast enough....
And it cost a lot for 2 piece of anodised aluminium....!
And it cost a lot for 2 piece of anodised aluminium....!
i still think it's a waste of money. next people will be running heatsinks on their receivers.
#24
Tech Master
why hasn't anyone made pre-heatsinked wires yet?
#25
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Originally Posted by Nexus Racing
1) helps dissipate the inefficient, excessive heat that can build up in the wires, which has been said to cause motors to run slower and an ESCs to run hotter
If the heat is coming from your wires, you need better wire...LOL...much better wire.
#26
Poor choice of words...how does "spread into the wires" sound? I think you know what I meant , but I edited my previous post for clarity.
#27
Heat lost in the wire is heat that is of no use to powering the motor, correct. The vast majority of energy going from the battery will be lost as heat. If you can keep a part cool enough to lose less heat, it technically should use the energy on the motor, however, thats not always what happens.
#28
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Originally Posted by thecrow2k
Heat lost in the wire is heat that is of no use to powering the motor, correct. The vast majority of energy going from the battery will be lost as heat. If you can keep a part cool enough to lose less heat, it technically should use the energy on the motor, however, thats not always what happens.
#29
Actually excessive heat would produce higher resistants in wires.
Well thats what they taught me in school..
Well thats what they taught me in school..
#30
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Originally Posted by Tpg racer
Actually excessive heat would produce higher resistants in wires.
Well thats what they taught me in school..
Well thats what they taught me in school..
In the real world, a 50* change in a small portion of the wire (it won't be that hot all along the wire, only close to the motor)...very high quality stranded wire...isn't gonna change anything.