Originally Posted by
Alan_r
Really simple guys, I've been having multiple fan failures lately on a variety of cars and trucks. It's possible that they have just worn out from use. The oldest one at this point currently in use is about three years old.
Which fans have been providing you with a long service life?
I get that all these fans probably come from the same bin.... But maybe they don't. The fans on my LRP, Tekin and ORCA Esc's seem to do pretty good. My Reedy, Turnigy and no name generics seem to crash fairly quickly. I just had a brand new Turnigy TrackStar fan burn up after five laps today so I'm looking for options.
Yeah yeah, I know.... Not a fancy esc/motor/chassis question. Just a mundane fan...
What are your thoughts?
It is possible that they fail quicker if you run them in wet/muddy conditions or if the bearing inside the fan is low quality which I imagine would be inside the off brand fans. Bad bearing leads to a burnt up fan pretty quick.
Luckily I've only had one fan fail on me from an SMC 120a esc. Otherwise my Tekin, castle, and Team Powers fans have been going for years.