Originally Posted by
CraigF72
I have the tornado plus cooling fan it's rated at 8.4v I believe it's about 15 or even 20mm away from the motor as I use a cooling duct. I have soldered directly onto the battery connectors. The fan is new only about 3 outings old. The first 2 outings I had it connected directly to the esc and it was fine i only moved it this last run. It seems to stall then when I accelerate it comes on and stays on for a while. So sounds like it should just go flat out from the moment I connect the battery. I'll check that bec voltage. Maybe the fan is playing up?
When the fan stalls, does spinning it with your finger cause it to start? I have one brand of fan (can't remember right now) where I have to give it a "kickstart" about half the time initially. I still haven't found a fix for this, but it's simple enough for me to remember to do.