Originally Posted by Hugo
Hello,
I raced this weekend and the track temp was almost 60°C. Me and a lot of my friends experienced troubles with the VFS1. After 4 minutes the esc cutoff because overheating. I've a 415, we run 12T motors. My esc is not too close to the motor. How can I avoid this problem. Does a heatsink exist foe this esc? Have I got to change the program? Or put a fan?
Hugo... the esc is shutting down because it is getting too hot. there is a heat sink, but wont work as well if you are overworking the esc. also, check the gearing on your motor. if its off, it might overheat the esc. check your profile and if it is too low, lower the entire profile 3-4 stages at a time until it doesnt shut down anymore. a fan will help, but lowering the entire profile will help the most.
Ko Propo has addressed this issue by making the VFS-1 Competition edition. it has a higher temperature cut off and a trick carbon case.