Over-Heating Resolutions

[Jarred King]

Hey,

Been running my DEX410 for a few weeks now and I as well as others here in aus are having some problems with keeping the electronics at a low temp.

Ive done some testing and have gotten my temps down but after a 6 minute race the car is borderline shutting down from the heat.

I found going to a faster motor with a lower gearing helped alot but days like today when it was quite hot the car kept shutting down because it was thermalling.

Anyone got an resolutions to this problem?
I cant seem to get enough room under the shell to fit a heatsink and fan lol.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

JK

[Smartalec]

What speedo/motor combination are you running?, I have a speed passion pro and a 5.5 Novak Ballistic in mine and have not had a problem. The speedo has a heatsink and fan and fits in the car easily

[HyperFX]

It might help to look through the "Electric Install Pics" thread.
There are some good install ideas there that could assist you with your problem.

[samd]

If your using a tekin ditch it, the durango chasiss makes a warm pocket of air under the shell and as the tekin uses a sticker! instead of a fan and heatsink it gets hot. I went from rs pro cutting out 4mins to a nosram istc no probs at all, same gearing.

[HarlowS]

Bit of a pointless answer that one. There is nothing wrong with the Tekin, you just need to think about airflow instead of piling it all in the car. You can get a fan inbetween the servo and speedo if your electrics are small enough. I havent fitted the fan yet but the weather hasnt got warm enough to warrant. No probs with my RS and 5.5 as yet.

Originally Posted by samd

If your using a tekin ditch it, the durango chasiss makes a warm pocket of air under the shell and as the tekin uses a sticker! instead of a fan and heatsink it gets hot. I went from rs pro cutting out 4mins to a nosram istc no probs at all, same gearing.

[coolcars782]

I would say you need as much air as possible moving around inside it