Can anyone tell me where I can find a heat sink + fan if possible for a surpass hobby motor in a Losi mini t I’m ok with trimming some to get something to fit everything is stock except motor n esc n the motor gets to hot for my liking open to any help or suggestions maybe gearing any ideas r greatly appreciated
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i know pretty much nothing about your motor, but is this a step in the right direction?
https://a.co/d/aTeOIgr
https://a.co/d/aTeOIgr
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That is for a 540 can, which is 1/10 scale. The Mini-T uses a 280 motor right?
If so, here ya go
https://a.co/d/f90yshX
@trashyrc - maybe try stepping down to a smaller pinion. It will run a little slower, but also cooler.
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You really can't fit a heatsink directly on the motor, well, depends on how wide the heatsink is, bc the waterfall mount goes over the motor. I'm pretty sure I seen a post on FB back when and he I guess created a mount for a fan on the backside of the motor like the 1/10 22 design.
Heres the waterfall mount:
I would try to fit a fan here if needed like most 1/10 buggies use:
Possible to trim the waterfall mount to fit a heatsink? Sure, but the mount helps secure the motor mount and helps it be sturdy, so...
I don't run a fan on my mini b. And I run stock gearing too. I would suggest what WF said with gearing down. As long as it's not overheating above 160ish degrees you're fine. If my eyes aren't playing games your motor is 4800kv? If so it should stay ultra cool since it's a low kv. I would assume so. If you're running 2s. 3s is a different story. I used to race my mini b back in the day with a 6100kv surpass motor (rebranded king val electronics) and it got toasty but not to the point it would shut down the system within a 5-10 minute track session.
Edit:
Found this. Integrated fan into the waterfall mount. Pretty neat design.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5...tYfxGCclXwL_-itabA_aem_helxOnivmH0PYVOA9fUIyg
Also this one. Not sure how it installs in the car though. Guess in the side rail.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6430557
Heres the waterfall mount:
I would try to fit a fan here if needed like most 1/10 buggies use:
Possible to trim the waterfall mount to fit a heatsink? Sure, but the mount helps secure the motor mount and helps it be sturdy, so...
I don't run a fan on my mini b. And I run stock gearing too. I would suggest what WF said with gearing down. As long as it's not overheating above 160ish degrees you're fine. If my eyes aren't playing games your motor is 4800kv? If so it should stay ultra cool since it's a low kv. I would assume so. If you're running 2s. 3s is a different story. I used to race my mini b back in the day with a 6100kv surpass motor (rebranded king val electronics) and it got toasty but not to the point it would shut down the system within a 5-10 minute track session.
Edit:
Found this. Integrated fan into the waterfall mount. Pretty neat design.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5...tYfxGCclXwL_-itabA_aem_helxOnivmH0PYVOA9fUIyg
Also this one. Not sure how it installs in the car though. Guess in the side rail.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6430557
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