BLX185 ESC replacement fan?

starryalley

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I am afraid my ESC fan is going to die soon. I have submerged my typhon many times and in my latest run under 37 degree celsius for 2 continous 3s batteries, I am surprised that the fan already stopped turning when I opened the body to power off the car. But I then switched off and on, the fan is turning again.

Is there any replacement fan for the esc?
 

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Well the obove fan was the wrong one......too small but I'll fasten it in for now.

The Arrma one measures 35mm across with a fan diameter of 30mm.
 

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Well I emailed several companies to try and find the correct fan. I got a reply back from Arrma and Wheelspin models!

''The Hobbywing HW600001 fan is suitable for use with the Arrma BLX185 ESC, and can be obtained from your local dealer.''

John
 

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Does the stock fan suck "cold" air onto the ESC or blow "hot" air away from the ESC?

I purchased RS Components 798-0754 but have not tried installing it yet. Plan to install and run it this weekend assuming I can work out which way the air should flow. My original BLX185 fan has died so not sure which way to install fan.
 

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The fan blows air onto the heatsink, similar to how a cpu cooler works in a pc. With those DC fans like that, the air always moves towards the back of the fan. So make sure to install it front side up, I don't think you could even mount it in there the other way as the fan blades would hit the heat sink.
 
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