Castle Creations 1410 Case Heatsink/Fan

[GuyFromCanada]

Hi, I bought a couple of this for when my CC 1410 motors arrive, and I have them mounted on a heatsink on a 550 motor. The fit is good, but they are really flimsy and the fan is going to die quickly I'm sure. Anyone have a good heatsink and/or fan solution for 1410/36xy motors?

Heatsink
https://www.amazon.ca/Hobbypark-Aluminum-Electric-Motor-Cooling/dp/B01EIE4R0W

Fan
http://www.greathobbies.com/productinfo/?prod_id=CCR011001400

 

[WoodiE]

@GuyFromCanada I haven't had any issues with castle fans, but I personally find it better to control temp through gearing.

 

[GuyFromCanada]

@GuyFromCanada I haven't had any issues with castle fans, but I personally find it better to control temp through gearing.

I guess coming from 3 burned brushed motors on minimal gearing does things to a man I'm just trying to prep and help these motors last when I get them. I agree that control through gearing should be a primary remedy to heat. We'll see how things go.

 

[Alexschuster18]

Buy the hobby-wing C1 fan cooler https://www.amainhobbies.com/hobbywing-c1-motor-heatsink-fan-combo-hwa86080120/p279174 Which covers the motor almost completely, and has a way higher thermal conductivity than plastic. The castle motor coolers kinda suck compared to this, and they are about the same price.

 

[GuyFromCanada]

That looks pretty good. I'll probably wait until it actually arrives, but this is a good suggestion.

 

[Alexschuster18]

This brought my motor temps down about 20-25 degree Fahrenheit. This was on a Kraton, Idk what motor your using this on.

 

[GuyFromCanada]

With the CC Sidewinder SCT ESC, I may not have a choice to run a motor fan or not...need to see what the BEC is capable of. When my stock ESC hit thermal tonight, the servo was sluggish, and triggering the servo caused the fan speed to drop...guess I pushed it too hard.

 

[Alexschuster18]

With the CC Sidewinder SCT ESC, I may not have a choice to run a motor fan or not...need to see what the BEC is capable of. When my stock ESC hit thermal tonight, the servo was sluggish, and triggering the servo caused the fan speed to drop...guess I pushed it too hard.

What servo are you running, I have a sct v3 for my slash 4x4 and i've ever had any problem with servo brown out (using some 1/8 scale futaba servos from a huge nitro helicopter). I would run a motor fan either way if their is room to help prolong the life of the motor, my 3800kv castle motor crazy hot if the truck is under geared. Also the sct v3 only really works on 2s, 3s makes the esc shut down fast.

 

[Alexschuster18]

maybe should have got a bigger esc. I wish I would have for my slash.

 

[GuyFromCanada]

What servo are you running, I have a sct v3 for my slash 4x4 and i've ever had any problem with servo brown out (using some 1/8 scale futaba servos from a huge nitro helicopter). I would run a motor fan either way if their is room to help prolong the life of the motor, my 3800kv castle motor crazy hot if the truck is under geared. Also the sct v3 only really works on 2s, 3s makes the esc shut down fast.

I'm running a Savox 231. But all this started happening well into driving so definitely thermal related. I'll try the SW3 out and see, though the 2A BEC does seem a little limited. I was planning on just running the 14T pinion, but I have some larger pinions to try just for kicks once both my trucks are back running.