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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / March 2004Stampede Help - Need a Heat Sink
Does anybody have any idea how to attach a heat sink to the Electric Stampede? If anybody has any idea, please email me. Thanks,  SignatureJason tibbar110@yahoo.com a picture would help. Post it in alt.binaries.radio-control and let us know about it. SignatureJustin Mahn remove Panties to e-mail > Does anybody have any idea how to attach a heat sink to the Electric > Stampede? If anybody has any idea, please email me. > > Thanks, > Does anybody have any idea how to attach a heat sink to the Electric > Stampede? If anybody has any idea, please email me. A heat sink for the speed control or motor? If either is getting too hot I'd suggest that the model is overgeared. Might drop a pinion tooth or two and see if that helps. Anyhoo, I've seen clip-on heatsinks for 540-sized motors. SignatureL.V.X., brother mouse http://www.mousetrap.net/otr/ Old Time Radio trades http://makeashorterlink.com/?K16312E06 CBS Radio Mystery Theater database http://greyhound.mousetrap.net/altus/ retired racing dog I had raced Stampedes for years and currently still own a "land speed record attempt" Stampede. Needless to say, I have seriously abused my many Stampedes. Never did I melt down a motor on any of them. I used to run an Associated narrow heat-sink on the motor. It helped me push taller gearing than was normally advised. But the statement can be made that any time you NEED an additional heat-sink, there is something wrong. You should run a smaller pinion and/or a larger spur. Hope this helps. John > Does anybody have any idea how to attach a heat sink to the Electric > Stampede? If anybody has any idea, please email me. > > Thanks, I have always run with a heat sink on my cars. Granted, all of my cars to date have been Associated, (i.e. RC10T, TC3, B4) but they have all had heatsinks, or at least metal motor plates. (B4) What is the lowest turn motor you have run? I was hoping to get down to a 14T as I have one lying around. Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks, Jason tibbar110@yahoo.com > I had raced Stampedes for years and currently still own a > "land speed record attempt" Stampede. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > Thanks, I was referring to the Stampede only, the plastic motor mounting area on the stampede makes it tough to get a sink on the motor of any good size. It is therefore best to keep the motor cooler by gearing down. I too use sinks on most of my other cars and trucks, they help a ton in most situations. Just not enough room on the Stampede for a good sized sink without carving away a lot of plastic. The best modification I have seen to a Stampede was a Losi aluminum motor mount/motor guard somehow mounted to the tranny, the motor mounted right to the stock Losi motormount. The mount itself acts like a sink and gives you some room to add a clipon sink to the motor too. Sorry I cant be more specific, didn't know the guy too well. Looked like a nice setup though. Hope this helps. John > I have always run with a heat sink on my cars. Granted, all of my cars to > date have been Associated, (i.e. RC10T, TC3, B4) but they have all had [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > > > > Thanks, Thanks for the insight. It actually took me two minutes to cut a portion out of the plastic on the left gear box. I have a aluminum wheelie-bar for the truck, so it has the protection back there. I would not recommend it if there is no protection. Too much plastic would be exposed. Thanks, Jason tibbar110@yahoo.com > I was referring to the Stampede only, the plastic motor mounting area > on the stampede makes it tough to get a sink on the motor of any good size. [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > > > > > > > Thanks, > Does anybody have any idea how to attach a heat sink to the Electric > Stampede? If anybody has any idea, please email me. > > Thanks, go here: http://www.ultimatetraxxas.com/stampede.html the most informative site on modifying Traxxas vehicles in existence! SignatureDirk (aka "!bungle") '96 LS650 (aka "Rhino") "Well, you may be a lover but you ain't no d-d-dancer" |
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