Adding a heatsink to the enclosure?

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I am running a Unity with dual 5k motors and I suspect it’s going to get pretty hot. My enclosure doesent have a heatsink, it’s just sealed. So what are people doing? Does the focbox really need a heatsink? i am thinking it maybe does, so how would I go about adding one to the enclosure so I can get some of the heat outside of the enclosure?

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hey man small suggestion
p l e a s e
stop making new
t h r e a d s

Ask questions here: Noob question thread! 2020_Summer
or use the search bar

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Maybe responding with “then feel free not to answer” isn’t the best idea :rofl:

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depends on a few things:
weight
ride style
ratio
wheels
battery
enclosure
ambient temp
settings
terrain

if you want a heatsink cut a hole

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Evan I love you bud, but these threads are why the search bar works.
As for OP, as poasty said, cut a hole.

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I don’t like it when you look at me like that mane. Makes me uncomfortable.

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Much better.

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fwiw, the search bar already has answers to these questions, and the search bar catches things in noob questions. This user has made like 7 threads this week on things that have been thoroughly addressed in other threads

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this too. I just get kranky when I get a notification for a new “DIY build” just for it to be another post that belongs in a different category

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Hit up Phil @Savage1, cut hole out with template provided and bolt on and done.

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also quick note, wrong category for this thread, I see no DIY builds here

at least, it’s not a DIY build thread, just a question pertianing to DIY builds

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Ok op might be a little dumb my bad guys

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There are 100s of threads in the DIY Builds category that aren’t actually build threads. It’s because there’s no better “generic” thread :frowning:

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this raises a good point. a new category of “Questions, help, and heck” would be nice

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oh

there’s on questions cat sadge

we need, so if anyone wans to filter to just questions it be easier than searching through teh build thread novels

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A thread called what the fuck would be cool. I look that up every time I have a problem.
Put it in parenthesis on the noob question thread title.

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is this your cat by any chance?

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It is not.