I know, but I would prefer to keep it as simple as possible. But yes, if I have to, I can print multiple variants. Not universal tho
It would also make custom colors per order possible
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lol
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Maybe. We will have to see. I think I can do it, just the stronk stuff is black.
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It doesnāt need to be bullet proof. Iām not sure the super strong stuff is necessary it shouldnāt be taking a beating really.
I think a mounting bracket would be necessary to bolt it down via truck hardware.
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make it in metal
only give 1 colour option
allow people to pay extra for anodizing to different colour
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profit?
wait, thats 3ds already
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Probs do the bracket out of alum
And yeah ik it doesnāt have to be bullet proof, but the mf prints look so good, are very durable, definitely worth the price premium.
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Well it will be similar in that the body will be plastic, and the plates will be alum. I am not down for custom ano tho, that is a pain. Also just costs too much (and takes so long).
oud have to check what awg they support. Something like 14awg for motor and 10awg is good for battery
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the pg 7 is 3-6.5mm wire, chillin
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My battery box will have my esc in it too so no preference for me
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Any updates?
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There are updates in my vendor thread. Plates are done, I am just waiting on them to arrive. They will be here shortly.
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For the life of me, I cannot find your vendor thread.
Sorry man.
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here u go
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What testing do we want done?
@surfnacho was kind enough to send over one of the InfinitySink V1ās with its mounting plate and hardware and Iām going to test how the temperature of the ESC(s) would be affected by how the sink is used.
Here were my initial thoughts. Iād love to hear what yours are!
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Power resistors will be used as stand-ins for ESCs. They can easily be adjusted to different temperatures and held there for hours without having motors screaming at me if I used actual ESCs.
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A power supply will be used to bring the resistors up to 70Ā°C when mounted only to the plate in still air. This is the āstandardā the other setups will be compared to (using the same power supply settings each time).
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Test #1: Record the temp when the plate is mounted to the sink w/o thermal compound. The sink will be horizontal in still air.
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Test #2: Record the temp when using thermal compound between the plate and sink.
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Test #3: Record the temp with the sink completely within a small enclosure and no air movement.
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Test #4: Record the temp with the fins sticking out of the enclosure and a moderate amount of air flowing past the sink using a fan.
Any other tests that would be useful?
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Iām personally questioning a mental experiment that you could help me out with.
The way my esc is mounted into the enclosure would have the infinity sink mounted like red below.
That area isnāt getting the convection that the top of the box is. If my esc was mounted parallel to the flow of air, (green) how much more heat would be removed?
Second part, what if the red, perpendicular-to-air orientation was used but on the front of the deck where it would get hit by air straight on? How would that compare to a perpendicular exposed layout.
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The front or top of the box would be better but I canāt say by how much or if itās even necessary to keep your ESC temps down. I havenāt tested the InfinitySink yet and just donāt know how well it can shed heat. Itās surface area is low compared to sinks with longer fins but does that make a 3Ā°C difference or a 30Ā°C difference? I donāt know.
So much depends on how hot your ESCs are inside and how well (thermally) they are connected to the sink. Assuming a decent thermal connection just a little air on the sink can do a lot versus still air.
Youāll probably have to test your setup with it temporarily set up in different positions. My guess is that front mounting will be a little better than top. Thereās a lot of air swirling behind the box and it might not perform much worse there though.
Just too many unknowns now to say which is best.
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I have a completely different use case but maybe still worth mentioning.
As you might know, Iām still running 4.12s in a top mounted box above the rear axle. It gets directly cooled by the fresh air while riding.
Brian @Creavenger is running neoboxes in their case mounted similar to your drawing. Although i donāt remember if he had them in the front, side or rear of his top mounted box. (also with a cutout i thinkā¦?)
We were getting roughly the same temps on a quite hot day with me probably weighing 30kg more.
Brian:
Mine
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