Why dont they have current limiting? How expensive could that possibly be...
100a surge or continuous? Your running the EEVs at 24v correct? On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:48 AM, TyngTech <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My one concern is that the heat sinks on the Talon dont look big enough >> for 60 amps at any serious amount of time. Now granted good thermal design >> would mitigate that, or one could simply set the fuses to open at 50 amps... >> >> > > When I was researching ESC's to use with the FOA kits, I spoke at length > with Mike Copioli at Cross the Road Electronics (the designer of the > Talon). First off, this guy knows his shit when it comes to ESC's. > Secondly, he stated that though the Talons don't have current limiting, > they have been tested to 100A with no problems. He said the 60A max figure > was a conservative one. I wouldn't worry about these things overheating > and besides, you can easily mount a fan to them for extra cooling. > > As to high amps in general, I think many over-estimate how much > our vehicles draw on average. My Cromwell is protected by a single 60A > fuse which has never blown in 7 years of battling. And > that drive-train isn't some wimpy 350W scooter motor setup. That's dual > 950W (150A stall) EV Warriors being driven by your truly! > > ST > > -- > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Isaac Goldman 5142334423 This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
