Kronos fan on the motor connect them directly to the receiver or to the ESC?

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I'd like to install some fans on the motor. Would it be better to connect them directly to the receiver or to the ESC via a Y-cable?
I have a Shogun, but the receiver box should be the same for all Team Corally models, right?
 
You can connect fans from the receiver or esc. Usually it’s done from the receiver as a receiver has multiple channels, so pick an unused channel.
 
I wouldn't recommend using the esc plug to power fans, I tried it and the blooming splitter cable kept coming unplugged from driver abuse 😅 , once I got an extension cable and wired it into the receiver no more stop fans on esc and motor.
 
When connecting them to the receiver, did you have to remove the receiver box to connect the fan cable?
 
Yes to guide the cable to the hole at the back side of the receiver box, unless you make little cut like I did, just big enough for the fan cable.
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Connect motor fans to the receiver if you have a spare port the power draw is only a few milliamps. Many ESCs only turn the fan port on when the ESC temp goes over a certain limit and you don't want that for a motor fan.
 
Sandracer_NL said:
Yes to guide the cable to the hole at the back side of the receiver box, unless you make little cut like I did, just big enough for the fan cable.
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Sorry for the delay in responding, but if I cut with a Dremel, won't water get into the receiver? If I run the fan cables under the receiver box instead, would I have to remove the box?
 
Opua said:
Sorry for the delay in responding, but if I cut with a Dremel, won't water get into the receiver? If I run the fan cables under the receiver box instead, would I have to remove the box?
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The gap in the receiver box for the esc cable and servo cable is pretty big, so water can easily come in from there.
A tiny cut with the Dremel, and with tiny I mean just big enough for a fan cable (so about 1 mm wide and about 2mm in height( does not make a difference IMO. And if you don’t this you won’t have to remove the entire receiver box, just the top plate of the receiver box).
 
Sandracer_NL said:
The gap in the receiver box for the esc cable and servo cable is pretty big, so water can easily come in from there.
A tiny cut with the Dremel, and with tiny I mean just big enough for a fan cable (so about 1 mm wide and about 2mm in height( does not make a difference IMO. And if you don’t this you won’t have to remove the entire receiver box, just the top plate of the receiver box).
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In fact, I noticed that the Team Corally receiver isn't waterproof like the Arrma models. One time, the model fell into a puddle, and the receiver stopped working. I had to disassemble it and dry it.
 
Opua said:
In fact, I noticed that the Team Corally receiver isn't waterproof like the Arrma models. One time, the model fell into a puddle, and the receiver stopped working. I had to disassemble it and dry it.
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I run DumboRC receivers and they can survive at least half a minute under water I can confirm from experience😄..
 
Thank Traxxas for that they patented the idea of putting a silicone gasket on the wires where they enter a radio box. Stuff like this is why I will never ever ever ever buy a Traxxas vehicle no matter how good it is. I will not give patent trolls my money, sorry not sorry.

This is a low bar because Traxxas is mid.

You could make the Corally radio box water resistant (not actually "proof") by adding a rubber gasket to it and wrapping a strip of silicone Rescue Tape around the wire bundle where it comes out from the top and down into the box. When you close the box the rescue tape would be compressed by the lid around the wires and make a decent seal. Also you'd want to seal the antenna hole (the surface receivers I use don't even have an external antenna so this is actually useless for some receivers) EDIT if you aren't familiar with rescue tape, it's a self adhesive tape that doesn't actually have adhesive in the traditional sense, it's just silicone tape that fuses with itself when compressed, other materials it will grip but not actually "stick" to permanently. You can also find cheaper generic versions typically called "silicone repair tape" or whatever.

This idea may be patented by Traxxas but that doesn't mean we can't DIY it.
 
Atomic Skull said:
Thank Traxxas for that they patented the idea of putting a silicone gasket on the wires where they enter a radio box. Stuff like this is why I will never ever ever ever buy a Traxxas vehicle no matter how good it is. I will not give patent trolls my money, sorry not sorry.

This is a low bar because Traxxas is mid.

You could make the Corally radio box water resistant (not actually "proof") by adding a rubber gasket to it and wrapping a strip of silicone Rescue Tape around the wire bundle where it comes out from the top and down into the box. When you close the box the rescue tape would be compressed by the lid around the wires and make a decent seal. Also you'd want to seal the antenna hole (the surface receivers I use don't even have an external antenna so this is actually useless for some receivers) EDIT if you aren't familiar with rescue tape, it's a self adhesive tape that doesn't actually have adhesive in the traditional sense, it's just silicone tape that fuses with itself when compressed, other materials it will grip but not actually "stick" to permanently. You can also find cheaper generic versions typically called "silicone repair tape" or whatever.

This idea may be patented by Traxxas but that doesn't mean we can't DIY it.
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Good idea! Have you done it? For example, Arrma provides a sort of small gasket that fits into a slot, essentially sealing the slot and the various cables pass through there and somehow prevents water from entering the receiver.
 
Atomic Skull said:
Thank Traxxas for that they patented the idea of putting a silicone gasket on the wires where they enter a radio box. Stuff like this is why I will never ever ever ever buy a Traxxas vehicle no matter how good it is. I will not give patent trolls my money, sorry not sorry.

This is a low bar because Traxxas is mid.

You could make the Corally radio box water resistant (not actually "proof") by adding a rubber gasket to it and wrapping a strip of silicone Rescue Tape around the wire bundle where it comes out from the top and down into the box. When you close the box the rescue tape would be compressed by the lid around the wires and make a decent seal. Also you'd want to seal the antenna hole (the surface receivers I use don't even have an external antenna so this is actually useless for some receivers) EDIT if you aren't familiar with rescue tape, it's a self adhesive tape that doesn't actually have adhesive in the traditional sense, it's just silicone tape that fuses with itself when compressed, other materials it will grip but not actually "stick" to permanently. You can also find cheaper generic versions typically called "silicone repair tape" or whatever.

This idea may be patented by Traxxas but that doesn't mean we can't DIY it.
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Patent trolls 😂 🤣😂

I love this
 
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