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How To: Install RadioShack Fans On Your Rig

shadowrejects

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i didnt see this on RCC so i decided to do one myself "thumbsup"..

Supplies : Radio Shack Fan: 13$ And some mini zip ties and 9 volt battery holders/plug ins! "thumbsup"

Tools : Pliers or Fingenail Clippers (To cut zipties), Soldering Iron, and Heat Shrink tubing (optional), and sauder wire "thumbsup"

1: Get yor tools/supplies together: "thumbsup"
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2: Get your battery connectors and your fan and sauder the main points together : CAUTION: put on your Heat shrink tubing before you sauder "thumbsup"
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3: Once you sauder those melt your tubing on with a lighter or heat gun :twisted:


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4: Pinpoint a location for your fan. i was going to do under my roof panel but i didnt want to go through the hassle of drilling holes so i chose the back hood truck location "thumbsup" you can also do the ESC area if you want 8)


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5: Mount your fan. Using 4 zipties and the moutign holes on the fan, zip tie it to the roll cage.. this may be challenging. trust me :| LOL "thumbsup"

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6: Once thats done secure the fan from sliding off by zip tieing it to another bar on the roll cage (optional "thumbsup")

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7: Using some upside down tape/velcro, mount your 9v battery.. i did mine under the panel so it was out of sight "thumbsup" this is the simplist step :mrgreen:

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8: Clean up the wiring on your fan to where it wont get tangled and break or fry your fan "thumbsup" then zip tie it to the cage"thumbsup"
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9: Once your done then your done!! make sure you avoid sharp rock roll overs and falling from great distances... dont forget to unplug your battery each run! "thumbsup"
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10: CRAWLING ON THE WAY! :twisted:

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Can't you just solder (not sauder, by the way) the fan leads onto the ESC's power wires, or put on a servo connector and plug it into your RX? That way the fan will turn on or off with your ESC and you won't have an extra battery...
 
Can't you just solder (not sauder, by the way) the fan leads onto the ESC's power wires, or put on a servo connector and plug it into your RX? That way the fan will turn on or off with your ESC and you won't have an extra battery...

yea but i didnt want to drain my battery faster ;)
 
I just have a tiny BEC powered fan mounted directly to my ESC... I kinda like the idea of more air, though!
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my fan just runs straight off the rx as those fans draw less current than a servo will like .15a
 
have you ever soldered before?? you wasting lots of solder there as well as adding lots of resstance to the circut

yea but my soldering iron is very old and the wire tends to melt onto it and wont come off so i have to get a whole crap load on it and let if drip off onto the wires lol "thumbsup"
 
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