Shell ventilation tip

[varunaX]

I just posted this in the big erevo forum, but it works well for the merv as well

if you want some exit ventilation out of your roof without cutting out a chunk and decreasing it's stability, i found making some holes with the tip of a soldering iron works great. just put some mesh behind it and youll get some great ventilation without compromising shell rigidity.

[GULLY]

that's pretty cool

[korn0307]

I think im gonna have to do everything i can to keep temps down here in a month or so. So im gonna have to try that!

[drazoyu]

Arizona already started hitting 80F.. i think i need a commercial AC on mine.. no hole will cool mine down starting next couple months.. until late October lol..

[korn0307]

FL had a few days in the 80s. How hot is too hot for an electric motor?

[Slono]

Is the mesh the kind of material you use on a screen door?

[Jimmie Neutron]

FL had a few days in the 80s. How hot is too hot for an electric motor?

You don't want to hit 200°

[varunaX]

Is the mesh the kind of material you use on a screen door?

That's correct.

Also know that a hair dryer really helps the ca glue harden

[korn0307]

You don't want to hit 200°

Okay i need a temp gun. My motor was pretty hot last weekend after a few high speed runs. It was too hot to touch for more than a few sec. I dont know the exact temp tho.

[krallopian]

Please don't use your soldering iron to melt plastic

Either way, I'm impressed with how straight you got the holes, once you get past 2.. it's hard to keep a straight line! I've started drawing grids, and then a punch to make a dent, and a drill to follow the punch hole. It's a tad more work, but keeps things like this perfectly aligned.