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Originally Posted by bennelson
I have NEVER had any issues with heat in my car. NONE. The Curtis controller (without a heat sink on it even) has only ever been slightly warm to the touch after a long ride. The motor has NEVER been even slightly warm.
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Sounds like a good candidate. Jim also told me our pump motor would be OK to overvolt. Believe he mentioned 120 also.
I have made mine warm before, doing a "straight shot" discharge - nonstop 20+ km drive. The body got warm, but not hot.
Have you ever touched the bearing area on the commutator end of your motor though? The bearing will get warm (hot) before anything else even starts to warm up. Even when the ForkenSwift motor body is still cool to the touch, the bearing area can be hot.