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11-25-2021, 11:06 AM | #1 |
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How hot does this thing get?
After reading the instruction I am a bit worried about how much heat this transformer will put out. It says mount to a metal frame but it fits so perfectly right here. I know a few of you have this unit how hot does it get do I need to cut a metal plate to back it or is it fine to mount straight to the tub
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11-25-2021, 01:24 PM | #2 | |
Gone Wild
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Re: How hot does this thing get?
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11-25-2021, 01:35 PM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: How hot does this thing get?
Missed a bracket
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11-25-2021, 01:44 PM | #4 |
Getting Wild
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Re: How hot does this thing get?
Thanks guys, the last smaller unit was mounted outside the tub exposed to the elements a bit more I know these things are supposedly dust and somewhat waterproof, I just thought this was a better place for the new one.
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11-25-2021, 01:45 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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Re: How hot does this thing get?
Ah, I see it now!
Is that a reducer next to the battery? Usually they have cooling fins on them. Regardless, I would mount it to the plastic tub. |
11-26-2021, 07:03 PM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: How hot does this thing get?
I put it in front because I couldn’t get a good answer… it was simple to run the 12v back to that area for a fuse box.
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11-26-2021, 07:31 PM | #7 |
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Re: How hot does this thing get?
It depends how much you use it.
If you just need to run a set of Led head/taillights, you’ll be pulling about 2-3 amps from it and it will never even get warm. If you want it for 2 big light bars plus headlights, plus bumpin Stereo system, and some underglow, and a fan, and usb chargers… now you’re gonna be running 15-25 amps though it and it’s gonna make some heat. The way you have it mounted, it will likely be fine since it can get airflow across both sides. I wouldn’t worry about it too much. There is a spot on the front suspension crossmember above the shocks where the original reducer mounts to a metal plate and it can easily be mounted there, so you don’t need to fabricate anything. |
11-27-2021, 09:40 AM | #8 | |
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Re: How hot does this thing get?
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11-27-2021, 10:08 AM | #9 | |
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11-27-2021, 10:22 AM | #10 |
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Re: How hot does this thing get?
The good thing about the Precedent based carts is as long as you have the right tools and have done it before so you know where all the fasteners are, removing the entire body can be done in less than 5 minutes. Add a few minutes extra if you have to deal with a rear seat, but even that is not a major hold-up, and most seat kits you don’t even have to do anything to be able to squeeze the body past to take it off.
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