Best mounting location for a CC ICE 50amp ESC

mamartin · 06-23-2012, 10:04 AM

Can some of you guys who have the Ice 50 on there trex 450 pro's please share with me where you all have mounted it at.

Its the regular ICE 50 (not the ice lite)

I just got one and I'm having a lot of difficulty at finding a good spot mount it at and keep everything looking nice and clean..

Thanks for any tips or pointers
Mike

EGG_ · 06-23-2012, 11:57 AM

I upgraded to an aluminum battery tray and aluminum canopy mount, and stuffed my ice 50 under my battery tray inside the frame, but consider I do have an in runner motor so its easier to fit the wiring and everything in there without the motor spining inside the frame.

satgod · 06-23-2012, 02:11 PM

My castle ice 50 is between the main frames under the main gear

mamartin · 06-23-2012, 02:40 PM

Yeh I have a scorpion 2221-8 so I got to maintain enough room for the motor to spin

satgod · 06-23-2012, 09:31 PM

I had mine between the frames with the servo in the stock location on my 450pro when I ran a 2221-8 with no problems

I now run the tail servo on the boom because its easier to make adjustments and center the tail
also if I take the tail off the servo goes with it so I dont have to recenter the tail setup everytime I take the tail off

Work smarter, not harder

Arkanor · 06-23-2012, 09:47 PM

I had mine under the battery tray but moved it outside to the right side of the frame in front of the motor, (radio gear on the rear left).

Hasn't seemed to screw up the balance, but it was getting absolutely 0 air in there and I'd come down from every flight with the carbon fuselage reading 165 on my temp gun. Now I get 160-165 gunning directly on the ESC, but at least I know it's not even hotter behind what I'm measuring. I also don't have the Castle ICE 50 so the size might be a little different.

06-23-2012, 10:04 AM	#1
mamartin Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Alvarado, Texas	Best mounting location for a CC ICE 50amp ESC Can some of you guys who have the Ice 50 on there trex 450 pro's please share with me where you all have mounted it at. Its the regular ICE 50 (not the ice lite) I just got one and I'm having a lot of difficulty at finding a good spot mount it at and keep everything looking nice and clean.. Thanks for any tips or pointers Mike __________________ iKON field Rep GAUI NX4 with iKON, EDGE blades O.S.37 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. GAUI X5fes, iKON, Edge blades, CC 20amp BEC pro, Align 600Npro, iKON, OS55HZ, Funkey B320 3D pipe, Radix Blades,

06-23-2012, 02:11 PM	#3
satgod Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA,KY,Rineyville	My castle ice 50 is between the main frames under the main gear __________________ Trex 600EFL Pro V2 V-Bar ds610 ds650 cc pro bec Scorpion 130a HV KDE 600XF-530 450pro 1860kv(6s) cc50 (4 DS215MG) 10t pinion, Tarot DFC, Ikon TBS Discovery (Quad), naza-gps, 900mhz fpv, gopro2, ET OSD pro, D/L UHF X-8 Wing , D/L UHF Full fpv package

06-23-2012, 02:40 PM	#4
mamartin Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Alvarado, Texas	Yeh I have a scorpion 2221-8 so I got to maintain enough room for the motor to spin __________________ iKON field Rep GAUI NX4 with iKON, EDGE blades O.S.37 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. GAUI X5fes, iKON, Edge blades, CC 20amp BEC pro, Align 600Npro, iKON, OS55HZ, Funkey B320 3D pipe, Radix Blades,

06-23-2012, 09:31 PM	#5
satgod Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA,KY,Rineyville	I had mine between the frames with the servo in the stock location on my 450pro when I ran a 2221-8 with no problems I now run the tail servo on the boom because its easier to make adjustments and center the tail also if I take the tail off the servo goes with it so I dont have to recenter the tail setup everytime I take the tail off Work smarter, not harder __________________ Trex 600EFL Pro V2 V-Bar ds610 ds650 cc pro bec Scorpion 130a HV KDE 600XF-530 450pro 1860kv(6s) cc50 (4 DS215MG) 10t pinion, Tarot DFC, Ikon TBS Discovery (Quad), naza-gps, 900mhz fpv, gopro2, ET OSD pro, D/L UHF X-8 Wing , D/L UHF Full fpv package

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06-23-2012, 11:57 AM	#2
EGG_ Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DENVER	I upgraded to an aluminum battery tray and aluminum canopy mount, and stuffed my ice 50 under my battery tray inside the frame, but consider I do have an in runner motor so its easier to fit the wiring and everything in there without the motor spining inside the frame.

06-23-2012, 09:47 PM	#6
Arkanor Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Colorado	I had mine under the battery tray but moved it outside to the right side of the frame in front of the motor, (radio gear on the rear left). Hasn't seemed to screw up the balance, but it was getting absolutely 0 air in there and I'd come down from every flight with the carbon fuselage reading 165 on my temp gun. Now I get 160-165 gunning directly on the ESC, but at least I know it's not even hotter behind what I'm measuring. I also don't have the Castle ICE 50 so the size might be a little different.