How long will you take to have one ready for testing? I can’t wait for at least one review
So are these two or 4 layer boards?
When are you going to test it, I’d like to see how it performs? Where are you getting your housings from?
I have asked @stewii for the new STL files because I believe he has updated the cover. I am hoping @Kug3lis will mill them for me but we need at least 20 people to commit to it. Last resort I just may send it to 3dhubs which isn’t a good idea to use plastic but it’s something until we can get one milled proper.
Sorry I just can’t get the testing done quickly – I have (2) new boards coming but it will be a while. My existing boards, it’s a pain to get the VESC’s and wiring un-done and re-done. Maybe I can just solder on the motor leads though… hook it up to my lipos and show the motors run at full speed. Would that work?
Just waiting on the stencil and components. Hoping to have an assembled PCB by the end of the weekend. I’ll do a review and try to upload a video then also. PCB from stewii looks excellent. For an enclosure, I’m just going to 3D print a box and clamp a lump of Aluminium over the FETs to buffer the heat spikes.
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remember reading somewhere that these direct fets are conductive. You’d need separate heat sink, or separate it with silicone(?) sheets.
You absolutely need to insulate them 
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One could just leave emtpty space in the case for the direct fets and mount seperate small heat sinks through the case https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07217N5LS?psc=1
not worth it… Just use insulation pads like vesc6 and focbox uses
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How are yiu going to use these insulation pads?
they are sandwiched In between the case and the direct fets with a bit of thermal paste.
They don’t even really need the thermal paste.
I guess it depends on how much room is in between the FET and the case. The controller I have at least uses and needs thermal paste, otherwise the heat transfer would be far from optimal.
I use thermal tape for insulation and heat transfer and works great.
Updated STL files for housing…
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Well I would be up for 4 of them 