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Originally Posted by thedrewski86
Normally I wouldn't consider mounting a r/r in a spot with such poor airflow, but when Danno mentioned how cool these run, I wonder if this is a viable option? I'm highly skeptical...
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Run a test. That's what I did when I designed a regulator to manufacture. Connect it any easy way and mount it with something simple like duct tape. Obviously if its housing needs to be grounded, run a ground to the frame. Then go ride a few miles and see how warm it is. I actually epoxied a thermocouple to mine and taped the display to my tank so I could read the temperature under varying conditions, but for your purposes stopping to feel it once in a while would be fine.
The manufacturer of the regulator in your photo seems to feel it needs cooling fins, so it probably makes enough heat to warrant them.