Sunday, April 20, 2008
HPI Racing Flux Brushless system Categories - HPI, Controllers, Motors, Electric, Products - comments closed
New from HPI Racing is the company’s Flux Brushless system designed to deliver the extreme power and efficiency that brushless technology offers. Blazing power comes from the Flux Warp brushless motor, precisely controlled by the Flux Motiv electronic speed control. Add your choice of batteries from NiMh to Li-Po for a brushless system that is clean, quiet, powerful and truly plug-and-play.
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Shown on the stand of Castle Creations at this weekends RCX show in Califronia, is the company’s latest product, a brushless system for 1/8th scale buggies. The prototype at the show is shown fitted to a Kyosho Inferno and not only includes the electrics, such as the speedo and the motor, but also comes with the 2 chassis side plates that incorporate mounts for the systems twin battery packs.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Speed Passion GT ESC Version 1.1 Categories - Speed Passion, Controllers, Electric, Products - comments closed 
More news from Speed Passion who have released their new GT ESC Version 1.1, which now has a built in USB software upgrade feature. This allows the user to update the company’s new Digital Racing Respond System and other future new developments for the ESC. Also announced was the GT ESC Version 1.1 LPF ‘Low Profile edition’ (above), which as the name suggests is a specially built low profile design suitable for 1/12th, 1/10th stock racing and 1/10th off road. The new controller can handle a maximum current of 400A and has a super low resistance of 0.0006ohm. Can be used with brushless motors up to 4.0T motor on 4.8V or 5.5T on 7.2V.
Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]
Friday, March 28, 2008
Team Wave RB-50 Sensored BL ESC Categories - Team Wave, Controllers, Electric, Products - comments closed 
Team Wave have announced that they are releasing a new brushless speed controller with the tentative name of ‘RB-50′, meaning Racing Brushless system 50. This speedo claims to be the smallest sensored brushless controller in the market with highest power and functions. Set to be released to the market in May this year, the company plan to release more photos and information in the next month.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Losi 1/10 Xcelorin S Brushless Combos Categories - Team Losi, Controllers, Motors, Electric, Products - comments closed
Losi have announced the upcoming release of a number of ROAR approved Xcelorin sensored combos which combine the performance features of the Xcelorin sensored brushless motor and Electronic Speed Control for the power and response needed for today’s R/C competitions. Xcelorin sensored BL systems provide a distinct advantage in situations where the supplied power must be controlled and precise. These sensored brushless systems are also ideal for instances in which starting torque is crucial or where a substantial amount of initial torque is required, such as in racing or rock crawling.
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Tekin HotWire ESC/PC Interface Categories - Tekin, Controllers, Electric, Products - comments closed
Horizon Hobby are promoting the late March release of the the HotWire PC Interface from Tekin, a system that allows you to unlock the full potential of your speed control. Use the HotWire to connect your ESC to your PC or laptop and you can leverage the processing power of your computer to fine tune its performance characteristics. The HotWire also gives access to custom user settings that are not available through the Speed Control’s on-board interface and lets you network with other users to share tweaks, tuning tricks and entire track/condition specific profiles. Best of all the HotWire lets you download completely new software as it is developed and upload it to your Speed Control, giving you unrestricted access to upgrade to Tekin’s latest and newest performance mods.
Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]
Friday, March 7, 2008
Tekin RS Series Pro Sensored BL ESC Categories - Tekin, Controllers, Electric, Products - comments closed
Tekin have announced their new RS brushless speed control series, the next generation in intelligent operating motor drive technology. Designed with nothing but performance in mind and made with the industry’s best components, the RS is said to deliver what racers require; reliability, precise control and unmatched power handling capability. Suitable for use with all motors, they features an on-board temperature indicator, high density copper FET boards and QuickTune one-touch programming. Available in 2 versions, the RS and RS Pro, the latter having no motor limit.
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Carson Dragster Brushless sets Categories - Carson, Controllers, Motors, Electric, Products - comments closed 
Carson have released a number of new brushless motor and speed controller sets for both 1/10th and micro scales. For touring and off road there are 2 sets, with either a 10T and 12T BL motor combined with the Dragster Cup or Dragster Sport system that both provide high torque, acceleration and top speed. The Dragster Cup ESC works with sensorless 12 an 8 turn brushless motors, while the Dragster Sport ESC can handle sensorless 10 an 8 turn brushless motors. For your micro chassis the Dragster Micro set provides high torque and a sensitive brushless speed control specifically designed for the use in 1:18 and 1:16 scale Micro RC cars like the Tamiya TamTech-Gear (chassis GT-01 & GB-01), Xray M18 and more.
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