Wednesday, April 11, 2007
LRP Brushless & Brushed Cooling Set Categories - LRP, Motors, Electric, Accessories, Products - comments closed
LRP have announced the release of their Brushless & Brushed Cooling Set, which is essentially a fan and heatsink combination. As we all know excessive motor temperatures lower the efficiency and the power of a motor and can also lead to permanent damage so with this new offering from LRP you will see a considerable reduction in motor temperature during the race which keeps motor power up. Suitable for all 540-type motors, the set features a blue anodised heatsink and an oversized cooling fan to remove the heat.
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Thursday, April 5, 2007
Trinity EPIC Shock 19 hand wound motor Categories - Trinity, Motors, Electric, Products - comments closed
Trinity have been keeping busy the last few days with a number of new releases and their latest is the EPIC Shock 19 motor which is 19 Turn hand wound spec version of their EPIC Shock modified motor. The EPIC Shock 19 is the first 19 turn spec motor to offer an aluminum endbell for greater cooling and higher motor performance and meets all ARCOR & ROAR specs for this class of motor. Yours for $65.00, Available now.
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Friday, March 30, 2007
Eagle Racing comm lathe & more Categories - Tools, Eagle Racing, Motors, Racing, Accessories, Products - comments closed
Japanese company Eagle Racing have announced today, the release of this small and effective comm lathe that weighs in at only 604grams and has a very small footprint too, meaning it won’t take up much space on your pit table and apart fromt that, it does exactly what every other comm lathe does, and we’re sure it does it well to. Also available from Eagle Racing today is a range of aluminium option parts for the Losi Micro-T, such as wishbones, shock towers, uprights, wishbone mounts and gears some of which you can see below.
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Following on from our post about the new Much More armature tubes yesterday, comes this cardboard carry case for both those armature tubes, as well as your precious motors. The Much More branded box, is filled with foam for maximium protections and can hold 4 armature tubes, that are supplied, and up to 6 motors.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Much More Armature holders Categories - Tools, Much More, Motors, Accessories, Products - comments closed
Continuing on with our slow news day we have some more not very exciting but still rather essential accessories that, in this case, are great for electric racers. From Much More come these clear holders, which are sold in a pack of 5, and do exactly what they are meant to do, hold your armatures safe and secure so you can put them away in your tool box.
Source: Much More [muchmore.co.kr]
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Hybrid perfect brush setter Categories - Hybrid, Tools, Motors, Accessories, Products - comments closed
Setting the brushes correctly in your motor is essential to avoid unnecessary damage to the motor and improve overall performance and so Hybrid have released these brush setters. Coming in a number of anodised colours the ‘perfect brush setter’ set aids in the setting and further running in of new brushes and is an essential tool for all electric racers that run brushed motors.
Source: ARK [ark-inc.jp]
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Team Orion Element 19T 2007 Categories - Team Orion, Motors, Electric, Products - comments closed
Team Orion have just released details on their site about the 2007 version the Element 19T compeition electric motor. The Mega Flow can has been re-engineered, and features strategically placed vents for maximum airflow and optimized magnetic field strength which results in increased power output and fade-free performance from start to finish.
A precision wound 19T armature is wrapped with 19 AWG pure copper wire featuring construction designed to optimize the balance between low-end torque and high speed RPM for excellent performance in competition Touring Car, Off-Road, and 1/12 scale vehicles. Drill balancing ensures vibration free operation resulting in maximum straightaway speeds. The Element comes equipped with Katana competition laydown brushes with high performance springs. All motors come broken-in and evaluated to ensure maximum performance straight out of the package.
Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]
Monday, March 12, 2007
Truespeed Blaze 19T hand wound motor Categories - Truespeed, Motors, Electric, On Road, Products - comments closed
Truespeed, sponsors of Paul LeMieux and other quick drivers, have released their latest 19 turn brushed motor. The Blaze is a hand wound Modified motor for oval racing and while I’m sure its quick i don’t know anything else about it other than that.
Source: Truespeed [truespeedrc.com]
