Friday, May 25, 2007
Spintec Battery Manager V2 Categories - Discharger, Electric, Products, Spintec, Tools - comments closed
Dutch company Spintec have released the 2nd version of their Battery Manager, which is a conditioner for 4 to 8 cell packs that can discharge all your batteries to keep them in top shape whilst analysing their performance. The Battery Manager v2 conditions your pack for maximum power and runtime using 10A & 35A Coolflex current conditions while all the time keeping it cool and the built in cut-off voltage is adjustable between 0.8 to 1.1 Volt. Whats really neat on this new version of the Battery Manager is the large red-backlight display that gives you all the information such as total runtime, actual voltage, average voltage, total energy, capacity and internal resistance.
Source: Spintec [spintec.nl]
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Caster Racing droop tool Categories - Caster Racing, Off Road, Products, Tools - comments closed
Caster Racing, the buggy maker who was recently purchased, have announced the release of this new droop gauge. Working in the same way as every other similar gauge, this black anodised version allows downstop settings to be measured, and set, between -4mm and 10mm. Available now.
Source: Caster Racing [casterracing.com] via Buggy Sport [buggy-sport.info]
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
CS Electronic digital tweak board Categories - CS Electronic, On Road, Products, Tools - comments closed
CS Electronics, from Germany, have been in touch to inform us about their new F.1 Digital Setup scales that allows you to accurately check and adjust the tweak of your car. Essentially 4 digital weighing scales brought together, each wheel has its own blue back lit display showing the weight on each corner, with a max weight of 2kg per wheel and 6kg overall. The scales come in their own carrying case and are available now for 339 Euros.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
HARD Racing Tool Bag Categories - H.A.R.D., Merchandising, Products, Tools - comments closed
HARD Racing, the Taiwanese brand, has announced the release of this rather nice and stylish tool bag. Despite the small size of the HARD Tool Bag, the inside has been designed to hold up to a total of 10 wrenches. Special attention has been paid making the bag as compact as possible to save space while taking extra care that the tools are safely stored. Inside the bag the tools are nicely presented and held securely in place wrapped in holders made out of styrofoam material. The same high quality protective material has been used for the middle part that separates the two sides of the tool bag and the tools from each other to make sure there is no risk of damaging the tools.
Source: HARD [hard-racing.com]
Friday, May 18, 2007
Xenon Racing Camber gauge Categories - On Road, Products, Tools, Xenon - comments closed
Xenon Racing of Japan have shown their latest new product at this weeks show in Japan, this camber gauge. Made from blue anodised aluminum, this camber gauge works in much the same was as the Yokomo version we showed you before but with more measurements available. Simply stand the gauge next to the wheel being measured, with the numbers facing up, and adjust the wheels camber to the angle of the side that the measurement lines up with.
Source: ARK [ark-inc.jp]
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Hudy Profitool Socket Drivers Categories - Hudy, Products, Tools - comments closed
Mirage Racing in the UK have announced that they will be selling the newly released Hudy Profitool Socket Drivers in the most popular metric and imperial sizes. The Profitool range have plastic handles with a larger grip than the original Hudy metal versions, feel comfortable to hold, and perform the job flawlessly. The tips are made from Hudy spring steel which is very strong and long lasting.
Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Eagle Racing Setup board Categories - Eagle Racing, On Road, Products, Tools - comments closed
Japanese firm Eagle Racing have announced the release of the new version of their setup board for 1/12th, up to 1/8th scale, chassis’. The board itself is similar to most setup boards on the market, but the unique part, apart from the printed measurement, is the built in tweak board. Pivoting inside the setup board it allows the user to quickly check their tweak without the need to setup a seperate tweak board, while the board itself features a flat level so that you know that you have placed the board flat, ensuring that the tweak is accurate.
Source: Eagle Racing [eaglemodel.com]
Monday, May 14, 2007
Robitronic Turbo Fuel Gun Categories - Fuel, Products, Racing, Robitronic, Tools - comments closed
Robitronic have announced the release of their new Turbo Fuel Gun which claims to fill your cars fuel tank in less than 2 seconds. This gun features a translucent fuel reservoir which makes visibility of the fuel level nice and easy and both the filling end and nozzle are made from a rather nice red anodised aluminum. As with all fuel guns, holes in the front aluminum nozzle shuts off the fuel flow automatically when the tank is full.
Source: Robitronic [robitronic.eu]
