Coming from Avid are their new curved and straight scissors for polycarbonate body shells. Made from heat-treated Japanese SUS 420J2 stainless steel the scissors feature precision-ground blades for a sharp edge and smooth cutting action. Ergonomically designed plastic handles are suitable for both left and right-handed users and the scissors are available separately from now on.
Coming from Avid are two new titanium chassis for the Awesomatix A800X series touring car. The chassis has been designed for high bite conditions and Avid widened the standard arm pivots in the rear 0.5mm on each side – arms further from the bulkheads – which stabilizes the car allowing to drive it harder with more confidence. The designers have also narrowed the long arm suspensions pivots in the rear 0.5mm on each side – arms closer to the bulkheads – to match the rear. Avid recommend using this chassis to increase performance on high to medium bite conditions with Kyle Klingforth, who helped develop the chassis, finishing 2nd in the Touring Modified class at this year’s ROAR Carpet Nationals, forcing other teams to fly in custom titanium chassis due to them offering quite an advantage. The limited edition chassis fits the standard motor position A800X and it is available in exclusive oil slick or standard black anodising.
Avid have released 2mm carbon fibre chassis brace supports for the Team Associated B74 buggy. The brace supports are 2mm thick instead of the kit’s 2.5mm to offer owners an option to create more traction front and rear. The supports are available as a set or individually for the front or rear.
View the individual braces here
Avid have added an orange colour charge lead cable to their already extensive line up of balance charging wires. It includes gold-plated 4mm to 5mm bullets on the battery end to cover all battery types and 4mm bullets on the charging end. The balance cable is equipped with the popular XH 3-pin balance plug, but also included is an XH 7-pin housing for the direct use with most chargers. The balance leads of the 610mm cable are 63.5mm longer than the charge leads so they can easily be plugged into any charger design.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
Coming from Avid is a spring-loaded carbon fibre soldering jig for the use with Deans, XT60 and bullet-type connectors. The tool comes pre-assembled and allows to securely hold connectors and wires during soldering, preventing fingers from being burnt. Lower rubber feet make sure the jig stays in place.
Avid have announced the release of their new chassis protector sheets for the Team Associated B74 buggy. Made in cooperation with Stickit1Racing, the stickers will protect the chassis bottom from becoming scratched or damaged when running on abrasive surfaces or on track with huge jumps. The chassis skins come pre-cut for easy application, they include an extra tail piece and they are available in black or white colour.
Avid have introduced new unsprung brass weights for the Awesomatix A800 and A700 touring cars. The weights attach to the end of the front arms to give more on-power responsiveness, causing the car to feel more direct when coming out of the corners, almost feeling like it slingshots out. The radiused bottom keeps the weights from digging into the wheel on big hits.
Avid’s new piston drill set includes twist drill bits between 1.1mm and 2.0mm in increments of 0.1mm, ideal to modify existing or custom-build new shock pistons. The set comes with a handy drill bit holder so owners can easily drill custom pistons by hand. The tools come in a convenient box that has a color-coordinated label, allowing to quickly figure out the drill bit size if they get out of order.
