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February 4, 2014

Fischer & Truhe re-sign with Team Novak

Novak announce the return of two of America’s top driving talents to their team. Billy Fischer and Mike Truhe have re-signed with Novak for the 2014 racing season. Both have been pillars of the Novak race team and will be running 10th and 8th scale electric off-road events using Novak speed controls and brushless motors. Billy Fischer says:

I’m excited to continue using Novak equipment for 2014! I am very happy with the product and staff, and am looking forward to another successful year. Thanks to the entire Novak crew for their continued support.

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November 4, 2013

Novak silver solder & flux combo

Novak now offers a silver solder and flux combo for convenient solder jobs. The lead-free rosin-core solder contains 3 percent silver for high conductivity, low resistance and strong solder joints at a relatively low melting point. It comes in a 3 metre roll stored in a transparent container to prevent unrolling. Included comes also Novak’s Pro Solder Flux liquid that is ideal for the above solder and all other high temperature, lead-free solder. The fast wicking action of the flux makes for quick and easy solder joints with perfect results when using stubborn lead-free solders. It comes in a 10ml bottle with easy-to-apply dropper tip.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

August 2, 2013

Novak Crusher brushless crawler ESC

Novak introduce the Crusher 2S-4S LiPo-compatible brushless crawler speed controller. The follow-up model of the famous Goat 3S speedo is designed for a multitude of applications such as rock crawling, rock racing, monster trucks and even short course racing. The device features auto-detect LiPo sensing, onboard programming and Novak’s RPM Boost Timing for increased performance when needed. The case is of a sealed design and the ESC comes with an add-on fan unit, features replaceable wires and a built-in 5A heavy-duty BEC system. The Crusher controller is available separately, as Rock Crawler System including a 18.5T or 21.5T Ballistic motor or as Extreme Sport System including a 17.5T Ballistic motor.

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July 12, 2013

Novak charging, motor and solder accessories

New from Novak come several useful things such as a charge adapter for XT60 connectors, bearing oil and solder flux. Starting with the adapter, the harness comes factory-assembled with 4mm bullet type male plus on the charger’s end, an XT60 plug on the batter end, JST/XH balancer adapter and 2mm bullet type male connector for the battery side balancer port. It is designed to work with Novak’s XT60 power plug system and LiPo chargers that have 4mm charge output jacks, and a 3-pin JST/XH balance socket.

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May 31, 2013

Novak Vulcan modified motors

Novak’s newest modified racing 540-size brushless motors have arrived. The Vulcan Mod motors are an all-new motor series from Novak developed to offer a balanced, smooth delivery of power and speed. Vulcan Mod motors take the proven high-RPM stator blank and use new combinations of Novak’s pure-copper Red Wire to offer racers an updated and improved modified motor platform. Not only are the end bells and stators new, but Novak engineers have fine-tuned the winding and wire specifications. This new wire sizing and high-RPM stator have proven to be extremely easy to drive. Vulcan Mod motors work with the entire line of tuning rotors, but include the king of efficiency, the 12.3mm neo rotor.

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March 15, 2013

Novak Vulcan Spec & Outlaw brushless motors

Novak introduce the new Vulcan Spec and Outlaw brushless motors. Based on the proven Ballistic platform the new motors feature a redesigned stator, new endbells, and updated options to make for the highest possible performance. Coming in two variants for sanctioned and outlaw races the Vulcan Spec is build using the largest wire permitted for spec racing classes while the Outlaw sports Novak’s new ULR ultra-low-resistance stator for maximum copper fill and power in ‘outlaw’ racing. Both motors are available as 10.5T, 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T variant.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

March 1, 2013

Novak XT60 competition-grade power plug kit

Novak introduce the XT60 competition-grade power plug kit for the use with 1/10th and 1/8th scale electric vehicles. The set contains two battery adapter harnesses with 4mm bullet and XT60 high-performance connectors connected by 12AWG silicone wire. Also included are two male XT60 plugs for the controller. The adapters are simply plugged into any battery pack with bullet-type connectors and left plugged in with the more reliable and reverse polarity protected XT60 connectors doing all the work. The kit becomes available in March.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

January 12, 2013

Novak ultra low-res stator & 12.5mm rotor

Some new items from Novak, the first of wich is the ultra low-resistance stator, available in three winds, 10.5T, 13.5T and 17.5T. These new stators are developed to provide maximum copper wire fill and give spec racers an edge over a standard motor. Each stator is hand-wound by Novak’s winding wizards in Irvine, California using the largest diameter, high-quality Novak Red Wire we can fit into the stator. This lowers the stator’s resistance, giving serious racers the lowest numbers possible, and the fastest speeds on the track. Novak also have a new 12.5mm high-torque neodymium tuning rotor. The 12.5mm rotor uses the same high-strength Neodymium material as the original Novak rotor with a larger diameter. It will increase the torque and improve the natural push brake and drag braking strength of the Ballistic, Club, and Velociti/SS Pro brushless motors.

View the new rotor here