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February 19, 2018

Mathieu Briere ORCA-powered for 2018

ORCA have announced the signing of Mathieu Briere to their electric off-road team for 2018. The 4WD French national vice-champion will run ORCA products at events such as the French Nationals, the Euro Offroad Series as well as the European Championships and he had the following to say about the deal:

I am very glad to be running ORCA product and be part of their Team for 2018! I am looking forward to use those quality products for this new season.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]

January 29, 2018

ORCA Generation 4 Graphene LiHV battery packs

ORCA have introduced their new Generation 4 Graphene LiHV high-voltage Lithium-Polymer battery packs for a range of competition applications. Available are a 8500mAh standard size pack, two 6300mAh and 5500mAh standard length low centre of gravity batteries, as well as a 5400mAh shorty and a 8500mAh 1S pan car pack. All 2S packs feature through-type cases so they can be accessed from either side or stacked for multi-pack applications and the batteries are built using ORCA’s 4th generation Graphene cells for improved performance and exceptional durability.

View the other new battery packs here

November 28, 2017

ORCA RT, RTS & Blitreme alloy screw set

ORCA have introduced an aluminium screw set for the RT, RTS and Blitreme brushless motors that will improve the motor’s performance thanks to being non-magnetic. The set includes three long motor case and three short end cap screws and using the fasteners will increase the motor’s overall RPM while making for faster throttle response at the same time.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]

November 23, 2017

ORCA Blitreme Pro brushless stock motor

Available very soon from ORCA is their new Blitreme Pro brushless stock motor. Specially designed to achieve the highest possible power output for blinky stock racing classes, the motor is build using special processes and using hand-wound stators meaning only a limited amount of motors can be produced per week, making it a somewhat “limited edition” item. It is understood that the motor will become available in 13.5T, 17.5T, 21.5T and 25.5T specification and it will hit stores from end of November.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]

January 25, 2017

ORCA 6300mAh LCG HV Gen 3 LiPo battery pack

ORCA have introduced their new 6300mAh LCG HV Gen 3 high-voltage LiPo battery pack. Offering a nominal voltage of 7.6V the 2S pack is of low centre of gravity specifications and only 22.5mm tall compared to the standard 25.1mm which can lead to high corner speeds. The pack weighs in at 272g and it can be safely charged up to 8.7V but it will also show exceptional performance when filled to the currently race-legal 8.4V.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]

January 20, 2017

ORCA tease new R32 competition speed controller

ORCA have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming R32 competition brushless speed controller. Follow-up model of the VX3, the speedo will feature new hardware in the form of a high-speed 32-bit processor, lower resistance MOSFETs and a redesigned circuit board for overall higher performance. In addition the controller, that is set for a release early this year, will come with a new firmware that offers a more user-friendly design, the ESC will have stronger brakes and will allow for simple firmware updates using a MircoSD card. More information and images become available in time for the release.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]

December 30, 2016

Orca introduce 300W touch screen charger

Coming soon from Orca is a 300W LiHV-compatible touch screen charger. The device will sport a dedicated charge program for the growing range of high-voltage Lithium batteries, it offers up top 25A charge current and features a sturdy aluminium case. More images and all details will become available in time for the release which is scheduled for January 2017.

Source: Orca [orcarc.com]

June 25, 2015

ORCA power for Miguel Matias

ORCA Portugal have announced the signing of former European Champion and multi-time Portuguese National Champion Miguel Matias to their team. The Xray factory driver will use ORCA electronics in his electric rides from now on.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]