Similar to that from Moorespeed, Much More have released their fireproof safety bag for safe charging of LiPo cells. Made from fireproof material, its double wrap construction will also prevent any damage from an explosion. The bag also doubles up as battery storage for transporting and it has been designed to use with the Much More battery warming tray II, which fits neatly into the bottom of the bag.
View more images of the bag here
Robitronic now offers high end competition LiPos for the ambitious racer in multiple different configurations. First up are a pair of hard case 2S stick packs in 6000mAh 60C and 5500mAh 60C versions as well as a 2S 5000mAh 50C Saddle Pack. For 1/8th off road buggies, trudges and monster trucks there is the 14.8 60C hard case pack. It comes pre wired, making it easy to connect directly to your speed controller.
Today’s brushless racing introduced new variables, such as mechanical timing, speedo timing, RPM ranges, rotor diameters on top of the rollout variable. The new McPappy Racing DIY Brushless Dyno helps you to make sense of some of that. This dyno platform will allow you to test your motors against a brushless slave motor that provides consistent resistance from test to test. It was designed to accommodate multiple test configurations: direct coupler in between both motors, direct coupler with flywheel in between both motors, offset the motors using 2 pinions, offset the motors using 2 pinions flywheel. The flywheel provides inertia resistance and the brushless slave provides constant resistance. Together they reproduce similar track resistance. The key component to this dyno platform is a huge piece of 1/4″ 6061 aluminum which acts as a giant heat sink. Two large fans and all of that aluminum mass will bring the temperature of the motors and resistors back down to room temperature very quickly. This allows you to run many tests very quickly. To find your most powerful motor and speedo combination is actually quite simple. Your overall goal is to spin the flywheel and slave motor as fast as you can with the least amount of amp draw. The McPappy Racing DIY Brushless Dyno can help you do just that. You will be able to find your strongest motors and most efficient combination of mechanical timing, speedo timing, RPM ranges, and rotor diameters.
Source: McPappy Racing [mcpappyracing.com]
Much More have released this range of ESC fan protection plates. Available in 4 different colours, black, blue, cobalt blue & red to match your car, it protects the fan from small debris falling into the fan which can damage the blades and even prevent the fan from operating. Simply bolt it to the top of the fan using the fan’s own mounting screws.
Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]
Now available as a replacement adapter wire for your 2S hard case LiPo battery, the Venom 4mm bullet plug to UNI wire adapter features heavy-duty 100mm long 12 AWG wire, 4mm bullet plugs and Venom’s Universal Plug System to allow you to adapt to nearly any connector. Also included is a JST XH balancing lead for proper battery care.
Source: Venom [venom-group.com]
New from Moore-Speed RC, and seen during our coverage of the 4th round of the ETS, is this LiPo battery safety/carry bag. Made from fire retardant material this cool looking LiPo safety bag is a totally new style for a LiPo bag and not only is it far neater on your pit table but it will also hold up to 3 packs for transportation to and from the track.
New from Losi, the Multipro 80W is a full featured, very rugged AC/DC multi-chemistry battery charger with 1-3C charge rate for Lithium Ion, Nickle Metal and Sealed Lead Acid batteries. Featuring 80W charging power and 10W discharging power, it has built in protection from temperature, low input voltage, over current, short circuit and reverse polarity.
Nosram have released software updates for their Pearl range of ESCs including the Evolution, ISTC version 2 and Spec racing version 2. The update improves the sensor handling algorithm as well as fixing low speed stutter which some drivers experienced at times on the evolution and ISTC V2. The update on the Pearl Spec racing V2 features improved bootloading code, from v4.4 upwards gives faster & more secure updating, adjusted Mode3 timing maps which decrease motor temperature drastically and revised brake for sharper response. The updated software is available to download from the Nosram site here.
Source: Nosram [nosram.com]
