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October 28, 2010

Boca Bearings’ brushless motor line

The Boca Bearing Company has put together a full line of aftermarket and upgrade replacement bearing kits and individual bearings for brushless motors. Three different bearings versions are available in pre-packaged kits. The Econo Power ABEC 5 line of bearings comes with stainless steel races and balls that are ideal for backyard bashers or budget minded racers. The Ceramic Lightning ABEC 5 line of bearings are supplied with high speed ceramic balls and stainless steel races suitable for club racers. The Ceramic Orange Seal ABEC 7 line comes with race-ready, high precision ceramic balls and stainless steel races with non-contact rubber seals perfect for pro racers. To make things easy, customers are able to search by their specific make and model from the website to see a selection of kits available. Aftermarket bearing kits are available for all of the most popular RC Brushless Motors such as E-Flite, Emaxx, Novak, Mamba, Castle Creations and many more.

Source: Boca Bearings [bocabearings.com]

October 27, 2010

X-Factory E-Speed heatsink & fan mount

X Factory and Ellis Stafford have announced the newest E-Speed part, a heatsink and fan mount to fit all X-Cars with 4-Gear transmissions. The heatsink is a blue aluminium part that perfectly matches all the other E-Speed and Dirtz Dialed Partz from X Factory and looks great with a D.D.P. motor plate. Heat from the motor goes into the motor plate and the finned heatsink greatly aids cooling of the entire unit. All X Factory parts play well together, and the new E-Speed heatsink fits perfectly with the existing D.D.P. transmission brace. The new part also mounts a 25 mm fan in position to blow directly onto the car’s motor. The two cooling aids, heatsink and fan, are especially important in stock motor racing where modern brushless stock motors are often geared to the moon. Ellis designed the heatsink himself, as with all E-Speed parts, and like everything from X Factory, the new part is complete with a dialed fan and all the necessary hardware.

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October 26, 2010

Speed Power Esprit A9 & A10 chargers

More new chargers from Speed Power, the first is the Esprit A9 Capacitive Touch Button System charger is a 11 to 18V DC charger what allows for a maximum charging power of 200W and a maximum discharging power of 25W. Able to charge 1 to 18 NiXX, 1 to 6 LiXX and 2V to 24V Pb batteries the charger also sports a discharge function with up to 5A and an integrated balancer. The Esprit A10 Professional Intelligent Balance charger is an even more powerful device as it charges up to 27 NiXX and up to 8 LiXX cells with a charging rate as high as 7A. Both chargers feature intelligent and easy to navigate menus and two line LCD displays.

View the full specifications here

October 25, 2010

Speed Power A8 Pro & A6 chargers

Following on from the release of their A3 and B1 chargers, Speed Power have released the latest additions to the Esprit line, the A6 and A8 Pro. The A8 Pro balance charger and discharger is another DC powered unit wit a maximum charge power of 80W, 10W for discharge. The current ranges are from 0.1 to 6.0A for charging and 0.1 to 2.0A for discharging and it can handle up to 15 NiMh cells and 6 lithium cells. The A6, also a DC charger and discharger, has a max charge power of 50W and a discharge power of 5W, while the charge current is from 0.1 o 5.0A and 0.1 to 1.0A for discharge. Both chargers feature a 2 line LCD display and an easy to navigate functions menu.

View the full specs here

October 20, 2010

LRP ‘Boost 0’ speed control proposal

LRP have announced that they are sending a rule proposal for ‘Boost 0 speed controls’ to all the important RC federations to help create a new standard for this setting in all ESCs. As there was no exact definition of ‘Boost 0’, the drivers couldn’t be sure that the ‘Boost 0’ speed controls from the different manufacturers were on the same performance level. With the LRP rule proposal, the definite technical meaning of ‘Boost 0’ is now clearly defined for the very first time. Other manufacturers also get a firm base to ensure that ‘Boost 0’ speed controls of different manufacturers can be allowed in one class, because they are based on the same preconditions. Speed controllers eligible for ‘Boost 0’ classes must provide zero timing advance, along with disabling advanced motor control functions (i.e. Boost, Cheat Mode, Turbo, etc). When the ‘Boost 0’ profile is enabled, it shall be indicated by a blinking LED while the ESC is armed and in neutral position. The commutation sequence is limited to ‘6-step’ type and commutation of the speed control must follow the motors hall sensor signals 1:1, e.g. no shifted timing (no matter if advanced or retarded) is allowed at any RPM.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

October 20, 2010

Speed Power Esprit range of chargers

Speed Power have released their new Esprit series of chargers. First up is the DC A2 Lithium battery balance charger that has a charge current of 0.1 to 3.5A and can handle up to 4 cells. Capable of charging LiPo, LiIon and LiFe batteries, it has a simple operation with information being shown on the LCD display which includes voltage, current, capacity, charging time and battery type. Speed Power also offer the B1 basic charger which takes AC power and has a max charging current of 3 x 650mA and can handle up to 3 cells. You can check out these new Speed Power products along with the Speed Passion and East Coast ranges at this weekend’s iHobby show in Rosemont Illinois at booth 1908.

View the B1 charger here

October 19, 2010

Speed Power 4600mAh & 5300mAh LiPo packs

Speed Power have introduced two new LiPo packs, the first is this 4600mAh 7.4v battery with a 55C rating. This stick pack configuration features the now obligatory hard casing for impact protection. Also new is the 5300mAh 7.4v saddle pack with has a 40C rating and also comes in a hard case, with both batteries featuring bullet connectors.

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October 19, 2010

Speed Passion Competition V3.0 1 cell motor

Through joint testing together with their US team driver Josh Cyrul, Speed Passion have released the all new Competition V3.0 1 cell motor. Designed to operate with 1 to 2 cell LiPo batteries, the new high performance 1 cell motor suitable for 1/12, 1/10, Oval and WGT class application. The new motor sports a newly designed stator in order for 1 cell lipo low battery voltage and able to provide a smooth power from low to top end speed. With the new 1 cell motor design, the weight is reduced by 15grams to improve the performance of your 1/12 and 1/10 pan car in any conditions. Featuring adjustable timing, it comes in 3.5R, 4.5R, 5.5R, 7.5R, 10.5R, 13.5R, 17.5R & 21.5R versions.

View more images of the motor here