Yet another exclusive first look at some new products by Much More, from our site partners RC Forum in Korea. According to the report, the Motoreal is one of the 2 new ranges of brushless motors soon to be released by Much More and these are the modified motor versions. These particular motors are available for on road touring class with 3.5 and 4.5 turns while the 2 off road versions come in 5.5 and 6.5 turns.
Source: RC Forum [rcforum.co.kr]
Another exclusive from Much More for our site partners RC Forum with the release of these first pictures of the new prototype brushless speed controller and hand held programmer from the Korean Company. No specs have yet been released, but we are told that it is being tested by the company’s team drivers and from the looks alone, it looks good with the carbon finish and purple anodised heatsink. The programmer also sports a carbon finish and a large LCD display.
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Japenese firm Flap, have announced that they will soon be selling their new steel pinions for electric off road cars. Made from hard steel, these pinion have also been constructed to be light weight and combined with a coated surface these pinions will last a very long time. The pinions come in a 48 pitch and in a range of 16T – 24T which are suitable for both 2WD and 4WD and on the rear of the pinions the teeth number has also been printed. Flap has also released new mini rubber tires and inserts in a range of different hardnesses.
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More news from Xenon Racing, this time its for the release of their new line of 23T stock motors. Called the Illusion, this new motor series is eligable for the stock touring class at JMRCA (Japanese Federation) sanctioned events comes in 2 versions, one with bottom end torque and one with a wider range of torque.
Source: Ark [ark-inc.jp]
Hobbico have just introduced their new ultra high torque servo, the CS-170, which has been custom designed to withstand the extreme punishment that today’s 1/8 buggies, truggies and other cars produce.
This beast has it all including an incredible 333 oz./in. of torque at 6.0 volts, digital precision, enormous holding power and the strongest Titanium gears available. The features don’t end there with strong hardened steel gear pins and dual ball bearings for superior strength and wear resistance and are all encased in an extruded aluminum servo case. To finish the package off, it includes beefed up control arms.
Source: Hobbico [hobbico.com]
ABC Hobby of Japan have announced that amongst their new product line-up that they will show at this weeks Shizuoka hobby show will be this rather cool looking AC/DC Expert charger. This new version charges up to a rate of 5A, has a back-lit screen and fits in nicely into ABC’s current Expert charger lineup with its aluminium face and carbon look sides. Expect to get the full details and specifications when the product is released this weekend.
Source: ABC Hobby [abchobby.com]
Tekin have shown a photo of their soon to be released new R1 Brushless System, which the company claims is the highest performance product they have ever released. A result of over 20 years of exhaustive research and development, the R1 is designed to propel 10th scale to a new level of performance, delivering blinding speed, intense power and precise control without sacrificing size and weight. The R1 comes as a stand alone ESC and as a complete system with a vareity of Tekin’s Redline brushless motors.
Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]
Schumacher sent out their May newsletter to us and in it, amongst all the other products, we saw this rather powerful Lipo pack. Pumping out 7.4 volts, at 5000MAh, this Core-RC Lipo pack comes in a hard protective casing, pre wired with plugs, and with that rating should give some great run times.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
