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January 18, 2007

Much More Silent charger

Our site partners RC Forum have the exclusive on the upcoming Silent Charger from Much More. Arriving in February this is a state of the art microprocessor based charger/discharger system for rechargeable batteries for R/C use. The SC is switching type and can fully charge Ni-MH and Ni-Cd 1 to 14 cells at a digitally preset amperage up to a maximum 6.0amps using peak detection and temperature limit methods. The SC can charge Lithium battery up to 5 cells.

More information about this product here.

Source: RC Forum [rcforum.co.kr]

January 14, 2007

LRP VTEC AAA batteries

Perfect for those racers that take their Mini-Z racing seriously or those who just want to ensure their receiver pack in their gas car will last the distance, comes these new 1000mAh AAA cells from LRP. Using VTEC technology these cells are were designed with racing in mind and are probably the best ultra long run time AAA cells you can get.

The huge capacity always provides longer operating time for every application then regular stock alka-line batteries with way less capacity. The VTEC AAA-1000UC NiMH cell was originally designed for RC car competition receiver battery packs, Micro Car drive batteries (e.g. Xmod or Mini-Z) and mobile computer systems.

Source: LRP [lrp-electronic.de]

January 10, 2007

Team Wave Lightning V2

Team Wave have released an updated version of their Lightning discharging rig, the V2. Improvements over the original version include this simple click in battery holder, voltage displayed for individual cells, a warning if a battery is put in incorrectly and the ability to use 4 or 6 cell easily. You can also set the voltage that the cells should drop to when discharging and of course it looks cool with the blue display.

Source: Dry Hop [dryhop.ocnk.net]

January 8, 2007

RCID Custom Transponder decals

Ugrade RC custom Transponder decals

We have featured some pretty cool things from RCID Custom and Upgrade RC before and they all did a great job of making your stuff stand out and be unique, but this latest product from RCID really takes personalisation to the another level. If you have run out of things to put your mark on, then you have to get these transponder decals that are designed to fit onto your AMB personal transponder. You can choose from a number of designs and different options and of course you specify your unique AMB ID number to have it printed on it too. No longer will you have your transponder hidden away in some obscure place on your car.

Source: RCID Custom [rcidcustom.com]

January 5, 2007

Twister 2.2 Electric Speed Controller

Hot Bodies Europe have relased full details of the new Atsushi Hara Racing Products Twister 2.2 speed controller. Made by KO Propo this new controller features an upgraded spec yet retains the same top performance one comes to expect from this line of speedo.

This speedo is used by 2006-2007 IFMAR ISTC World Champion Andy Moore, and is also used by his impressive stable of World Champion teammates like Atsushi Hara, Surikarn and Marc Rheinard! European Champions like Teemu Leinu also use this amazing speedo, which is renowned for its impressive efficiency and power handling capabilites!

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January 3, 2007

Orcan fuel and batteries

Not necessarily new products but the Orcan range of products have received a rather nice identity revamp. A while back we featured a rather nice motor cooler from Orcan, a brand belonging to SMI, the importers of Xray, Hudy and Novarossi in Germany. The Orcan fuel uses high quality components and has been developed over 10 years for competition use, winning many National and International championships, whilst the cells are matched 4200mAh suitable for serious racers. Expect to see air filters, glow plugs and oils for off road racing from Orcan in 2007.

Source: SMI [smi-motorsport.de]

December 28, 2006

Yokomo release new small scale ESC

Yokomo SCR18M

Yokomo have announced the release of a new electronic speed controller suitable for the increasingly popular smaller classes of racing cars, anything from 1/20th – 1/16th scale. Called the SCR18M this lightweight unit is recommended for use with 4-6 cells (4.8V to 7.2V) and at only 20 x 26 x 16mm is also one tiny speedo and should therfore cause no headaches when trying to find a place to mount it in your car.

Source: Yokomo [yokomo.co.jp]

December 23, 2006

Atomic release their new 380 motors

With the popularity of 1/18th scale growing, the need for more power of course becomes more important. Atomic are addressing this issue by releasing 2 new performance 380 motors, the ST-18 which is a 26T motor and will do 35,000 rpm and the ATOM-18 that is a 22T motor and will hit 40,000 rpm. Pretty decent figures for such a small motor in a small car.

Source: Atomic RC [rcatomic.com]