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May 10, 2018

Yeah Racing Hackmoto 550-class brushed motor

Coming from Yeah Racing is the new Hackmoto 550-class brushed motor for trail trucks and crawlers. Offering a comparable diameter to a 540-size motor the can of the 550 is somewhat longer for a stronger magnetic field and thus improved torque. High-strength magnets further up the available performance and the motor, that is available in 35T, 21T and 12T specification, comes with Tamiya-standard pre-soldered bullet-type connectors.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

May 10, 2018

2018 Shizuoka Hobby Show – Futaba

During this week’s Shizuoka Hobby Show Futaba are presenting several forthcoming new items such as the T7XC competition stick radio and the S-Bus compatible MC970CR brushless speed controller. As for the radio, Futaba’s new flagship stick transmitter is understood to offer similar features as the T7PX pistol-grip radio and it is usable with T-FHSS SR Super Response, T-FHSS, S-FHSS and FASST compatible receivers. A huge LC display dominates the front side of the transmitter that is customisable with a rear carbon fibre strap for easier handling. More information will become available in time for the release, however no official date is mentioned yet.

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May 10, 2018

Beat1Racing 7.4V MP9 TKI4/3 receiver battery

Beat1Racing from Japan have introduced their new 7.4V 2S LiPo receiver battery pack specially made for the Kyosho MP9 TKI4 and TKI3 buggies as well as the GT3 on-road car. The battery measures 51x35x29mm and it weighs in at 95g. The high-capacity 2500mAh cells make for long run times and the pack comes pre-soldered with a 100mm universal-type receiver lead and 40mm XH balancer wire.

Source: Beat1Racing [beat1racing.jp]

May 8, 2018

Arrowmax 14.8V 6750mAh hardcase LiPo pack

Arrowmax have introduced their new 14.8V 6750mAh LiPo battery pack for 1/8th off-road applications. The use of high-capacity 110C burst cells ensures maximised run-time, allowing to easily manage +8 minute mains, while the low resistance of the cells ensures exceptional power supply even with high kV motors. The hardcase battery weighs in at 534g and offers a standard dual 2S pack footprint, making it usable with most 1/8th electric off-road kits. Included in the package is a suitable balance harness with 5mm bullet-type connectors and a high-impact resistant 10mm foam pad that protects the battery when when the going gets tough.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

May 8, 2018

Hiro Seiko XeRun V10 G2 alloy screw kit

Coming from Hiro Seiko is a new aluminium screw kit for the Hobbywing XeRun V10 G2 electric brushless motors. Usable on the V10 G2 and Bandit motors the fasteners will not interfere with the rotor’s magnetic field, as the standard steel screws do, for overall higher RPM and improved performance. The set contains can and endbell screws machined from high-quality material and it is available in blue, light blue, purple, red, orange and silver colour.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

May 7, 2018

Hobbywing 540-size rotor replacement tool

Coming from Hobbywing is a rotor replacement tool for 540-class motors. The machined alloy tube slides between the rotor and stator and helps to easily extract and replace the rotor for maintenance, setup or repair purposes, and it is usable with rotors of up to 13mm diameter. The tube comes black anodised, with silver edge details and an etched Hobbywing logo.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

May 4, 2018

Trinity White Carbon 6000mAh LCG LiPo pack

Available now from Trinity is the new White Carbon 6000mAh LCG touring cat battery pack. The hardcase pack is built using high-quality 100C cells, it is 22.5mm tall and weighs in at 288g. The white colour hardcase pack is equipped with 5mm tube-style connectors and its reduced height compared to standard size batteries means an overall lower centre of gravity for improved corner speeds especially on high bite surfaces.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

May 2, 2018

Arrowmax 1400mAh 7.4V receiver battery pack

Available now from Arrowmax is a 7.4V 1400mAh LiPo receiver battery pack. It is of a low-profile design to help lower the overall centre of gravity of both on-road and off-road vehicles. The pack is built from robust cells for durability and it comes pre-wired with a JST BEC plug.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]