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June 15, 2013

New Sanwa competition & budget digital servos

Following the Sanwa ERS-971 LRP introduce more servos made by the Japanese manufacturer. Available are also the ERS-961 (0.05s/12.3kg-cm) and ERS-951 (0.06s/11kg.cm) standard voltage digital servos and the ERS-962 (0.07s/25.3kg-cm) digital high voltage servo. The ERS-962 and ERS-961 offer coreless motors, dual ball bearings and tough metal gears. With the speed and torque the 962 sports it is ideal for the use in 1/8th on-road and off-road vehicles while the 961 is best used in electric cars, buggies and trucks. The 951 though is an economically priced high-performance general purpose offering. Last but not least come the 94835 (0.13s/8.9kg-cm) and 94846 (0.18s/10.8kg) digital budget line servos. The two five digit servos are ball raced, economically priced and ideal to replace the steering and throttle servos of RTR cars and trucks.

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June 14, 2013

Sanwa ERS-971 digital low-profile servo

Sanwa have a new low-profile servo available in the form of the ERS-971. Offering a toque of 9.2kg-cm and a speed of 0.06s the servo is waterproof and ideal for 1/10th touring car and off-road applications. It features a coreless motor, metal gears, dual ball bearings and a blue anodised middle heatsink case.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

June 11, 2013

Hitec HSB-93 & HSB-94 brushless servos

Hitec introduce two new servo lines in the form of the HSB-93 and HSB-94 servos suitable for virtually any 1/10th and 1/8th scale application. Starting with the HSB-9360TH (0.06s/17kg-cm), HSB-9370TH (0.10s/25kg-cm) and HSB-9380TH (0.14s/34kg-cm), the servos offer an ultra-efficient Neu Castle brushless motor, titanium gears and a red anodised aluminium middle heatsink case. A low current consumption and the ability to run the servos with 6.0V to 7.4V input makes the servo ideal for electric and nitro applications alike. The second new servo line are the HSB-94 servos with the HSB-9465SH (0.07s/13.5kg), HSB-9475SH (0.10s/19.4kg) and HSB-9485SH (0.15s/26kg). The pro level hobby servos are equipped with Neu Castle brushless motors, a steel gear train and they offer an ultra low current consumption. Like the 93-series servos they are build to handle 6.0V to 7.4V input voltage for unregulated use of 2S LiPo receiver battery packs.

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May 31, 2013

Futaba 4PLS T-FHSS radio system

With the new Futaba 4PLS, modelers can enjoy the benefits of telemetry in two ways. Temperature, voltages and rpm can be monitored in real-time and logged for future reference. Even better, these advantages are included in the 4PLS for the same price as the original 4PL. The 4PLS offers the same value and durability and adds to an already impressive list of high-end racing features.

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May 10, 2013

T.O.P. Racing 4PK transmitter bag

T.O.P. Racing have released an addition to their existing updated compact radio bag series. Suitable for the popular Futaba 4PK, the bag contains a pre cut foam insert for the transmitter and spare receiver while the outer shell is made from black padded material with red trim and a padded handle for easy transport.

View the bag internals here

May 9, 2013

Associated updated XP Digital servos

Team Associated have released an updated range of XP Digital water-resistant servos. The perfect replacement or upgrade for your RTR vehicle they feature water-resistant o-ring sealed cases, high-impact case material and precision metal gears provide maximum durability, while high-torque motors provide maximum performance in both steering and throttle/brake applications. Available in 5 new versions for different applications.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]

May 9, 2013

Core RC 5008 1/12th servo

New from Core RC is this super fast, extremely lightweight digital 5008 servo, suitable for 1/12th scale and GT12 cars. Featuring a coreless motor, metal gears and twin ball bearings, the casing features a heat sink for cooling and comes with a range of accessories including a mounting kit for the Schumacher SupaStox GT12 car so the servo bolts straight in with no drilling or dremeling required.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

May 8, 2013

KO Propo EX-1 KIY Version 3.0

KO Propo have released version 3 of their EX-1 KIY transmitter. Only a slight update the new radio has what they are calling the expert grip, which along with a newly positioned trigger gives a more ergonomic feel making it easier to be more precise with the throttle.

View the updated grip here