New from Bittydesign is their own magnetic body post marker kit, to be used on all the 1/10 scale Off and Onroad cars. Similar to the other options on the market, the high-powered magnets allow you to find the exact location of your body posts, even through painted body shells ensuring no incorrectly marked holes or badly mounted body on the chassis. Available in 6 different colours.
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The new Dirt Racing Products parts tray provides a great platform for organisation with its detailed design, divided pockets and steady base weight. The tray is precision moulded in a rubber material which shows well in any pit area with the yellow colour option. The grippy nature of the rubber allows the parts to stay rooted where they are placed. The tray has six, built-in positions to place a differential for builds or fluid fills and can accommodate 1/10th and 1/8th sized assemblies. The iconic Dirt-Web tread pattern is raised into the surface of the largest cubicle to show brand loyalty and authenticity.
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New in Arrowmax’s honeycomb line of tools is this kingpin & steering block tool. It could perfectly align the kingpin threads in composite steering blocks. The new tool has a specially designed tip with an M3 thread on the upper end while the plain lower part slides into the steering block’s lower kingpin hole, ensuring the thread is cut at a perfect angle. By rotating the steering block the opposite thread can be cut. On top of having the two holes aligned, which will eliminate unwanted misalignment and friction, the tapping will also ensure easier assembly of the steering knuckle and C-hub area.
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Two new items from 1up Racing to support their very popular Pro Pit iron, the first of which is a handy DC power cable. Easily connect your Pro Pit Iron to any 3S-6S LiPo battery with XT60 connector for power where no AC outlet is available. The second is more general and works with all soldering irons and that is their Premium R/C Solder, which is a custom blend created to be used with high strand count wire for the best connections possible. Easy to work with but has been proven to perform in extreme conditions as well.
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Yeah Racing have introduced their new aluminium parts trays in orange and blue colour. Machined from high-quality aluminium the trays offer three compartments to hold small parts during building setup and maintenance while two machined holes take ball differentials while filling them with fluid. The trays also sport 2mm, 4mm and 5mm holes to hold bullet-type connectors during soldering and a ruler allows to conveniently measure screw sizes.
Coming from MiniPro is a 2WD chassis version of their chassis dynamometer system. The device allows to measures the RPM, kV, voltage, current draw, power and torque output of vehicles up to 370mm wheelbase and 370mm width. This dyno is ideal for motor analysis, ESC and boost adjustment, brushless sensor adjustment, gearing calculation, tire selections, and much more. It is coupled with to a knurled roller via a pulley and belt to accelerate the inertial flywheel. The electronic board takes the flywheel’s inertia, measures the rate it takes to accelerate and calculates the output power and torque of the vehicle. The dyno repeatedly measures and calculates power in small increments to produce an accurate graph on a PC of the engine’s power characteristics. The vehicle is stopped onto the dyno with adjustable belt stripes, allowing to use a multitude of different chassis such as 1/10th formula, 1/10th and 1/12th pan cars. The dyno is available including or without flywheel unit and it us usable with MS Windows 7, 8 or 10 PC systems.
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New from RC Maker is a simple and versatile carbon fibre charger and power supply stand. It features a slot together, compact footprint and is constructed from high quality 3mm carbon fibre. The stand itself is very sturdy, and made sturdier by holding the power supply underneath, which stabilises the whole unit. Increasing the room on your pit table, it also allows for more ventilation for the charger and power supply, allowing them to run cooler and more efficient. It sports two different width settings to house the smallest chargers – such as the iCharger X6 – right through to the bigger range of iChargers and other brands.
Coming from Arrowmax is their new V2 setup system for 1/10th touring cars. Using customer feedback Arrowmax have updated the faceplates of the tool to allow for finer adjustments with the base being now wider to provide more stability. The setup system comes in a neutral, grey colour and it sports Arrowmax’s signature honeycomb design. Included beside the toe, caster and camber measuring plates are four wheel thumb nuts and a transparent toe measuring plate as well as a zipped bag for easy transportation and storage.
