Zen Racing from the UK have announced the release of their tyre truer wheel insert for 4-bolt Pro10 and World GT wheels. The insert slides into the wheel and applies equal pressure to the rim when the truer nut is tightened, resulting in more precise tyre truing. The insert is usable with all standard 4-bolt Pro10 and WGT rear wheels.
Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]
Building on the success of 7075.it’s Air Killer vacuum pump comes their new Kill Bill variant that adds to the existing range. Kill Bill was developed to sport a more appealing design and more compact dimensions for easier storage and transportation. The device was developed to remove unwanted air bubbles in shock absorbers and differentials and it is available for both short on-road and long off-road shock absorbers. The inserts sport five holes with the outer ones being marked and used for the shock absorbers while the centre holes takes a single gear differential. All parts come with a black surface coating and they sport white graphics for cool looks.
Coming from Radtec is their new suspension droop gauge for 1/10th scale on-road vehicles. The gauge is of a unique “pyramid” design with 0.4mm increment steps per side, however by flipping the gauge 0.2mm increments are accessible with the overall design minimising chances of the tool interfering with the suspension arm. The gauge is made of quality aluminium material, it comes black anodised, with machined silver edge details and white markings for easy reading of the settings.
Vigor RC have introduced their new O-ring cutting tool for the Yokomo BD8 and BD7 differentials. The tool allows to reduce the O-ring’s thickness to 1.5mm or 1.4mm in order to build a smooth and leak-free unit. Using the 1.5mm setting will create a smoother diff feeling than stock while the 1.4mm setting ensures an ever smoother diff action. The tool was developed for the original Yokomo BD-500G0 O-rings and it is available now.
Hudy’s own Juraj Hudy has released a first preview image of their forthcoming Air Vac vacuum pump for on-road shock absorbers. The handy, electric-powered device was developed to get rid of unwanted air bubbles in shock absorbers following building or setup work, with the compact design making transportation and storage easy. The tool is currently in production and it will hit the market soon with an off-road variant following at a later date.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
Fantom Racing have introduced their latest motor testing tool, the Facts Machine 3S precision resistance and inductance meter. The device allows to test both the resistance and inductance of brushless motors, information that is critical to estimate the performance capability of brushless motors. The general rule of thumb is the combination of the lowest resistance and highest inductance produces the highest performance for RC motors, and the difference between these two numbers we call the “spread”. Typically, the bigger the spread, the better the motor will perform. The motor tester is not mass produced, but rather is hand-built one at a time, in the U.S.A., to the highest standards in the R/C industry. The Facts Machine 3S calibration is double checked for the highest accuracy possible, using five percent tolerance resistors and inductors. The compact device comes in a sturdy, foam padded storage box and it is available now.
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Coming from Yeah Racing is their new high-power portable soldering iron. The handy item is powered by either a 12VDC source of a 3S LiPo pack and included is a chisel tip for efficient heat transfer when soldering motor or battery connections. Also part of the package are two different plugs that allow to DIY the power lead to a suitable length.
Coming from Exotek are a new tweak board for 1/10th on-road cars as well as a pair of carbon fibre LiPo tabs for on-road and off-road kits. Starting with the tweak board, it is a quick and easy way to reset chassis flatness and tweak without having to remove the tyres. It fits the full length of 1/10th touring and formula cars to fully lift the car enough so that owners can reset the top plate flatness without removing any tyres thus saving lots of pit work time. The board is made in the USA of black melamine board, it is light of weight and measures 300x90x12mm.
