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January 24, 2012

Speedzone flexible silicone wire

Now available from Speedzone is flexible silicone wire. Available in 12, 13, 14 and 16 gauge, this flexible wire is perfect for all r/c applications. The 16 gauge is especially helpful for the ESC to motor hook-up in 1/12th to avoid tweak while the 14 gauge is a perfect solution for the ESC to battery hook-up. The color choice is kept simple with the traditional red and black and it is available as a pair of 2 feet red and 2 feet black.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

January 23, 2012

Nosram Fatboy 8 motor & Falcon 8 ESC

Nosram have released information on their Fatboy 8 brushless motor and Falcon 8 brushless controller designed for 1/8 scale electric vehicles. The Fatboy 8 2200kv motor is specially designed for the needs of 1/8 scale off-road vehicles, is based on the XTEC X12 technology and sports a CNC-machined gun metal colour can, 4-pole/12-slot design, over-sized solder tabs for up to 6mm² wires, extra large ball bearings and a sensored design.

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January 23, 2012

Nosram Pure 2 modified brushless motor

Nosram introduce the Pure 2 modified brushless motor. Newly designed from scratch the BL motor features a CNC-machined 7075-T6 aluminium can with cooling cut-outs to keep the running temperature low, comes with a 12.5mm sintered rotor and oversized ball bearings. Nosram’s PreciSensor system allows for easy timing adjustments using inserts and the motor will be available as 4.5T, 6.5T and 8.5T variant first with 4.0T, 5.0T and up to 10.5T versions to follow.

Source: Nosram [nosram.com]

January 20, 2012

Dynamite Passport UltraForce 200W charger

Dynamite’s Passport UltraForce produces up to 200W of charge power with AC/DC input voltage and an array of features that certain to catch the eye of even the most avid of RC enthusiasts. The UltraForce pumps out up to 10 amps of continuous current and up to 5 amps of discharge current. The charger sports an anodised black aluminium faceplate with brushed aluminium accents, easy-to-use push button navigation and enough power to sufficiently charge high capacity batteries with 1-3C charge rates.

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January 20, 2012

LRP Vector X20 brushless motor

LRP introduce the Vector X20 modified brushless motor. Developed completely from scratch it is designed for highest efficiency and maximum power output. The result of the new design is more power and higher rating at improved temperature characteristics and lowest friction. A novelty of the new technology is the dual axis balanced 12.5mm sintered worksteam rotor resulting in an absolutely precise running and increased efficiency. The larger sized ball bearings and LRP’s PreciSensor system also contribute to the performance of the motors. The CNC-machined 7075-T6 aluminium housing sports optimised cut-outs for best heat absorption and lowest running temperatures of the motor that are available from 4.5T to 9.5T with 4.0T, 5.0T and 10.5T variants will complete the line in the near future.

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January 18, 2012

Acorn Racing 1500mAh & 1100mAh RX packs

Acorn Racing have released their new line of receiver packs. These Lithium based cells housed in metal cases were specifically designed for use in nitro-powered cars, buggies and trucks that require a stick / hump pack configuration. Small in size, light in weight, makes these the optimum receiver packs for today’s racing car design. These packs are made smaller than the new generation LiPo and LiFe receiver packs in the market, does not expand and has an operating voltage between 2.3V to 4.2V per cell. This pack can be used together with today’s LiPo-compatible high voltage servos and receivers for even more steering speed and torque.

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January 17, 2012

CS Electronic LiPo safety case

CS Electronic have released this LiPo safety case. Previously available LiPo charging bags took up a lot of space in your pit box and on your pit table. This version is equally as protective but has a much smaller and neater footprint and can also double as protective storage for two LiPo stick packs.

Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]

January 16, 2012

Peak Racing competition LiPo packs

Peak Racing have introduced their new line of competition LiPo packs. The goal was to produce cells made for the RC Car application and not to just choose existing cells from the industrial production and put them on the market. Everything started from a blank page, a new factory has been established and all the production is exclusive to Peak. The first packs include a 5000mAh 90C 7.4V pack, a 5500mAh 90C 7.4V saddle pack and finally a 6400mAh 90C 3.7V pack.

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