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June 20, 2009

Corally ESC program card & brass weights

Some new items from Corally, starting with this BMS ESC program card, which makes setting up the Corally BMS brushless speed controller a breeze. This credit card sized program card uses an all new user friendly interface and because of its compact size can be easily brought with you to the track. It makes setting up your speedo super easy and does away with confusing setup methods like counting the number of beeps. Also new for the RDX PHI ’09 are the Team Corally low center of gravity brass balancing weights in 25 grams and 30 grams for standard chassis and the US LiPo chassis.

Click here to see the balancing weights

June 19, 2009

Futaba brushless MC950CR ESC & Servos

Futaba has announced the release of 2 new brushless products, the first being the new MC950CR brushless ESC. Extremely adjustable, with the ability to change parameters through your transmitter, it has large, isolated solder posts for quicker, safer wire attachment and features an aluminium case and comes with heat sink with removable fan. The other new item is a range of brushless servos, which claim to offer 30% faster response time, 500% more life time and all 16 types feature dual bearings and strong samarium cobalt magnets for smoother operation.

Click here to see the brushless servo

June 19, 2009

Alien Power H-Energy 4600 cells

Alien Power have released a range of matched H-Energy 4600 cells, suitable for all racing applications. Voltage enhanced using their proprietary voltage increasing system that permanently alters the internal structure of the cell, resulting in increased voltage and lower internal resistance. The cycling and matching is done on the latest state of the art computerized equipment that is continuously monitored and calibrated at scheduled intervals to ensure that you are receiving the most accurately matched cells available.

Source: Alien Power [alienpower.net]

June 18, 2009

Alien Power H-Energy 5200mAh LiPo pack

Alien Power have introduced these new H-Energy 7.4V 5200mAh competition LiPo packs. Featuring a 25C rating, they are mounted in a hard case to protect against impacts and are EFRA legal. The same size as a regular 6-cell configuration the pack has integrated 4mm gold connectors and balancer port.

Source: Alien Power [alienpower.net]

June 17, 2009

Racers Edge 30C 5200mAh LiPo pack

Racers Edge announce the release of this 30C 5200mAh LiPo battery with TRX compatible plug. This hard case 3S 11.1V battery offers superior voltage and long run times and with its dimensions, 47 x 138 x 38.3mm, make it the perfect fit for any Traxxas Stampede, Rustler or Bandit using the battery expansion kit. This pack is also a great option for 1/8th scale electric buggies, with plenty of voltage and a great 30C power rating. It uses the same balancing connection as Align or Electrifly chargers and come with a one year warranty.

Source: Racers Edge [racers-edge.com]

June 17, 2009

Team Epic Nitro Enduro 2100mAh Li-Fe pack

Team Epic have released this Nitro Enduro 2100mAh Li-Fe transmitter pack for the Futaba 4PK. Coming in at 6.6 volts means that no voltage regulator is required and it can be charged with most LiPo battery chargers that have a Li-Fe function, such as the Trinity I-Balance. Super long lasting they claim that you can get several weekends of serious ntiro racing from one charge.

Source: Team Epic [teamepiconline.com]

June 17, 2009

LRP BEC Stabilizing capacitor

LRP have released a new BEC stabilizing capacitor that prevents the voltage of your receiver from dropping under correct working level. This smart item stabilizes the voltage for your receiver and is especially important when running in classes that use a low level of voltage input, such as 4-cell 1/12th class. Works for any receiver on the market, no matter if its FM or 2.4GHz receivers, and can be used in either electric or nitro models, just plug into any open slot on your receiver and you are ready to go.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

June 16, 2009

ProTek R/C iCharger 208B DC charger

New from ProTek R/C is this iCharger 208B Lilo/LiPo/Life/NiMH/NiCD DC battery charger. This charger allows you to charge 2S to 8S lithium batteries, or multiple batteries connected together in series and comes with an XH style balance adapter board that fits Align, E-Flite and ProTek R/C battery packs, and adapter boards for other batteries are also available. It is also designed to allow you to balance multiple batteries at once as you can charge and balance up to two 4S batteries, two 3S batteries or three 2S batteries at once using a serial charge lead.

Click here for the specifications