Losi have released these LiPo charging pouches in 2 sizes, small and large, and help give extra protection to you, your equipment and your charging station. The pouch is constructed from a flame-resistant material and can be used while your LiPo is charging and as a safe storage option. The secure hook and loop flap ensures proper closure, and allows for release of pressure in the event of an explosion.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
CS Electronic have released this new CS-Factory Professional 5200mAh hard cased LiPo pack. Rated at 40C, the company’s most powerful pack to date, this carbon look pack has integrated 4mm gold connectors and balancer port and is supplied with a pair of power cables to allow you to connect your desired plug. Complies with EFRA regulations.
Etronix’s first foray into the charger market is with this feature packed and competitively priced all-in-one AC/DC unit. Small and compact it features a built in AC power supply, microprocessor controlled high performance charger/discharger/cycler for NiCd/NiMH/Lithium/Pb batteries with an integrated cell voltage balancer. Charge current up to 5A, discharge current up to 1A, 1 to 6 series of Lilo/LiPo/LiFe, 1 to 15 cells of NiCd/NiMH, 2 to 20v of Lead-acid (Pb).
Losi’s new hard case LiPo batteries for 1/10-scale vehicles provide racers with a simple and affordable power upgrade. Each LiPo battery features a protective hard case shell for increased safety and comes pre-wired with an EC3 connector. Available in a wide range of configurations for various applications. Losi also now offers two new LiPo batteries for Losi 1/18-scale vehicles. Their lightweight design enables increased performance, and each battery is pre-wired with a Losi mini-connector. Available in 1300mAh 7.4v 15C and 1300mAh 11.1V 20C versions.
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Zeppin Racing are getting into the skin business with the release of their rather cool motor skins. Currently only suitable for the range of Team Orion Vortex brushless motors, the decals come with a wrap for around the motor and a decal for backplate of the motor. Currently available in 4 versions, the decals are made from a high quality durable material and are easily applied.
Source: Zeppin Racing [zeppinracing.com]
Venom’s new Multi Function Pro Charger Plus is now available in an AC/DC power configuration to suit a variety of user needs. It will charge 1 to 8 cell LiPo and LiIOn/LiFe battery packs, as well as NiCD and NiMH battery packs with 1 to 27 cells and Lead Acid batteries. The Venom Pro Charger Plus has many easy to use features which include charging, discharging, cycling, balancing and has user definable charge rates from 0.1 amps to 7.0 amps as well as USB PC linkability, temperature probe and 10 User-Defined charger profiles. Supplied with six different charging plugs including the Traxxas high current connector (TRX Plug).
Source: Venom [venom-group.com]
Following on from yesterday’s release by Nosram of their new speed controllers, comes the latest versions from big brother LRP. The SXX TC Spec and SXX Competition both feature what the company call C3 Technology, which is a revolutionary copper core cooling system for lowest running temperatures, as well as new X-brake system that offers stronger braking and 10 autobrake settings for perfect adjustments. The new ADPC 2 software that is installed offers 10 power profiles and includes the profiles used by the team. This has a smaller footprint than the previous LRP speedo and so fits easier into your car and the TC Spec comes fitted with heat sink and is supplied with a cooling fan allowing it to be used with hotter motors.
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Having become the first brushless World Champion in the hands of Naoto Matsukura in Thailand, Nosram have finally released both the Pearl Evolution and Pearl ISTC speed controllers. Featuring their full contact cooling that will keep it running at super low temperatures, both ESCs also come with the new XPS.3 software that has 10 power profiles for the finest adjustment to all classes and motors and the braking has also been improved with stronger push brake and 10 auto brake settings. The biggest feature of the new Pearl speedo is off course its small footprint which is 30.5mm x 34.0mm, leaving you plenty of space to place the other elements in your car. Unlike the Evolution, the ISTC version comes fitted with a heat sink mounted on top of the controller and is supplied with a removable cooling fan.
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