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November 1, 2007

Speed Passion Gran Turismo & Feigao ESCs

Speed Passion were in contact to tell us about their new line of brushless speed controllers, called the Gran Turismo and Feigao. The Gran Turismo has been designed for competition touring car racing and can handle 2.5R brushless motors, or 4 turn brushed motors, and has a maximum output current of 600A. It comes with a built in green power feature that gives you consistent power delivery and longer run times, and it also allows you to adjust the brushless motor timing using its 8 built-in modes. The Feigao on the other hand is designed for use with Pro Stock on road racing, or modified off road class racing, working best with 9.5, 10.5 11.5 and 13.5R BL motors. With a maximum current of 240A, the ESC can handle up to 5.5R motors with 6 cells or a 4.5R with 5 cells. This ESC features a special racing design program that allows the user to adjust the start, punch and braking.

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October 31, 2007

Ansmann 1200MAh Hump pack

German company Ansmann has released this hump pack configured receiver battery pack. Made using high quality 1200MAh cells, the pack is supplied with cable and plug and is suitable for 1/10th stadium trucks and 1/8th scale buggies, as well as other cars that take this type pack.

Source: Ansmann [ansmann.de]

October 30, 2007

CS Electronic Power Packs

CS Electronic from Germany have been in touch to let us know about their new range of pre assembled 7.2V battery packs, called Power Pack. Available in 4000MAh, 3700MAh, 3300MAh and 3000MAh they are made using high quality cells and offer great run times and performance as well as great value for money. All packs have a plastic outer casing and are supplied with a Tamiya type plug.

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October 28, 2007

Roche Motor connectors & Battery bars

Hong Kong based Roche contacted us to let us know about their newest products for electric racers. First up are these golden motor connectors, suitable for brushless motors, that are gold plated for reduced resitance, offer more wiring options and allow you to easily remove the wires from your motor once in place. Also from Roche are super high silver L type battery bars which are 100% coated in special high quality silver and that offer lower resistance and more output power, sold in packs of 10.

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October 28, 2007

KO Propo 2.4GHz radio & Brushless ESC

KO Propo 2.4Ghz radio

At the recent Tokyo Hobby Show in Japan, KO Propo showed off a number of new items on their stand and Hong Kong based company Roche was there to take pictures. First up, as you can see above, is the new 2.4GHz Spread Spektrum system, which is to be used in all their high end module based radios with the set coming complete with a miniature SS receiver. For Mini-Z fans KO have also got a 2.4GHz system in the works and this too was on display at the show. Also new on the KO Propo stand was a prototype Brushless speed controller shown connected to a Team Orion Vortex motor, but apart from what I can see in the pictures, I have no other details on this product.

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October 26, 2007

LRP Quantum Competition 3 ESC

LRP have released the new Quantum Competition 3 electronic speed controller, that claims to have 60% lower resistance than the previous QC2. This improvement has been achieved through the use of matched latest generation FETs and military-grade components, while an improved 6.0V/3.5A BEC ensures reliable power delivery to all available servos, receivers and personal transponders. To keep the temperature of the speedo as low as possible the new QC3 features LRP’s secret IceDrive Design that ensures everything stays cool.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

October 24, 2007

Eagle Racing GP Bag & Battery packs

Eagle Racing GP Bag & Cells

Japanese firm, Eagle Racing, have released this large carry case for transporting all your model car gear to the track. Called the GP Bag, it is made from a hard wearing black canvas while the case contains 2 large internal cardboard drawers mounted within a thick cardboard frame to prevent the case from collapsing when the drawers are removed. On the outside there are 2 carry handles while the side sports the Eagle Racing and GP bag logos screen printed on the side pocket. Also new from Eagle Racing are 2 different 7.2V 2200 mAh battery packs available in either straight or stick pack configurations.

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October 22, 2007

DuraTrax Piranha 2500mAh pack

DuraTrax Piranha NiMH 2500mAh Stick pack

DuraTrax have raised the bar again with the release of this new Piranha pack, said to deliver the most capacity and run-time ever offered in their popular line of sport packs. The stick pack holds 2500mAh capacity and, like all Piranha packs, features include high-quality cells and superior assembly while the heavy-duty hex welded tabs will stand up to the rigors of backyard bashing.

Source: Duratrax [duratrax.com]