Muchmore have the new V2 Super Smooth rotor for the Fleta ZX range of brushless motors available. The rotor measures 12.0×7.25×25.3mm and it will allow for smooth power characteristics and braking, making it ideal for large tracks. The rotor comes marked for easy identification and it fits all 540-size Fleta ZX motors.
Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]
Team Associated have introduced their new Factory Team touring car ride height gauge. It measures steps from 3.0mm to 6.0mm in 0.2mm increments, with a half-step between 6.0 to 7.0, allowing to set ride height with finer tuning adjustments, making it ideal for 1/10th touring cars and 1/12th pan cars. The gauge is machined from high-quality aluminium, it comes blue anodised and with easy-to-read laser-etched markings.
Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]
T-Works have released the aluminium motor mount and floating servo mount set for the Yokomo BD8 touring car. The assembly consists of the floating servo mount and steering set, the motor mount and also a carbon fibre centre stiffener with all parts also being available separately and as convenient combo set. Using the parts on their own or in combination allows to widely adjust the chassis flex by using the standard – chassis mounted – steering or a floating steering arm setup, the carbon fibre chassis brace allows to take influence in the centre flexibility while the rear motor mount is understood to also allow for chassis flex adjustments while offering a motor fan mount for 30mm and 40mm units. The stubby mount directly attaches to the motor bulkhead and thus does not disturb natural chassis flex. All parts include suitable mounting hardware in the form of gold-anodised screws.
Techra have introduced zero degree aluminium C-hubs for the Xray T4 touring car line. The castor hubs are machined from high-quality 7076-T6 aluminium and they comes in Techra’s signature black and orange anodising. The hubs are usable in the front and also in the rear of the car, the latter with Xray’s ARS system installed, they come as a single item usable on both the left and right hand side of the car, and including long and short steering kingpin bushings.
Yeah Racing have introduced a 33mm aluminium driveshaft set for their MF01X upgrade kit. Made from durable high-quality 7075 aluminium and coming blue anodised and with steel wheel axles, the driveshaft are specially designed for Yeah Racing’s MF01X upgrade kit. Due to their design the CV-style driveshafts offer improved efficiency over standard dogbone driveshafts and they come in sets of two.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
UK Intellect distributors Schumacher have introduced the 2017 range of LiHV batteries. The new Silicon-Graphene series offers improved cycle time when charged at 1C rates and they can be charged at higher C rating, with less risk of damage to the pack. The LiHV technology has the ability to be charged to 4.35V per cell, but they can also be charged to the standard 4.2V if required. The batteries are built to meed BRCA, EFRA and ROAR rules and they are available in a range of specifications including a 4200mAh shorty (24.8mm/186g), a 5000mAh shorty (24.9mm/211g), a 6000mAh shorty (25.0mm/222g), a 3600mAh LCG shorty (18.7mm/150g), a 8200mAh 1S shorty (18.5mm/152g), a 5200mAh LCG standard size pack (22.1mm/248g), a 6000mAh LCG standard size pack (22.0mm/272g), a 8400mAh standard size pack (24.9mm/333g), as well as a 6000mAh saddle pack (24.8mm/276g) and a 6000mAh 4S stick (543g).
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
ORCA have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming R32 competition brushless speed controller. Follow-up model of the VX3, the speedo will feature new hardware in the form of a high-speed 32-bit processor, lower resistance MOSFETs and a redesigned circuit board for overall higher performance. In addition the controller, that is set for a release early this year, will come with a new firmware that offers a more user-friendly design, the ESC will have stronger brakes and will allow for simple firmware updates using a MircoSD card. More information and images become available in time for the release.
Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]
Coming from Reedy are three new Zappers LiHV battery packs for a range of applications. All are made using high-voltage LiPo cells with a nominal voltage of 3.8V, which is 0.1V higher than standard LiPo cells, resulting in more overall power. Also the cells can be charged safely to up to 4.35V per cell over the standard 4.2V. While all this only applies to outlaw racing classes the Zappers high-voltage packs can also be charged to the standard 4.2V per cell for sanctioned racing where the packs show a flatter discharge curve compared to standard voltage cells. Available now are 6000mAh standard-size and 3600mAh shorty-style 2S packs. The standard-size pack is of 23mm low-profile specifications while the shorty pack is only 18.5mm high. They weigh in at 276g and 156g respectively, and thus offer great power to weight ratio. Also new is a 8000mAh 1S pack of 18.5mm height. The 1/12th scale specific battery weighs in at 153g.
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