Available now from Xceed are there new wheel balancers for 1/8th off-road, 1/8th on-road and 1/10th on-road tyres. They are built around a sturdy aluminium base that can be disassembled for storage and transportation purposes. The main balancer shaft is made from spring steel and rests on ball races for super true running. Included with each balancer comes a fabric pouch to keep all parts together during storage.
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LRP’s popular Pulsar Touch DC charger received a small update in the form of a new UV light resistant case, updated discharge cut-off voltage settings and an additional EHR to XHR balancer adapter. The updated case will prevent the charger from becoming unsightly due to sun bleaching while the new cut-off values will prevent LiXX batteries from becoming deep discharged. The additional balancer adapter on the other hand improves the compatibility to all commonly used LiXX packs. Otherwise the charger, whose first version was released back in 2010, remains unchanged.
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Muchmore Racing’s “Perfect” line of setup tools includes three new gauges such as the ride height and droop gauge as well as a 0.2mm and 0.5mm step ride height gauge. First up is the ride height and droop gauge that offers scales for 4.5 to 7.0 droop settings and 2.5mm to 6.0mm ride height measurement. The second new tool is the 0.2mm step ride height gauge that helps to measure the chassis ride height in a range from 3.0mm up to 6.0mm in 0.2mm increments. Also available is a 0.5mm increment ride height gauge for a 2.0mm to 9.0mm measuring range. All tools are machined form aluminium, they come black anodised and with white markings.
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Available soon from GForce is the TS 50A Type-C sensored brushless speed controller. The “non-boost” club-level speedo measures 35.3×32.4×19.7mm, and is made for the use with 2S LiPo batteries. A burst current of 300A allows to use down to 8.5T motors in on-road and 11.5T motors in off-road applications while the GForce’s optional Progbox helps to fine-tune the throttle and brake settings when needed. The speed controller come pre-wired with Tamiya-compatible battery and motor plugs and sports a dust-protected on/off switch for added security.
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Awesomatix have new optional 4.8mm ball studs and matching “open” ball cups available. The parts are designed to replace the standard upper inner pivots for the camber and caster links of the A700 touring car to make for faster suspension geometry changes – a popular modification that previously was carried out using non-Awesomatix parts. Now the respective 10mm long ball studs and open ball cups are available directly from the Russian company with the design of the parts allowing for roll centre fine-tuning without disconnecting the cups from the balls. The ball studs come in packs of four while the cups being sold as pair.
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JConcepts introduce the Finnisher bodyshell for the Kyosho RT6 stadium truck in mid motor configuration. The slight cab forward, raked windshield and aggressive stance highlight a performance oriented core. A revised front hood scoop allows plenty of clearance for the unique RT6 geometry while smoothing out the front down force area. Front chin spoiler, headlight and grill protect the front-end from unwanted up-drafts during flight and the body has built-in air escape passages which allow the customer to fine-tune the body for maximum outdoor performance. The body includes a high performance gurney spoiler which increases rear grip and it also has the necessary geometry to fit the Centro CT4.2 conversion vehicle.
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Available from June is Pro-Line’s latest 1/8th off-road tyre called the LockDown. Coming in a range of compounds such as the X2 to X4 as well as the M3 and M4, the tyre makes use of a distinctive block tread with outer X-shaped pins. More information about the tyre and its applications should become available soon.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Available now from Awesomatix is this low-profile steering servo. Sporting an integrated central “floating” servo mount the servo does away with the need to run the conventional mounting brackets or the company’s floating servo mount as it directly mounts to the chassis using the existing mounting holes. The top case is CNC-machined from aluminium and comes black anodised to match the middle heatsink section and the all-black receiver wire. A brushless motor makes for swift and powerful steering action but unfortunately Awesomatix missed to release any performance data so far.
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