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May 30, 2014

EZPower Mr. Kong II 1/8th brushless speed controller

Italian company EZPower introduce their new brushless speed controller called Mr. Kong II. The sensorless ESC has a 150A rating and is 2S to 6S LiPo compatible, making it ideal for 1/8th on-road, off-road and monster truck models alike. The controller comes pre-wired with Traxxas high-current connectors and features adjustable drag brakes, throttle/brake curves, motor timing and punch setting as well as reverse motor rotation and thermal protection. All software features can be set using a one-touch button or an optional program card.

Source: EZPower [ezpower.it]

May 16, 2014

GForce TS 50A Type-C sensored brushless ESC

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.

Click here to view the specifications

May 14, 2014

Team Orion Vortex R10.1 brushless speed controller

Seen for the first time at this year’s Nuremberg International Toyfair Team Orion’s latest competition 1/10th scale speed controller is about to hit the market. The Vortext R10.1 is the follow-up model of the successful R10 and features a new case design with a new-shape heatsink, a slightly redesigned black-colour case, a rubber cap to close the empty sensor port when needed and also all-black receiver and switch wires. Inside the 2S-compatible R10.1 sports new hardware for a lower internal resistance and increased current load capacities. The firmware also received an update for added punch in “boosted” stock classes while offering improved overall drivability to make for even smoother throttle response. We understand that the controller becomes available very soon.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

May 8, 2014

Novak 4×4 SCT brushless system

Novak 4x4 SCT brushless system

Novak introduce a new budget brushless motor and speed controller combo for 4×4 short course trucks. Included is the proven 6.5T 3400kv Ballistic 550 brushless motor and the newly updated Crusher brushless speed controller. The ESC offers 2S to 4S operating range, a 5A BEC system, complete on-board programming, a sealed case, auto-detect LiPo cutoff, and ESC thermal protection. The sensored system is ideal for bashers, club racers and speed fanatics alike.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

April 28, 2014

Hobbywing Quicrun brushless motors & controllers

German Hobbywing distributors Hype introduce the Quicrun series of “sports” brushless motors and speed controllers. The controllers are developed to work with sensorless and sensored motors and are LiPo and NiMH battery compatible. There is also a waterproof line of controllers available and a port for an optional programming card makes adjusting the speedos to your likings easy. Available are a 30A 1/16th scale ESC, two 60A 1/10th controllers with and without sensor port, as well as a 150A 1/8th variant. As for the motors, Hobbywing comes with a 3800kv sensorless 1/10th scale and 2000kv sensorless 1/8th scale offering beside four 1760kv to 3450kv sensored 540-size motors.

Click here to view the other new speedos and motors

April 22, 2014

CS Electronic Rocket V4 120A brushless speedo

German company CS Electronic have released first images of their forthcoming Rocket V4 120A brushless speed controller. Making use of a common design the ESC will feature an aluminium case with low-profile heatsink, an optional fan unit, an easily replaceable receiver lead and heavy duty solder towers. There are no information about the software features yet but the controller will come including an USB adapter and possibly also a programming box.

Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]

April 11, 2014

Team Associated B5 & B5M flat sensor wires

Team Associated introduce new flat sensor wires in two dimensions ideal for the B5 and B5M buggy. Coming as 125mm “B5” and 175mm “B5M” variant the wires make for a very clean wiring job with five additional wires from 70mm to 270mm being also available.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

April 8, 2014

SkyRC Toro 1S120 1/12th scale brushless ESC

SkyRC introduce the Toro 1S120 brushless speed controller for all racing classes that use 1S LiPo batteries. The speedo features a built-in DC booster to do away with the need to run a 2S receiver battery while an internal capacitor module replaces the external capacitor board. The controller has a 3.5T motor limit, features a 6V/3A BEC system, a built-in on/off switch and an easy access programming socket. The large array of software features including boost and turbo functions is adjustable using SkyRC’s own PC interface or an optional programming box.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]