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April 13, 2010

Novak Ballistic 550 brushless motors

Novak’s Ballistic 550 Brushless motors claim to be the first 550-sized motors to break into short course competition and easily outperform traditional 540-sized motors. The Ballistic 550s are so powerful because of their extra long stator and rotor magnet. In fact, the stator and rotor magnet are twice the length of 540-sized motors, giving them twice the torque. Additionally, these larger-sized motors run cooler and more efficiently than their 540 counterparts. These high-powered machines are the motors of choice at small, indoor race tracks and easily install into the OFNA Hyper 10 SC, Jammin SCRT 10, Traxxas Slash 4X4 and many other 1/10-scale short course trucks.

Source: Novak [teamnovak.com]

March 21, 2010

Nosram Hardcore motor cooler

Nosram have released this new hardcore motor cooler, an extremely strong and adjustable cooling set including 40mm fan and easy mountable heatsink. Fits all 540 size brushless and brushed motors, it can be used in 3 different layouts for you preferred amount of cooling, with or without fan, to help lower the running temperature of your power unit.

Source: Nosram [nosram.com]

March 17, 2010

Team Epic motor dyno

Team Epic have released this 7.4v powered motor dyno that allows you to test brushless motors with out the need of hooking up a speed control. Gives you KV, RPM and amp draw at user set voltage input and there is a mode for testing the function of the sensor to make sure it is functioning correctly. Runs off a standard 7.4V LiPo battery pack, so no big power supply is needed and it is small light and easy to transport to and from the track.

Source: Team Epic [teamepiconline.com]

March 13, 2010

Associated XP/Reedy 1/10 brushless system

Team Associated have released their new XP SC450-BL Brushless ESC and Reedy 540R Brushless motor. The XP SC450-BL Brushless ESC is light and compact for easy installation in most 1:10 vehicles. Simple calibration and a wide variety of tuning options make this ESC perfect for both casual enthusiasts and racers. Due to its sensorless design, the Reedy 540R Brushless motor operates powerfully and efficiently without complicated sensor harnesses and is perfectly suited for use with ESCs, such as the XP SC450-BL, that are designed to operate sensorless brushless motors.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

February 23, 2010

LRP X12 sintered rotors

LRP have released two new sintered tuning rotors as an extra option for everyone who uses the successful X12 modified or X12 Stock Spec brushless motor. Available in 12.5mm and 13.0mm, a precision balanced rotor with new special black shaft and titan coated magnet will boost the efficiency and power performance of your brushless motor to a completely new level.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

February 20, 2010

Tekin Redline Hi Torque rotors

In a bid to offer more torque from your brushless motor in your Crawler or 4×4 Short Course truck, Tekin has released their new 14mm, 13mm, 12.5mm Hi Torque rotors for adding that extra grunt. Compatible with Tekins Redline sensored motor line up, these rotors maximize power applied to the ground. The HT rotors are available in 12.5mm, 13mm and 14mm to meet all your needs. Tekin also provides a Rotor mod series to fine tune any of your 10th scale motor tweaking needs. Available in 12.3mm ROAR legal, 12.5mm ROAR legal, 13mm and 14mm sizes.

Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]

February 15, 2010

Robitronic Platinum 1/8th brushless motors

Seen during the toy fair earlier this month, Robitronic have released full details on their new Platinum Brushless motors for 1/8th scale buggies, truggies and monster trucks. Featuring a sensored design for smoother response over non sensored versions, the timing is mechanically adjustable for fine tuning the motor’s performance to different track conditions. Sporting a 12.3mm sintered neodymium rotor with the now standard 5mm diameter shaft for use with regular 1/8th pinions, the motor is available in 6.5T, 7.5T and 8.5T versions.

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February 11, 2010

Speed Passion Cirtix Short Course master system

Seen at the Toy Fair last week, Speed Passion has now released the Cirtix short course master system that mirrors all the best parts of Short Course racing, inexpensive, durable, easy and fun. The 3600kv custom Short Course brushless motor is a perfect balance of improved speed from the stock power system, but not so over the top that handling is compromised by excessive power. The setup and options of the Cirtix short course master ESC is as easy as it gets with one button setup and pocket programming card.

Click here to see the ESC