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April 15, 2014

SkyRC Ares S-Pro2 short course brushless motor

SkyRC introduce the Ares S-Pro2 competition brushless motor for 4WD short course trucks. The motor is designed around a CNC-machined T6 billet aluminium heatsink can and features a 2-pole/3-slots setup, 5mm pinion shaft, adjustable timing and heavy-duty solder tabs. It is available in four different specifications as 4.5T/4800kv, 5.5T/4000kv, 6.5T/3400kv and 7.5T/3000kv variant for high-speed down to technical tracks and usable with sensorless and sensored controllers alike.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]

April 14, 2014

Fantom 545 Pro 4WD Short Course brushless motors

Fantom have new electric brushless motors for 4WD short course trucks available. They are of a new 545-size design with a slightly longer can than standard 540-class motors. The 545’s are shorter than class-typical 550-size short course motors for a better power/weight ratio with the 57.4mm long can with aluminium front and back plates offering the same diameter and mounting pattern than normal 540 motors making the motors usable in virtually every 4WD SC truck. Other features include a 5mm shaft, a 4-pole rotor and 12-pole stator design, dual ball bearings and the motor is available as 3200kv, 4000kv and 4850kv variant.

Source: Fantom [fantomracing.com]

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 11, 2014

Muchmore Power Station Pro multi distributor

Muchmore introduce the Power Station Pro multi distributor. The box multiplies the available outputs of power supplies and offers three switched and one non-switched output as well as two 5V/2A USB charging ports for mobile devices. Available in two colours, black and blue, the box is usable with 4mm banana and alligator clips alike as it offers a pair of holes next to each connector tube for secure fixing of the alligator clips.

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April 10, 2014

GForce Fujin front terminal brushless drift motor

GForce Fujin front terminal brushless drift motors

Available soon from GForce is the Fujin brushless motor for drift cars. Being of quite an unconventional design with front mounted soldering terminals, the motor also features a high airflow can, internal fan unit and a special sound plate in the try to recreate the sound of a turbo charged full-scale engine. The rebuildable motor is available in 8.5T and 10.5T specification, features adjustable timing, ball bearings, and will become available by the beginning of May.

Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]

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]

April 7, 2014

Fantom Racing Pro Racing 6000mAh 80C LiPo battery

Fantom Racing now have their latest 6000mAh 80C LiPo battery pack available. The ROAR-legal Pro Racing series pack is built using the latest 80C cells and comes in a protective hardcase and with 4mm connection tubes. Beside the “bullet-type” variant Fantom also offers two pre-wired packs with Deans and Traxxas style plugs.

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April 7, 2014

Speedzone 6000mAh square LiPo battery pack

Speedzone have a new Peerless Series LiPo battery pack available in the form of a 6000mAh 80C 2S square pack. The battery measures 93×68.5×25.1mm and is a substitute option to saddle packs as it sports the same dimensions as a side-by-side 2S saddle pack but does away with the fiddly jumper wire. The battery comes with 4mm connections and shrink-wrapped for added protection.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]