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November 14, 2013

Dynamite Prophet Sport LiPo & NiMH chargers

Horizon Hobby introduce the new line of Dynamite Prophet Sport LiPo and NiMH chargers. Starting with the Prophet Sport Plus the AC/DC charger offers up to 5A charging current or 50W charing power for 1S to 6S LiPo or 4-12 cell NiMH batteries. It features an internal balancer, comes with a JST/XH balancer board and a pre-wired EC3 charging harness. Also new is the Prophet Sport Li-Po charger, made for the use with 100-240VAC input and 2S to 3S LiPo packs. The charging current is selectable from 0.5A up to 3A and incorporated in the red case are 2S and 3S XH balancing ports to do away with the need to use an additional balancing adapter. Building on the same case as the Sport Li-Po charger is the Sport NiMH, the device again makes use of 100-240VAC input and it is build for the use with 4 to 8 cell NiMH packs. The charging current is selectable from 1A up to 4A and the charger comes pre-wired with an EC3 connector.

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November 7, 2013

Zeppin Racing 7400mAh 80C LiPo battery

Zeppin Racing introduce three new 2S LiPo packs out of their RS Elite line of batteries. They are made using high-performance 7400mAh 80C cells, sport standard banana-type tube connectors for the speedo and the balancer port and come in three different hardcase designs with a chrome, Z-pattern and carbon pattern available.

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November 7, 2013

SkyRC Toro SC120A brushless speed controller

SkyRC introduce the Toro SC120 Competition brushless speed controller. Designed for the use in 4WD short course trucks the speed is able to handle up to 4S LiPo set-ups, it features a 6V/3A linear BEC system and it works with sensored and sensorless motors. The case measures 57x38x35mm and it can be taken apart to replace the internal fan unit while the heavy-duty gold-plated solder towers allow the use even of very thick silicone wires. The on/off switch is of a dust-protected electric type and the controller is highly adjustable using 10 user-modifiable profiles that can be tweaked using an optional programming box or a PC interface.

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November 4, 2013

Reedy Sonic Mach 2 25.5T brushless motor

Reedy is now offering the Sonic 540 Mach 2 brushless motor in a 25.5-turn version for use in Vintage Trans-Am and other classes and series that require the use of a 25.5-turn spec class motor. Developed specifically for competition, the Sonic 540 Mach 2 25.5T motor incorporates all the same features found in other Sonic spec models such as a lightweight design, optimised airflow, a balanced sintered rotor, adjustable timing and silver-plated heavy-duty solder tabs.

Source: Reedy [reedypower.com]

October 31, 2013

Elangears Elan R ACDC multi-chemistry charger

Elangears soon have the new Elan R ACDC multi-chemisty charger available. It is designed to charge 1S to 6S LiXX and 1 to 14 cell NiXX packs beside 2 to 20V Pb batteries and offer up to 15A of charging current. Additionally the Elan R ACDC offers up to 7A discharge current. The charger is powered by an internal 100 to 240VAC power supply and it is also useable with external 11 to 16VDC power sources. The sturdy case offers left hand power input and output ports, the balancer connector, a 5V/1.5A USB port and a charging tray for the battery. The case measure 140x151x90mm with the charger weighting in at 1600g.

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October 31, 2013

Tenshock X-211 4-pole brushless motor

Tenshock introduce the X-211 4-pole brushless motor. The sensored motor is build to match current 540-size dimensions and features a CNC-machined aluminium can, heavy-duty solder tabs, it is of a 4-pole 12 slots design and comes with a kevlar-wrapped rotor. High purity copper windings make for maximum conductivity while the sintered neodymium magnet promised the highest torque possible. The motor is available as 3.5T to 8.5T “modified” as well as 10.5T to 21.5T “stock” variant.

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October 25, 2013

Wild Turbo Fan Windy fan range

WTF have announced that their new Windy range of cooling fans will soon be available. Making use of standard size impellers and mounting patterns the cases are slightly larger to accommodate the integrated trumpet intake mouth for increased thrust while keeping the current consumption as low as with standard size fans. The new range will become available by the end of this year.

Source: Wild Turbo Fan [wildturbofan.com]

October 23, 2013

Muchmore Fleta Pro, Stock Spec & Euro ESCs

Muchmore introduce their new line of Fleta brushless speed controllers in the form of the Fleta Pro, Fleta Stock Spec and Fleta Euro all of which are completely new designed. Starting with the Fleta Pro, the controller was designed in cooperation with 3-time World Champion Marc Rheinard and it features a 120A rating, it is 2S-LiPo compatible and incorporates a 6V/3A BEC system. The new Flow-Max heat sink design ensures the controller stays as cool as possible even in high ambient temperatures or when running low turn modified motors. Included comes a dual power capacitor and an ultra high RPM fan. The speedo is highly adjustable using Muchmore’s new ESC program card and ideal for on-road and off-road racing alike.

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