October 3, 2007

Trion Cooling fan & heatsink V3

Trion Cooling fan & heatsink V3

This is the third time we have written about this particular motor heatsink with cooling fan from Japanese brand Trion, so we’ll keep it brief. Essentially the only thing to announce is that it is now available in black adding to the already available silver, red, blue & purple. You can read our previous write up about it, here.

Source: Team Trion [team-trion.com]


October 2, 2007

PSM Racing Nuts and Battery boxes

PSM Racing Nuts and Battery boxes

PSM Racing in Germany have been in contact with us to let us know about a number of new additions to their product range. First up are these anodised 1/8th scale wheel nuts, suitable for buggies and truggies they are made from lightweight aluminium and come in either red, blue or natural finish. Also new from PSM Racing are newly designed battery boxes, suitable for holding up to 6 cells and featuring a cool blue PSM branding.

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October 2, 2007

Xray Intellect Battery Packs

Xray Intellect Battery Packs

Following on from yesterdays release of their new Intellect receiver pack, Xray have released new 5-cell (6.0V) and 6-cell (7.2V) inline battery packs made from ultra-high performance Intellect IB1400mAh NiMH cells. Suitable for use in micro cars, including the M18, these 2/3A cells offer low resistance and they will maintain their high voltage under load. The 1400mAh capacity is one of the highest capacities currently on the market, helping to ensure long life for long races. The pack features high-grade wiring and a pre-wired standard micro connector.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


October 1, 2007

Xray Receiver Battery Pack

Xray Receiver Battery Pack

Xray have released this new 5-cell (6.0V) inline battery pack made from ultra-high performance Intellect IB1400mAh NiMH cells. These 2/3A cells offer low resistance and will maintain their high voltage under load, allowing them to easily provide power to high-powered servos without a performance decrease. The 1400mAh capacity is one of the highest capacities currently on the market, helping to ensure long life for long races while the pack features high-grade wiring and a pre-wired standard connector for connection to the receiver.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


September 30, 2007

Speed Passion Sport tuned Pro

Speed Passion Sport tuned Pro

Powers International have announced that they have started selling the new Sport tuned Pro motor from Speed Passion. This 15T brushless motor is suitable for stock touring car racing, Tamiya M chassis’ or even in drift cars and can be used with both sensored or sensorless ESC. This motor comes supplied with a sensor cable and can work with LRP BL speed controllers.

Source: Powers International [powers-international.com]


September 28, 2007

Carson Battery pack Accessories

Carson Battery pack Accessories

Carson have released a number of new products for assembling battery packs such as these soldering connectors, available in copper, gold and platinum. Sold in packs of 8, these soldering connectors are capable of carrying very high current and due to their design ensure that you have a 100% contact to your cell, which provides a very low contact resistance. Also new from Carson are 4mm gold contacts that are sold in packs of 2x sockets, 2x connectors and shrinking tube and have been designed for optimal conductivity, due to their low contact resistance and ability to stay free of oxidation.

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September 28, 2007

Carson HT battery charger

Carson HT battery charger

More stuff from Carson who have announced the release of the HT Charger, a high-tech balance charger which features up-to-date built in software to aid the charging and discharging process. The HT-charger can charge all types of rechargeable batteries and due to its integrated balancer it can also safely charge LiPo batteries. Powered by 12V, the HT features a bright blue display which can be read in direct sunlight while an integrated cooling fan provides optimal heat dissipation.

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September 27, 2007

Team Losi Xcelorin BL Motor & ESC

Trinity Xcelorin BL Motor & ESC

Team Losi have introduced the Xcelorin range of brushless motors and suitable speed controller for use with 1/36th scale cars. Designed with the company’s range of mini scale R/C cars in mind, the ESC features a one-touch setup button for simple ESC operation, a 6-amp power rating for impressive power delivery, gold-plated motor connectors for effective power transfer as well as linear braking functionality. Two different motors are available, the 10250kv and the 8750kv, both are ball raced for smoother operation and both are very powerful.

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