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July 12, 2007

SJ Perfect Balancer

Japanese company Powers International have started selling this, what is effectively a voltage regulator, by SJ called the Perfect Balancer. Used for charging you Lipo cells (2-5 cells), it is connected between your normal charger and the battery and it equalizes the power going to the cells to ensure correct and complete charging. When not connected to your charger it can be used as a discharger, providing balanced and safe discharging between cells.

Source: Powers International [powers-international.com]

July 11, 2007

Tekin B1 Series 1/18th scale Speedos

Tekin have announced that they will start shipping their new B1 Series speed controllers tomorrow, the 12th of July. Tekin’s B1 and B1-R bring exceptional brushed technology to 1/18th scale cars and trucks and are powerful enough to run any micro brushed motor available (up to 380 size). The B1 Series ESC’s can be used with NiCd, NiMH and Lipo batteries and feature an on-board temperature indicator while Lipo cutoffs bring extra safety and highly reliable operation. These mini controllers have a small footprint of less than 1″ square and come available in both Forward only (B1), as well as Forward and Reverse (B1-R).

Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]

July 11, 2007

Much More Motor brush tools

Much More have released some new products for setting, and helping you set, the brushes in your electric motor with the release of this new ‘brush holder re-setter’ (shown above) and brush setter. The brush holder is made from blue anodised aluminium and is used to reset your stand up or lay down brushes easily and accurately, while the new brush setter has been designed to set brushes used in Checkpoint motors, and comes supplied with the brush butter. Much More have also released new silicone o-rings for use on 3mm shock shafts, which unlike other o-rings don’t expand after use, and come in number of grades.

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July 5, 2007

Nosram VTec “Big Mama” Factory cells

Nosram VTEC

Mirage Racing in the UK have announced that they will be selling Nosrams new P-Max VTEC 4200UP “Big Mama” factory team cells which have been especially developed for stock racing. When it comes to stock racing it’s voltage that counts the most. and these cells have the highest voltage a 4200UP cell has ever had.

VTEC is already known as one of the leading brand names in the world of high performance, high-quality NiMH batteries for r/c car racing. Now, VTEC has launched a new breed of high voltage cells for the special use in stock racing. By taking its ultimate VTEC “Big Mama” cell and treating it with an all new modified p-max treatment a completely new and powerful cell was born.

Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]

July 3, 2007

Motor Mania Pride 23T motor

There seems to be no end to the 23 turn motors coming out of Japan at the moment, with the release of this motor from Motor Mania, called the Pride. Extensively tested before release, and conforming to JMRCA rules, the people from Motor Mania believe they have obtained the optimum specification of durability within a high torque motor, thanks in part to its cooling fans on the rotor and titanium coloured casing which both aid the heat dissipation.

Source: Motor Mania [mmt-motor-mania.com]

July 2, 2007

Tech Racing Exelero 23T motor

The 23 turn motors are coming thick and fast these days and the latest is this version from Tech Racing, called the Exelero. Made by Yokomo, and featuring the companies new end bell, these particular motors have been individually tuned with such adjustments as the setting of the spring pressure and correct aligning of the brushes done by hand, as well as some other adjustments. This particular motor is designed for torque, and as with all the current batch of 23T motors, is JMRCA compliant.

Source: Tech Racing [tech-racing.co.jp]

June 30, 2007

Niftech Balancer & Shaft Straightener

Our partners Kimihiko Yano have begun selling these great specialist tools from US based Niftech, specifically this armature shaft straightener and armature / tire balancer. The shaft straightener features a very precise measuring tool that allows you to measure the deformation of the armature shaft accurately while the supplied tool allows you to straigthen the shaft. The Balancer is a magnet hung shaft that comes on a base that sports a spirit level to ensure it has been placed flat while it comes with 2 shafts to allow you to check the balance of both tires as well as armatures.

Source: Kimihiko Yano [kimihiko-yano.net]

June 29, 2007

Alex Racing Flat Out Stock motors

Alex Racing today announced their new full line up of Stock 23T brushed motors, suitable for use in the JMRCA National stock class, called Flat Out. Comprising of 3 main motor types, the VS Series, the M series and the L series, all the motors are available with the choice of brush hardness – soft, medium or hard, brush material type – carbon or pure silver, rotor specification – for lots of torque or high revs and finaly whether it comes with a steel or aluminum ring. The M series comes with a new style end bell which allows the use of bigger brushes than on standard motors.

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