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June 27, 2019

Motiv Launch 540 drag racing motor

Launch, a division of Motiv RC dedicated to competition drag racing, now brings the Launch 540 2.5T and 3.5T drag racing motors. The Launch 540 features a 3-phase beefy stator with thin insulators and low resistance winding, this results in proper power delivery through the stator. The 2-pole rotor is composed of the highest strength neodymium material available for great torque. The 13.0mm rotor is then drill balanced which ensures continued power delivery under high RPM down the drag strip. The red anodized can assembly is lightweight with adjustable timing from 0 to 60 degrees and provides plenty of air flow. The motor is designed, built and tuned in house for short speed runs and drag racing passes only.

Source: Motiv [motivrc.com]

June 27, 2019

Yeah Racing Hacktronic G2 brushless ESC

Yeah Racing have announced the release of their new Hacktronic G2 competition brushless speed controller. The second generation of the popular controller offers updated firmware features to bring it up to current requirements with a blinky mode as well as widely adjustable boost and turbo settings allowing to access both zero boost, boost and modified racing. Thinks are kept cool thanks to the machined aluminium case and the included 30mm fan will ensure the ESC stays cool even in heavy duty racing applications. Included with the controller comes a small-size fast cycle capacitor as well as a short all-black receiver wire. A programming box, that allows to read out the speedo’s telemetry settings, is available optionally.

View a list of the specifications and more images here

June 26, 2019

Arrowmax 7.6V 5500mAh ultra low profile LiHV battery

Arrowmax have announced the release of their new 7.6V 5500mAh ultra low profile LiHV battery. The hardcase pack is made of highest quality Graphene technology 65C/130C cells and its low weight and reduced height allow to lower the car’s overall centre of gravity. The battery utilises 5mm bullet-type connectors and it is available now.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

June 25, 2019

Performa Racing P1 Radical 540 Qualified stock motors

Performa Racing have announced the release of their new P1 Radical 540 Qualified stock motors. The motors build on the standard Performa Radical Stock motors that were designed to deliver improved throttle response, higher efficiency, and more speed with the Qualified series variants being custom-built and hand-assembled as well as fully dyno-tested for improved performance. Other features include selected and shimmed rotors as well as adjusted sensor boards. Each motor include individual dyno print outs as quality insurance and the Qualified series is available from 10.5T to 21.5T variants.

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June 20, 2019

VSR Project Thor wireless transmitter battery charger

Coming from VSR is their Project Thor wireless transmitter battery charging system. Designed for the use with induction charging capable transmitters, such as the Sanwa M17, but also an upgrade for many standard radio systems, the charger set includes the charging station as well as a transmitter battery pack and wireless receiver unit that will be housed in the transmitters battery compartment and that allow “touch-less” charging. The charger unit will be custom-build by VSR to match the respective transmitter while coloured LED units allow for further customisation. The charging unit is USB powered and it will charge a fully discharged battery in about three and a half hours. For more details on the system, check VSR’s website here.

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June 20, 2019

RC Concept Graphene LiHV battery packs

RC Concept have introduced their new line of Graphene technology LiHV battery packs. The WTI range now includes a 6000mAh 25mm standard height shorty, a 4000mAh 19mm height low CG shorty as well as a 8500mAh standard size battery all of which are built using high-quality, lightweight and low internal resistance 120C cells for improved overall performance. The batteries come in protective hardcases and they are available now.

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June 19, 2019

Performa Racing P1 Radical 540-class modified motor

Coming from Performa Racing is their new P1 Radical 540-class modified brushless motor. Developed to produce maximum power, efficiency and throttle control the motor utilises an ultra-lightweight aluminium can featuring maximised cut-outs and openings to increase the cooling surface area and improve airflow for low operation temperatures and exceptional consistency. Accurate timing settings allow many setting options in the highly competitive modified racing class. Special Radical magnets balanced on the a dual-axis machine create high RPM and low vibration. The Radical motors are equipped with ultra-low resistance soldering and the company’s unique sensor board which is compatible with standard controllers and perfectly matched for the Performa HMX controllers. High quality black and red anodising as well as laser etched logos let the motors, that are available in 4.5T to 8.5T winding variants, stand out.

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June 19, 2019

Reds Racing 2S LiPo hardcase batteries

Reds Racing have added new 2S LiPo hardcase battery packs to their recently announced 4S range. Build from 100C high-performance cells the batteries are ideal for competition use and they are available as high-capacity 8000mAh and lightweight 6000mAh standard-size 7.6V HV packs with 5mm bullet-type connectors and also as 5600mAh HV and 4600mAh standard voltage shorty packs – the latter two utilising 4mm connectors.

View the HV shorty battery here