Vampire Racing is currently working on the SR8 Plus brushless speed controller for 1/8th electric vehicles. The purpose-designed speed controller will feature a CNC-machined aluminium case, latest generation MOSFET technology for a true 180A continuous rating and an improved PTS 2 power timing system for optimised drivability. A prototype of the SR8 Plus will be on show at next week’s Nuremberg Toy Fair.
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Following the Advantage One 405 charger Team Orion now also introduce the higher spec Advantage One 406 AC/DC charger. Coming in the same compact case the 406 features four button operation and a back-lit 2-line LCD display to monitor parameters such as charging current and voltage. The charger is designed for the use with 2S to 4S LiPo batteries and up to 8 cell NiXX packs and sports a charging current of up to 6A.
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Elangears introduce the R-X2 AC/DC dual port charger. It offers one 10A and one 15A charge output with up to 110W/150W power and up to 7A of discharge current. Also incorporated is a 5V/1.5A USB output to charge and power mobile devices such as phones, tables and music players. Included with the charger comes a set of new input and output cables for easy and reliable battery connection.
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Team Orion’s new Advantage ONE 405 is a very attractively priced AC/DC entry level charger opening the doors to the quality and design of the Team Orion Advantage charger family. With a charge power of 50W this super compact charger can handle LiPo batteries with 2, 3 and 4 cells and NiXX batteries with 1-8 cells. The charge current can be chosen from 1, 2, 3 or 4 Amps. The Advantage ONE 405 comes with 4 buttons and 4 LED’s showing the charge current.
Team Orion have released this brand new and innovative LiPo racing hard case battery with an incredible capacity of 8000mAh. It is the first battery they have with a double connector which drastically reduces the resistance in the battery pack. Combined with the World Championship winning 90C Carbon Pro LiPo battery technology this will be a hard battery to beat. The new 8000mAh battery is available with gold plugs or Dean’s connectors.
New from Team Orion comes the Marathon 2500mAh 7.4V LiPo receiver battery pack. Build from the latest high-capacity cells housed in a semi-soft case for added safety, the pack comes with a uni plug and hump pack dimensions making it ideal for many nitro and gas applications.
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New from Hobbywing come the updated Xerun 120A V3.1 and 90A V2.1 controllers. Starting with the 120A variant, the updated version of the V3 now features an aluminium lower case for better heat dissipation, an updated heatsink design for better airflow and cooling as well as silicone-sealed sensor and fan connectors for dust protection. The V3.1 also comes with updated firmware that sports different neutral range and turbo timing settings. Also new is the Xerun 90A V2.1, the follow-up model of the 60A controller. The controller comes with a different hardware for higher performance, a 5.5T motor limit and 360A burst current rating. Both ESCs are available from February.
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Some new items from Novak, the first of wich is the ultra low-resistance stator, available in three winds, 10.5T, 13.5T and 17.5T. These new stators are developed to provide maximum copper wire fill and give spec racers an edge over a standard motor. Each stator is hand-wound by Novak’s winding wizards in Irvine, California using the largest diameter, high-quality Novak Red Wire we can fit into the stator. This lowers the stator’s resistance, giving serious racers the lowest numbers possible, and the fastest speeds on the track. Novak also have a new 12.5mm high-torque neodymium tuning rotor. The 12.5mm rotor uses the same high-strength Neodymium material as the original Novak rotor with a larger diameter. It will increase the torque and improve the natural push brake and drag braking strength of the Ballistic, Club, and Velociti/SS Pro brushless motors.
