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April 23, 2009

Losi 1/10 & 1/18 scale LiPo packs

Losi’s new hard case LiPo batteries for 1/10-scale vehicles provide racers with a simple and affordable power upgrade. Each LiPo battery features a protective hard case shell for increased safety and comes pre-wired with an EC3 connector. Available in a wide range of configurations for various applications. Losi also now offers two new LiPo batteries for Losi 1/18-scale vehicles. Their lightweight design enables increased performance, and each battery is pre-wired with a Losi mini-connector. Available in 1300mAh 7.4v 15C and 1300mAh 11.1V 20C versions.

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April 23, 2009

Zeppin Racing Vortex BL skins

Zeppin Racing are getting into the skin business with the release of their rather cool motor skins. Currently only suitable for the range of Team Orion Vortex brushless motors, the decals come with a wrap for around the motor and a decal for backplate of the motor. Currently available in 4 versions, the decals are made from a high quality durable material and are easily applied.

Source: Zeppin Racing [zeppinracing.com]

April 21, 2009

Venom Multi Function Pro Charger Plus

Venom’s new Multi Function Pro Charger Plus is now available in an AC/DC power configuration to suit a variety of user needs. It will charge 1 to 8 cell LiPo and LiIOn/LiFe battery packs, as well as NiCD and NiMH battery packs with 1 to 27 cells and Lead Acid batteries. The Venom Pro Charger Plus has many easy to use features which include charging, discharging, cycling, balancing and has user definable charge rates from 0.1 amps to 7.0 amps as well as USB PC linkability, temperature probe and 10 User-Defined charger profiles. Supplied with six different charging plugs including the Traxxas high current connector (TRX Plug).

Source: Venom [venom-group.com]

April 21, 2009

LRP SXX TC Spec & Competition ESCs

Following on from yesterday’s release by Nosram of their new speed controllers, comes the latest versions from big brother LRP. The SXX TC Spec and SXX Competition both feature what the company call C3 Technology, which is a revolutionary copper core cooling system for lowest running temperatures, as well as new X-brake system that offers stronger braking and 10 autobrake settings for perfect adjustments. The new ADPC 2 software that is installed offers 10 power profiles and includes the profiles used by the team. This has a smaller footprint than the previous LRP speedo and so fits easier into your car and the TC Spec comes fitted with heat sink and is supplied with a cooling fan allowing it to be used with hotter motors.

Click here to see the SXX Competition ESC

April 20, 2009

Nosram Pearl Evolution & ISTC ESCs

Having become the first brushless World Champion in the hands of Naoto Matsukura in Thailand, Nosram have finally released both the Pearl Evolution and Pearl ISTC speed controllers. Featuring their full contact cooling that will keep it running at super low temperatures, both ESCs also come with the new XPS.3 software that has 10 power profiles for the finest adjustment to all classes and motors and the braking has also been improved with stronger push brake and 10 auto brake settings. The biggest feature of the new Pearl speedo is off course its small footprint which is 30.5mm x 34.0mm, leaving you plenty of space to place the other elements in your car. Unlike the Evolution, the ISTC version comes fitted with a heat sink mounted on top of the controller and is supplied with a removable cooling fan.

Click here to see the Pearl ISTC

April 20, 2009

Venom 11.1v LiPo & 2400mAh NiMh packs

Venom has announced a number of new battery packs to their current line up including this 20C 2100mAh version. Designed to compliment today‘s high demand for more power and performance, the 11.1v 3-Cell LiPo battery pack has a maximum continuous discharge rate of up to 30C and comes fitted with an EC3 connector plug. Also new is this range of 2400mAh NiMH battery packs. These new value performance packs are available in Venoms’ most popular configurations and built using the latest Quad Welding technology for superior strength and optimum power. Available in 6 cell 7.2v with either Tamiya or Traxxas connector, as well as 7 cell 8.4v and 8-cell 9.6v versions, both with Traxxas connector.

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April 19, 2009

Speed Passion GT2.0 LPF gets Blue Star treatment

Speed Passion have released the Blue Star version of their GT2.0 LPF speed controller which was released at the beginning of the year. Using the same casing and chrome blue colour as the GT2.0 Pro ESC that was released a few days, the speedo itself remains the same otherwise as the version released in January. It features the ‘Green Power’ feature to give you consistent power and longer run time and its digital racing response system offers the user 9 selectable digital racing modes. Other features include the advanced multi timing system which is a special 8 mode BL motor timing adjustment system to help obtain best performance for both ESC and motor. Suitable for up to a 4.0T motor with 5 cells, the GT2.0 LPF is supplied with programming box, cooling fan, battery & motor wires, switch, small form capacitor and short & long receiver cables.

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]

April 17, 2009

Speed Passion GT2.0 Pro Blue Star

Following on from our exclusive snaps of the new Gran Turismo 2.0 Pro speed controller taken at the ETS round in Poland, Speed Passion have released final information and pictures of the new Blue Star edition ESC. Also available in carbon colour the new Pro features version 2 of the company’s Digital Racing Response System, which allows you to adjust very accurately the punch out of the motor, and is suitable for all racing classes, from 1/12th to Touring Mod and Stock as well as 1/10th off road. A maximum power output of 800A, the Pro can support up to 2.5T motors on 6 cells. It also includes 3 programmable setting profiles, which can be programmed and saved using the supplied programming box.

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