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January 24, 2013

Serpent S411 composite gear differential

Coming soon from Serpent is the composite gear differential for the S411 line of cars. Making use of a lightweight plastic cage the diff features composite material internal gears and a X-shaped cross pin made from the same material. The outdrives are hardcoated aluminium items that replace the original steel parts for even lighter weight. The reduced rotation mass makes for better acceleration and increased overall performance. The original sintered metal gears are still useable with the V2 composite cage allowing for various gear combinations to achieve a different feel.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 24, 2013

Team Orion Vortex VST2 motors

Team Orion introduce the Vortex VST2 690-size brushless motors for 1/8th scale applications. The motor is designed from the ground up using the experience gained with the US national championship winning MR8 motors and features a dual sensor port design, CNC-machined heatsink aluminium case and 4-pole technology. Available as 1900kv, 2100kv and 2500kv variant the motor also sports durable low-resistance pre-shaped solder tabs, precision balanced rotor and high quality stator materials.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

January 24, 2013

Huge FF12 FWD kit

Huge R/C Products, the company of former electric touring car World Champion Surikarn C, release information on their new FF12 belt-driven front wheel drive car. The kit is based on the FF11 and features a redesigned 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis with 2.0mm upper deck, 3.5mm shock mounts and improved chassis flex for more corner speed, traction and stability. Newly designed is the belt drive transmission with 2.4375 internal ratio, 7075-T6 hard coated belt pulleys and repositioned motor mount. The transmission case is designed to also hold Tamiya FF03 gear internals while the aluminium front bumper support allows for better motor cooling due to an airflow design. Other features include a floating servo mount, dual bellcrank aluminium steering system, hard compound suspension components, high-quality aluminium suspension mounts and shocks, front and rear anti-roll bars, aluminium turnbuckles and full rubber sealed bearings.

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January 23, 2013

Vampire Racing SR8 Plus controller

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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January 23, 2013

Serpent S977 Viper details

Serpent have released more details on their new 1/8th nitro on-road chassis, the S977 Viper. The goal behind the newly designed vehicle is to have an easier to build, easier to maintain and easier to drive car. Many parts of the S977 saw refinements compared to the 966-TE and therefore the front end is now even more adjustable in terms of king pin angle, trailing or leading kingpin and even offset is adjustable with our compromising the overall strength. At the same time the rear was simplified with only one upright position and three shock mounting holes to make for easier setup. Also new is the rear brake system that found a new home at the rear differential to reduce the negative effects of the involved rotating masses. Incorporated into the design is also a very easy to adjust chassis flex option via a single screw as well as other refinements. The kit will hit the stores around March.

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January 23, 2013

Elangears R-X2 AC/DC charger

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.

Source: Elangears [elangears.com]

January 22, 2013

Serpent 411 floating servo-holder

Serpent have released their new innovative floating servo-holder, a standard item on the 411 ERYX. The early version of the 411 car already featured a different servo mount plate, which hardly influenced flex at all and was simple and worked fine. This new system is mounted directly to the steering-system, while a carbon fibre holder flows around the servo, and the servo thus floats above the chassis. The direct connection to the steering system in the center of the car makes it the optimal solution, and it also keeps the CG even lower and weight more centered in the car. Fits all 411 TC cars, 411, LE, TE, Sport and RTR.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 21, 2013

Team Orion Marathon 2500mAh RX pack

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.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]