Capricorn have new lightweight spring retainers for their range of cars available. Machined from aluminium and sporting excessive milling the parts offer a low weight while being very durable at the same time. The black anodising helps to reduce wear and makes the parts more durable.
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Shepherd have introduced new option parts for the Velox V8 in the form of hard-coated wheel axles that reduce the rotating mass by around 50 percent to improve the acceleration and overall handling of the car. The CNC-machined wheel axles are made from high-quality Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium which offers high strength and durability. A special hard-coating prevents the axles from excessive wear and an additional hole for the CVD pin simply doubles the lifetime. The axles are available separately or as a complete set with CVD driveshafts.
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Power Star soon have a range of all-black servo available. The high-voltage compatible PL-2211 (0.094s/24kg-cm), PL-1610 (0.09s/18kg-cm), PL-1408 (0.078s/16kg-cm) as well as the standard voltage PL-1207 (0.074s/12kg-cm) low-profile servo feature plastic cases for a low weight while stainless steel and titanium gears allow for the usage in a wide range of applications from electric to nitro and on-road to off-road. An anti-shock system further adds to the robust design and the black wires make for a factory look.
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Motiv RC have introduced the M-Code Pro Tuned brushless motors for 1/10th and 1/12th applications. The motors offer a short stack design, specially selected stator material for low power loss and they use high-quality pure copper wire for the windings. Other features include gold-plated solder tabs, a sintered rotor, high-quality neodymium magnet material and all-aluminium, high airflow cans for lower operating temperatures. Every M-Code motor is hand checked, assembled, and packaged by a professional in house at the WI, USA office and included with each motor is an analysis and quality control spec sheet. This Sheet is filled out on a motor to motor basis all threw testing and assembly and includes information unique to your M-Code motor. Available is a range of windings including 3.5T to 8.5T modified and 10.5T to 21.5T stock variants.
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Reedy’s 423-S AC/DC Compact Balance Charger is now available bundled with a choice of either a WolfPack 3000mAh NiMH or WolfPack 3300mAh LiPo battery. The compact balance charger is easy to use thanks to its single-button operation and the charging process is as simple as connecting the battery, selecting the battery type, and pressing the start button. It is highly versatile as it is capable of charging LiPo, LiFe, NiMH, or NiCd batteries, making it a one-stop solution for enthusiasts who want the flexibility to charge a variety of different battery types for a wide range of vehicle types and scales. Each battery comes equipped with low-resistance T-plug connectors and are quality constructed for maximum performance and durability.
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Xray’s 1/10th electric touring car shock absorbers are now available in an all-black variant which allows them to be used on other cars also. The shocks sport a black aluminium threaded shock body, a black knurled nut and a black upper cap and they come with a range of shock pistons including 1.0mm, 1.1mm and 1.2mm, 3 and 4-hole variants. The super low profile 56mm SLP dampers are usable with Xray’s newly introduced Progressive Shock System. The set includes parts to build two shocks but it does not come with springs or shock oil.
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Hobbywing have introduced the new XeRun XR10 Justock brushless speed controller and Justock 3650 sensored brushless motor. Starting with the controller, the device was especially designed with zero timing/boost racing in mind. Featuring an aluminium upper case with built-in heatsink and making use of internal heat-conductive copper plates the controller stays cool even in high ambient temperatures and in demanding racing conditions. The small footprint allows the controller to be used in a range of classes including touring cars, 1/12th and formula cars and the single-button setup helps to fine-tune the software settings. As usual the controller’s firmware can be updated using the Hobbywing USB Link software and the LCD Program box.
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Calandra Racing Concepts have introduced new wheels and tyres for 1/10th on-road cars. Starting with the GTR wheels, these are designed for rubber tyre 1/10th scale pan car racing, both oval and road. They are direct bolt on for 1/10th cars and in the rear, they use the standard 4 bolt mounting pattern commonly used in oval and World GT. In the front, they utilise the normal 1/8×5/16″ bearing, again very common among the 1/10th oval and World GT cars. The mounted tyres measure around 2.45″/62.2mm diameter, most all pan cars can be adjusted to make the proposed 5mm ride height rule. The rims are designed to mount tyres such as the Pit Shimizu, Tamiya TCS and CRC RT1 and the rims allow for two types of scale looks; low profile sidewall GT type cars and large sidewall NASCAR and F1 scale looks. As for the new RT1 tyres, they mount in the same style as the most popular Formula tyres, the Pit Shimizu 0571 and 0572 and the Tamiya TCS. The CRC tyre is meant to perform very well with great grip and stability on both carpet and asphalt. Coming this Fall are also pre-mounted tyre and wheel combos.
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