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Reedy has just announced another addition to their lineup of LiPo batteries. This is the Reedy 1800mAh 25C Lipo designed for the 1/18th scale market. It features a Deans Ultra Plug, JST XH balance connector, 14 gauge wire, and should be hitting the shops around $32! Visit the Reedy site for more info.

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New from Venom is a little LiPo safety. The new Lipo Charging Sack comes in a large and small size. As part of their new design, these bags come with snaps along with the velcro that is found on most sacks. You should always use a Lipo sack when charging. The large should cost you [...]

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Is your charger too complicated?  Does it have too many buttons and 70+ menu options?  Are you saying to yourself “why can’t this be simple?”  I’m not… I like complicated stuff, it makes unexpected results from not knowing what you’re doing more exciting.  But if you are a simpleton person that likes to keep things [...]

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DuraTrax is adding some new features to one of their popular and affordable Onyx AC/DC peak chargers.  The new Onyx 235 takes the 230 and adds some essential new features.  Most importantly the 235 now features a built in LiPo cell balancer for properly charging and maintaining your LiPo batteries.  The 235 also increases both [...]

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Reedy has just announced a new line of LiPo batteries.  The Competition line is rated at 60c and will be available as a 2S brick pack, 2S saddle pack, and a single cell pack.  The brick and single have a capacity of 5500 mAh and the saddle is 5200  mAh.  All of the LiPos are [...]

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A powerful charger is an essential accessory.  There’s a ton of good options to choose from.  Thunder Power is adding to that selection.  Their new TP820CD can put out up to 800 watts of power from two independent charging ports, which is enough to allow you to charge up to 8S LiPos on both ports [...]

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Again we bring you one of the most anticipated RC articles on the internet! Our 3rd battery shootout! This time around, the flood of emails after the second shootout seemed to suggest that we take a look at the 4S lipo market, and who are we to deny our readers? We used some new equipment [...]

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Novak‘s Havoc Pro SC is now available in a combo with the Ballistic 540 size brushless motors.  Previously it had only been available with the larger 550 size motor.  This new combo gives you a greater selection of windings, 8.5T/5000 kv, 13.5T/3300kv, and 17.5T/2200kv.  The 550 size 4.5T combo is also still available and ideally [...]

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Brandon Wilcox stopped by the booth today to show off the production version of MaxAmps new, massive 6500mAh, 4S, 150C brick LiPo battery.  Beyond just the high specs he also mentioned that they’re going to a higher quality vinyl wrap for the packs that should last longer and not fade. Be sure to check out [...]

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Vampire Racing has a couple new LiPo packs for your combustion consumption today.  These two new setups are targeted at 1/12 scale racers and 1/8 scale electric racers.  Both batteries are 5700 mAh and “rated” at 50c, but one is a 4s brick and the other is a 1s pack.  Both feature a hard case [...]

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When a lot of people hear the name Schumacher, they usually think of one thing, expensive cars.  Well, apparently Schumacher is tired of listening to all your belly aching about cost.  They’ve created a new 1/10 scale, electric sedan, called the Mi1, for the budget conscious drivers out there.  It may be a low-cost ride [...]

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OFNA has, once again, let loose a new vehicle.  Their Nexx 8 is a 1/8 scale, brushless buggy for those of you out there that love 1/8 scale, but hate nitro.  It’s made with 2S LiPo packs in mind, one is mounted on either side of the chassis, so the Nexx 8 will be a [...]

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Lovers of Losi‘s lilliputian line of off-road racers rejoice!  There’s now a whole load of delicious hop-ups available for the Micro SCT and Micro Rally.  There’s plenty of new parts such as front and rear arms, spindle carriers, front and rear shock towers, shocks, and more are available in blue anodized aluminum.  Prices vary from [...]

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