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Hawkers of high-end hardware, HUDY, have put forth for your consumption a brand new starter box for 1/8 scale nitro vehicles. The HUDY Star-Box is a professional grade starter box that features a compact and lightweight design. The starter wheel is spun up by a strong 775 size motor and it can suck electrons from two 7.2v NiMHs and it [...]
The crew at Team Orion is ready to present to you their brand new Advantage IQ605 Battery Management System. The IQ605 is an AC/DC charger that can pump the juice into all the various acronymed batteries like LiPo, LiFe, NiMH, and NiCd, and even some non-acronymed batteries like lead-acid. Other features include charge rates of up to 5A, discharge up [...]
Check out Dynamite‘s new glow driver that runs off LiPo power. The LiPo battery is a 1200mAh 1S, which is regulated to 1.5v output, so it should last much longer and provide more heat to the plug than a driver based on NiMH batteries. It also features a dead plug indicator. MSRP for the Dynamite Lipo glow driver with charger [...]
Robitronic‘s got a new line of competition grade LiPos. Available in 1S and 2S stick and saddle pack configurations and in capacities from 4500 up to 5400 mAh. They are also being promoted as 40 to 50C. They’ve got a set that should fit you no matter what you drive. Check out the Robitronic web site [...]
Ever looking for new ways to fill up pit boxes everywhere, Team Hudy has come up with a set of adapters so you can use your Hudy allen wrench tips with power drills. The Hudy Pin Adapters come in two sizes, 3.0mm for smaller tool tips, and 3.5mm for the larger ones. And of course they are made [...]
Speed Passion is set to release a rather futuristic new radio. The Carrera 2 is a space blaster 2.4 GHz, 2-channel radio that will include a very small 3 channel receiver. It’s also got a LCD screen for making adjustments and a unique fold-flat antenna. There’s not much else known about this thing right now, it’s not [...]
Now here’s something that will make every electric driver’s life a lot easier. It’s the Ultimate Solder Jig from STL Custom Hobbies. The jig is made to hold most every type of connector firmly for quick and easy soldering. It’s got an adjustable spring clamp and an insert with slots for holding Dean’s Ultra Plugs, Losi EC3, [...]
Here’s a quick and easy way to add a bit of scale realism to your 1/10 or 1/8 scale cars and trucks. LunaTik Engineering’s Scale Window Nets can be installed easily on pretty much any vehicle, attach it to a roll cage with screws or zip ties, or you can glue it to the body with some Shoe-Goo or [...]
Through the pleasant Austrians at Robitronic we got word that Muchmore is releasing a new charger called the Hybrid. It’s capable of charging 1 – 15 Zellen cell NiMH packs or 1 – 6S LiPos/LiFEs at rates from 0.1A up to 5A and it can discharge at rates from 0.1A to 1A. Best of all the Hybrid also has a [...]
If you’re using LiPo batteries of any type you need to be using a fire resistant container while you’re charging them. The most popular type is of the sack variety. Electrifly‘s got a new one out for you at a low cost. Featuring fiberglass fabric that’s been coated in heat resistant silicon and stitched together with heat resistant thread, their [...]
I am of the firm belief that there is no such thing as too much light. All my home light fixtures have two 100 watt bulbs in them (60 watt limits… pshh… what does UL Labs know… nothing… that’s what), my curtains are opened any time the sun is out, and when I’m at my workbench I wear a super [...]
Looking to join the 2.4GHz bandwagon but don’t have a lot of cash to spend? Hitec might have the answer to your prayers with their new low cost Aggressor 3DS radio. Being a low cost radio it doesn’t have all the wizbang features that other, more expensive radios have. It’s still got that 2.4GHz goodness you crave though, along with [...]
Who has an awesome looking line of r/c bags? Dialed Inc. does! Check out these compact travel bags for various types and sizes of r/c cars, tires, and fluids. Dialed has constructed their bags out of polyester to make them durable and easy to keep clean and all of them feature strong nylon handles. The tire bags [...]
Monster truck owners listen up. Hitec‘s got a couple new servos out today that have so much torque that it’s gonna make you wonder whether they’re meant for r/c cars or full size cars. The HS-7980TH and HS-M7990TH are a couple of monsters that might just break some stuff if you’re not careful. Both servos feature a staggering 528 oz/in [...]
Got LiPos? Got a LiPo charger? Don’t have a balancer? Check this new Digital Balancer from Team Orion. It’s a small module that will auto balance your LiPo and LiFe packs from 1-6S (wait… 1S lipos need to be balanced?). The digital display will tell you the voltage of each cell independently and total pack voltage. You can use the Digital [...]
