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Novak wants you to dump the Velineon system from your Slash 4×4. Why would they want you to do that? Because they have a replacement for it. They’ve taken their sportsman class, inexpensive GTB 2 ESC, paired it with their Ballistic 550 motor and have called it GTB 2 / Ballistic 550 Traxxas 4WD BL Combo. Among all the usual [...]
Novak’s popular sportsman class ESC, the GTB 2 Sportsman, is now available in combos with their Ballistic brushless motors. The GTB 2 has all kinds of great features, but it more notable for what it’s missing, namely timing adjustments and a pc data port, making it ideal for spec class racing. Some of the things it does include are drag [...]
Savox SB-750TG Digital Servo Review From: Savox USA Review by Cubby. Last week I had the pleasure of reviewing one of the most uber servos on the market, the Hitec 7950, this week I’m testing a servo from a little known company called Savox. Savox may be little known to the masses, but they make a lot of servos (and brushless [...]
Hitec HS-7950TH Review From: Hitec RCD Direct Link: Hitec HS-7950TH Review by Cubby.So you drive an uber 8th scale or monster truck, and you are the type of person that only puts the best into your baby. There are dozens of choices in high end servos, but you don’t know which one to buy. Well, here’s Cubby’s quick and dirty review of [...]
THE West Mountain Computerized Battery Analyzer (CBA) III and 500 Watt Amplifier Review From: West Mountain Radio Direct Link: West Mountain CBA III and Amplifier Review by Cubby.If it’s Tuesday, that means BigSquid is posting an all new uber review. This week I’ve been elected the “lucky” review writer, so lets jump in knee deep on a very handy test instrument, the [...]
From: DuraTrax Direct Link: DuraTrax DE10 Review by Brian.When we saw the DuraTrax DE10 brushless esc and programmer at the iHobby Expo we were pretty excited about all the features being talked about. The ESC is designed to run with all sorts of 1/10th scale vehicles, from on-road to off-road, the DE10 has you covered.
The guys in Blue at Team Associated and LRP have a brand new ESC for you to look at. If by brand new you mean based on another ESC in the line but with tweaks and changes for different classes. The new SXX Stock Spec V2 stuffs some great features into a super small package. LRP’s TwinBEC technology puts out [...]
Hitec has decided that your RTR’s servo sucks. So they’re offering you two new, affordable sport servos. The HS-5495BH features Hitec’s “Karbonite” composite plastic gear set. It puts out a respectable 89 oz/in at a transit time of 0.17 second when powered by 6 volts, or 104 oz/in at 0.15 second when juiced with 7.4 volts. The HS-5496MH [...]
By way of the guys at Kershaw Designs we have news of a new brushless ESC from that behind the scenes company known as Leopard Hobby. Known more for making the motors on which other companies slap their logos, Leopard stepped out of the shadows not too long ago with a line of their own branded brushless motors. Now they’re [...]
This is probably the coolest new tech from the IHobby show this year. Speed Passion is preparing a new brushless ESC called the Revetton. The awesome thing about it is that it is programmable wirelessly from any Bluetooth capable smart phone. All the major phones will have software available including the iPhone (and other iOS devices), Android phones, and Windows [...]
Welcome to day four of DuraTrax Evader DT week here at the Squid. Today I’m taking out the stock electronics and dropping in some mad power and control. The stock Sprint 2 ESC, a fine system for beginners, gets the boot in favor of a Castle Creations Sidewinder ESC. The Photon 2 brushed motor is taken out and put aside [...]
Despite all appearances Kershaw Designs is not just obsessesed with 1/5 scale brushless conversions. They also offer plenty of stuff for other scales. One of their newest products is the Gen 2 Brushless System for 1/10 scale vehicles. The Gen 2 ESC will support up to 3S Lipo or 4 – 9 cell NiMHs. The Gen 2 motors are available [...]
Hot chick not included… 🙁 RC4WD is more than just some awesome looking tires. They do radios too. Their new XR4 radio is a purpose built 4-channel, 2.4 GHz radio for competition crawlers and scalers alike. The third and fourth channels on the XR4 are controlled by 3-way switches. They’ll allow you to setup a DIG unit, winch, lights, or any [...]
LRP had something for the nitro guys, now something for the electric runners. Two new competition grade ESCs are on the block. The SXX Competition Version 2 Brushless ESC is LRP’s suggestion for 1/12 scale on-road and 2wd off-road while the SXX TC spec Version 2 Brushless ESC is what they recommend for owners of touring cars and 4wd [...]
HPI Europe has a new brushless system that’s been built with all kinds of users in mind. The Flux Reload Brushless ESC is a sensorless, programmable 2S Lipo, 9 cell NiMH capable unit that features three running modes: racing (brake only), reversing, and rock crawling. So it can be used in all kinds of models in all kinds of situations. [...]
