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Coming soon from Dynamite is the Prophet Sport Duo 50W x2 battery charger. The latest in a long line of Prophet series chargers, the Sport Duo is a dual port unit, allowing you to charge two batteries at one time. The Prophet has a maximum charge rate of 6 amps and can charge up to a 6S LiPo. * Compact and [...]
If you are new to our hobby, you’ve probably wondered what are some of the easiest modifications to help make your truck faster. Traxxas has put together a short video that highlights some of the easiest ways to get the mph up on your Slash, Stampede, Rustler, or Bandit. The folks at Traxxas go over gearing, LiPo battery cell counts, [...]
If you are a hardcore drone racer, it is all about speed. To help you go faster than your competition, MaxAmps has announced LiHV Race Edition 4S 1600 packs. The MaxAmps LiHV cells put out far superior voltage compared to normal LiPo batteries, thus giving your drone more power. * Charges up to 4.35 volts per cell * 150C rated discharge * [...]
Have you just installed an 8S power up kit to your Traxxas X-Maxx? Have a new 8S X-Maxx on the way? To help power your beast MaxAmps has announced a 4S 9000XL LiPo Battery Set. The set comes with a pair of 100C rated 4S 9000mAh LiPo packs to give your truck 29.6 volts of glorious power. The MaxAmps packs [...]
While Hitec is best known for their servos, they have made some big strides in their battery charger game. The latest charger to hit the market from Hitec is the RDX1. The RDX1 is an extremely small charger that makes it easy to use just about anywhere. Does the RDX1 deliver a high quality charge? Does it have enough power? [...]
Available now from Reedy are 3 new packs in their Zappers LiPo battery line-up. The Reedy Zappers aren’t your normal LiPo, they use LiHV cells that put out more voltage than typical packs and can be charged up to 8.7 volts on a 2S pack, or 4.35 on a 1 cell. The three new packs include a 1 cell 8000mAh, a [...]
Soon to be released from Hitec is the Phantom X4 Battery Charger. The Phantom X4 was specifically designed to charge four DJI Phantom 3 or DJI Phantom 4 Smart Batteries at once. This is big news for the drone crowd and the Phantom X4 can also charge two smart devices via USB ports and two remote controllers at the same [...]
New from Traxxas is a 2S LiPo Single Battery & Charger Completer Pack. Whether you are upgrading to LiPo power or simply looking to save some cash on a combo, the completer pack should come in handy. The pack comes with one 5800mAh 2S LiPo and an EZ-Peak Plus Charger. This combo should work great for a bunch of different [...]
Now days it seems like everybody brings 10 cars to go bashing. When you run 10 cars, you need to charge a lot of battery packs, and charge them quick. To meet this demand, Hitec released the Power Peak D7 Dual Charger. The Power Peak D7 is no joke with 20 amps of charging power available on both channels and [...]
Here is some big news from Traxxas, their Bluetooth equipped EZ-Peak Live battery charger. Once you have installed the Traxxas EZ-Peak Live app on your iOS or Android device, you can get detailed information, you can have remote monitoring, and you can use advanced operating functions from your cell phone or tablet. This not only makes charging up a pack [...]
Isn’t it about time someone got serious about LiPo safety? Team Orion is taking LiPo safety up a notch with their new Battery Protection Boxes. The protection devices look much like ammo boxes and are used to store your Lithium based batteries when not in use. Team Orion is offering the protection boxes in three different sizes, hit up This Link [...]
Get higher voltage with the new Silicon Graphene HV Batteries from ProTek RC. These new LiHV “SG” packs are rated for a 100C discharge rate and 10C for charging, but their claim to fame is higher output voltage while under load. They are also lightweight and are said to have an extremely flat discharge curve. Cell counts range from 1 [...]
For all you aspiring FPV Drone Racers out there, LRP has announced a line-up of Race Pack LiPo Batteries. The LRP packs are some of the latest technology out there featuring a 90C discharge, an 8C (!!!) maximum charge rate, and they are LiHV cells for the highest possible voltage output. XT60 connectors come standard and four different packs will [...]
Oh yes, Reedy Zappers, back in the day they described NiMH cells that had been “zapped” to increase performance. Now days Reedy is using the “Zappers” moniker lithium based cells that are of the high voltage variety. In this case, Reedy has announced a pair of new Zappers Shorty Style Packs for modified racing. One of the new packs can [...]
Coming soon from G-Force is the powerful dual port G6AC Duo 1080W Battery Charger. The charger has some cool features and doesn’t lack for power at a 20 amp maximum charge rate on both ports. It has a maximum cell count of 6S Lithium and comes with a built in power supply. * Two output ports for charging two packs at [...]
