Archive for June, 2010

New from TLT Aviation. Dual switches in a very nice anodized aluminum case. These switches can be used on airplanes with redundant batteries or on a gas airplane that uses one switch for the receiver and one for the ignition. Either way this will be a very attractive addition to your airplane. Comes in anodized [...]

Update 7/27/10:  Found a US distributor and ordered one.  Arrived yesterday and the battery checker works great! I found it at Empire Hobby for $23.95:  http://www.empirerc.com/product_info…oducts_id=5455 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ New Hyperion EOS SENTRY Battery Checker available July 12th, 2010. The only source I can find for it is from a HK distributor – $23.95 + $5.00 shipping: [...]

 New type of lipo battery at Hobby King: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=11951 More than just a fancy name. TURNIGY nano-tech lithium polymer batteries are built with an LiCo  nano-technology substrate complex greatly improving power transfer making the oxidation/reduction reaction more efficient, this helps electrons pass more freely from anode to cathode with less internal impedance. In short; less [...]

Update:   The DX8′s availability is announced – just not the date. Check it out: http://www.spektrumrc.com/Products/ProdDefault_Static.aspx?ProdId=DX8 Check out the new Spektum DX8 available in 13 days. Price is rumored to be $450. This is from info I’ve read on RCGroups. Not info from Spektrum, so I’m not 100% sure how accurately this applies to the coming [...]