Accessories

We see new servos appearing with increasing regularly and the strength and reliability of these essential little aeromodelling widgets has never been better. This new servo from Hitec caught my eye at Nuremburg. Boasting their new AGTT (Advanced Gear Train Technique) the 8g micro servo “inverts the servo motor and uses break hard thicker gears…

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The little LCD gives system info (see below) Acme, the German producers of the original Flycam reviewed by Tim Mackey on the Modelflying forum have just brought out version 2 and being a sucker for this sort of thing, I pre-ordered one from Robotbirds to make sure I had one as soon as they got…

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There are lots of flavours to choose from…. We popped round the M25 yesterday to see John Norris and the folks at Horizon Hobby UK. They showed us some of their latest models and took us on a tour of their facility including the extensive workshop and testing facilities (watch out for a little web-article…

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Every month we receive a CD-ROM disk from Horizon Hobby UK (formerly Helger of course) The disk is quite literally packed with new aircraft and product lines demonstrating that (in this writers opinion) Horizon are the most rapidly growing distributor in the UK at the moment. The company is clearly aiming to have a one-stop…

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1/7th scale WW2 Horizon Hobby UK have sent us details of some new pilots that they’ve just introduced. These chaps are supplied pre-painted and are priced between £5.99 and £8.99. Judging by the response from RCM&E readers to our long running forum thread on the very subject of pilots, a little figure seems to polarize…

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Designed for 2,3 and 4-cell Li-Po packs, these neat little items of electronic wizardry will show you the state of each cell using highly visible lights, ranging from red flashing, through to orange or green, depending on the power in each cell. The units are priced at – 2-cell £5.50, 3-cell £6.50 and 4-cell £7.50.…

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A conventional looking charger with a bit more muscle! Another new product from Prolux, this new wall-charger will handle Nicad and NiMH batteries and charge at 1amp with peak detection. There’s a two-colour charging indicator and the output has reverse polarity and short curcuit protection. It has auto cycle charging (Rx first then Tx) and…

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An extra ESC lead connects to the Li-Po balance plug Thunder Power have announced two new ranges of brushless speed controllers. First up is the revolutionary ‘Smart Guide’ series. These controllers utilise ‘Balanced Discharge Monitoring & Protection’ (BDMP) technology. This innovative new system provides real time monitoring of the discharge voltage of each cell in…

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This is a three cell (3s) pack – the cells can be configured in any way Supplied by BRC Hobbies they’re touted as Li-Po replacements and the packs of tomorrow. First, let me tell you what these cells purport to do… -Up to 1000 cycles (10C) -They don’t use a Lithium compatible ESC -They can…

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Not sure what you receiver battery is up to ? Then get one of these This new Prolux branded volt monitor from CML distribution is a good way of checking receiver or flight battery levels before flying. It boasts the following spec – Large LCD display showing voltage and 7-step capacity icon Capable of measuring…

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