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Importance of Load
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OK, so you just built the car of your dreams with all
the latest
upgrades, but how do you know if it's operating at peak
performance? You do it by load testing. We do this on
each and every car we work on, before and after, and you
should too.
We dusted off an old tutorial and updated it with new
information including a current comparison chart:
Tutorial - Measuring Current
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Cristian's Corner |
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 We get a lot of calls from Mini-Z customers who
think their car is
defective because it doesn't go straight, has no reverse, makes a
buzzing noise or doesn't turn enough. This is a simple fix if you know
about the secret
compartment with magical adjustment knobs. The location of these
mystical knobs was previously known only to the "Brotherhood of the
Magical Knobs" who are sworn to protect this secret with their lives. We
ran across one of the brothers in the hotel lounge at a hair gel
convention and after getting him drunk on Fuzzy Navels were able to
extract the location of the sacred knobs...
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Mini-LST Part Duex! |
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The Mini-LST was already a beast. Now the engineers at Team Losi® have
gone off the deep end. Losi has announced that another mini will be
joining the ranks of its popular 1/18-scale line. The Mini-LST2 is entering the
fray, offering the hobbyist another great choice in 1/18 4WD Stadium Trucks.
 The Ready-to-Run Mini-LST2 is designed and modeled
after the LST2, Losi’s top-of-the-line monster, it’s truly the monster of the
mini class. Featuring a dual-deck aluminum chassis, oversize adjustable
aluminum-body shocks, a 4-wheel drive system with 3 differentials, dual
high-torque Frenzy-370 motors, complete ball bearings and the Losi radio system
with 2.4 Ghz DSM® technology which uses no crystals or channels. This innovative radio
system allows you to run your Mini-LST2 with other vehicles anywhere, anytime,
without worrying about interference. With these features the Mini-LST2
represents the ultimate mini truck experience.
Features unique to the Mini-LST2 are:
• Metal ring and pinion gears
• Aluminum shock bodies with threaded adjusters
• Gear cover that allows for use of the Mini-T dual disk slipper
• Revised suspension arms, hubs, and spindles
• Chrome dish wheels with mini-ATX tires
• Three new painted body styles (Red, Blue, and Silver) based on the LST2
• Losi radio system featuring 2.4GHz DSM Technology for crystal-free convenience
• Everything included—even 4 AA batteries for DSM transmitter
Availability is slated for late April-early May.
Click here to
pre-order yours.
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Get Paid to
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 Around here, it doesn't feel much
like working, but more like getting paid to play.
Cristian once told me that he has so much fun working here, that
he feels guilty and I know exactly what he means.
So if you too would like to join our guilt ridden team, pop
on over to the
Careers Page
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Team
AtomicMods March News |
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John
and Cristian will be heading off to R/C Madness in Enfield
Connecticut for the
Fourth Annual
1/18 Indoor Off-Road Carpet Nationals race on April 13, 14 &
15 2007. This is an annual event (you can tell because it says
"Annual" in the title.) The race this year should be the best yet and
they have some huge sponsors. Team
Associated & Castle Creations have already signed on as the
headlining sponsors and Greg Vogel, Executive Editor of R/C
Driver, has already agreed to cover this event and give us a
minimum of three pages of coverage. Also, Duratrax, Team Scream,
Quark Brushless, Apogee Tekin, & Xtreme R/C Cars have already
agreed to be sponsors too. Last year saw 200 entries and
with the ever growing popularity of 1/18 as well as new
vehicles hitting the market, including the RC18R, the turnout
this year is
sure to be considerably larger.
AtomicMods also a Sponsor
AtomicMods signed on to sponsor the race. We'll help
out with the marketing as well as providing gift certificates
for door prizes. Additionally, we are sponsoring the first
ever "AtomicMods.com Messy Pit Award" which should be a lot of
fun.
Read More...
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Lacrosse
BC-900 Charger on Sale |
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These have been so
popular we bought a big lot of the latest version (V33) Lacrosse
chargers and got better pricing. So now you can get a great
price on this fantastic charger. Use the following code to get a
20% discount off the
Lacrosse BC-900 Alpha NiCd/NiMH AA/AAA Charger
Enter the code "BC90020" in the box labeled "Add a
Promotional Code" upon checkout and the discount will be
applied automatically. This may not be combined with other
discounts. Valid through April 31st |
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John's Rectangle |
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Being the Mini-Z devotees that we are, we're very excited about the new
ReadySets that will be released at the end of March. The
VW Golf (MR-015) will be |
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available in two colors along with two different Ferrari Racing body styles
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Towards the end of April, we'll see some new Mini-Z AWD
selections. The LANCIA DELTA HF 1992 MONTE CARLO RALLY WINNER is one that will
cause our Euro-racers to salivate I'm sure. Along with it, we will have a
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI SPEC C in Metallic Blue and a new Audi TT in two colors. |
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Personally, I'm looking forward the most to the OPEN INTERFACE TOM'S LEXUS
SC430. It is an MR-02 RM |
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ReadySet and will also be available as an Auto
Scale. You may be wondering why its been so long since we have seen
anything new? Well it seems that Kyosho's design team was in cryostasis until
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We are working on adding the
XRAY M-18 line to the store. The M-18 is a
perennial award winner in the 1:18 Touring Class and is a truly impressive
machine.
We are fully stocked on the Losi Micro-T and more importantly, the Atomic
line of Micro-T hop-ups. The new
Atomic
Micro-BB Motor is in high demand, so pick yours up soon!
For the XMODs, I added the new
Atomic Differentials. These adjustable diffs are super-smooth and are
superior to their stock counterpart in every way.
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New Tutorial -
Super Scoop Blower |
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Go from zero to hero with this smokin' cool
upgrade guaranteed to impress the ladies. In fact if you can't
get a date with this one, we will
provide one for you.
You will find the
Tutorial - Super Scoop Blower Installation right here.
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New Tutorial -
Mini-Z FET Stacking |
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We have gotten a lot of requests for this one,
so here it is:
Tutorial - Mini-Z FET Stacking
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New Dealer
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Have a hobby shop,
track or eCommerce biz? Check out our new
Dealer Program |
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