Shmoyota! - Scale News Update - Episode 314
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- This week's episode of the Scale News Update we discuss the new releases from FreqEskinZ, Spektrum, Cross RC and more
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FreqEskinz H10 Optic Wraps
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Fine Laser Designs Clipless H10 Body Panel Mount
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Cross RC AC6 6×6 Teaser & Distribution
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Team Garage Hack Scale Performance Winch Release
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I wish Vanquish, or someone, would make an “off road” 1/10 wrecker. I’d think with all the TH-cam attention on those channels like Trailmater and FabRats one of those would be awesome on the scale and trail and crawler scene. Those guys do RC crawling too.
I've got a TRX6 G63 that I don't drive. I've been looking to use the Redcat COE body and make a wrecker out of it. The Redcat being a 2 piece can body is making it tricky. I do wish someone would just make a cool one rtr.
Cross rc has a tow truck, it's like $675 on Amazon
Cross has an awesome off-road wrecker, I'm not sure how much off road you're talking about, but I say it's comparable to a TRX4...and probably little bigger, I have seen it in action very cool/capable R/C!!!!!
Cross RC also has a rollback truck that’s a little more of an on road truck but it’s cool.
@@jeremyofthejungleyeah it’s a cool truck, but it’s 1/8th. Looks pretty big next to my 1/10
I run only spectrum smart stuff. I have 2 newer chargers that work with the G2 stuff. One with the slides to do ic5/ic3 and a smaller one that only takes ic3. The smart charge is a life saver. With 14 batteries, it's nice to just plug them in and they charge.
I love my Venom Pro Duo charger! I've been thinking of getting a Spektrum as well one since I like small cars and they have those damn proprietary IC2 plugs with no balance plug
Thanks again for the update. I'm looking forward to Rockie Mt. videos! 👍🏼
Even though I am out camping. I had to make sure I watched and liked the Scale News Update. I use a Hitec duel port charger. I guess I have had it 7 years, maybe longer. I want to upgrade to a Gens Ace charger, but I haven't seen the need since my Hitec one works just fine.
I've been rocking an onyx 245 for a long time. Started working in a smart s155 and g2 stuff as things grow.
Onyx 235 here. The fan has been noisy on startup forever, but it doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to die.
Traxxas EZ Peak I got with my Slash (first hobby grade RC) 8~9 yrs. ago. Planning on just keeping it until it quits.
I have a HiTec Professional Balance Charger/Discharger X4 Eighty 200W. I have been really happy with it. I connect it to a deep cycle 12V battery so I have the option to bring it out on outings. With four independent ports I can prep 2s and 3s batteries at the same time. I use Kevlar charging bags for peace of mind. The best part is it is convenient to take up to four batteries to a storage voltage to prolong the life.
Got same charger . 2014. Fan sensors have failed. Run a large external fan to maimtain cool charger temp. After 10 years this 4 port charger functions perfect. Keep mine on work bench . Travel with a 1 port dc compact to charge off truck. The hitec was a good choice. Think these are discontinued.
I’ve got an old 6060i Hyperion charger. Does nearly all battery types. Had another but it finally quit on me. After 12+ years. But I absolutely love this charger. Does almost everything and lets me charge at whatever amperage I want.
And a Spektrum smart charger i picked up with a rig while out of town for work.
I use an iCharger 306B and parallel charge boards. That setup charges up to 6 x 6s batteries at a time at up to 30 amps. I've been using it for years - it's great.
That Door latch thingy is pretty clever. I still have an old a$$ single charger ...i guess its a skyrc...no idea.
I have an S2100 from Spektrum, can full charge a 5k MaH pack in like 15 minutes. Love how it's simple and just works, and I don't have to remember to storage charge my packs. I'd love to see that kind of tech in other size packs though, even if they're different brands.
Same and love it also
Yes, I still have the timer knob charger. But the timer broke so I replaced it with an on/off switch! I think I have over nearly a dozen chargers of various brands. If we are including those little usb balance chargers, then I have well over 20!
Funny you mentioned old chargers. I still have and use a green venom procharger on single batteries. About 10 years ago i was asked by a hobby shop employee what i was using for a charger he was shocked to hear that one of these was still working. Apparently it's so old they switched from green to red in the time that I owned it and the red version was discontinued shortly after.
The AC6 is a Kamaz 4310. I don't think Cross RC had a Kamaz truck before, so this is a whole new design for them, not just a variation.
Very sad to hear that USTE is no more. I attended in 2022 and 2023 and it was the best event for scale trucks IMO. The trails were super well prepared, there were abundant activities for other types of trucks and the vendors plaza was great. The grounds, located at the Cedar Lakes Botanical Gardens, were also amazing.
X2 AC Plus 2 port ac/dc multi chargers. Idk probably like 8yrs old still runs like new. I’ve charged batteries for the exit emergency lights at work. Does a great job. I can also charge both my 3s 8AMH 100c lipos at the same time. Been plugged on my truck battery in rain and dust conditions and fits down into the engine compartment keeping the hood resting on the striker. Ran the engine of my truck while it’s charging and has had no fits.
My dad has this design in the 4port as he enjoys the quads and drones etc. I’ve dropped mine etc left on for weeks.
I have been using a Spectrum S1200 smart charger, works quite well for all my different types of packs.
My charging situation is pretty lame. I'm still running the old Amazon special I got when I first got into this RC thing 5 years ago. Is it great? No... Does it work? yes... Do I want a better set up but don't want to spend the money? Also, yes....
I have a B6 I use at home for my charging but I plan to get a dual charger and save the b6 for a backup. I also have a skyrc b6neo for charging in my car and it works great.
I use a Hitec x2 plus black edition. I enjoy the bluetooth connection and app to monitor the charge.
I own a Reedy for the track and a Spectrum S2200 smart charger for mainly crawlers.
I straight up still use my Lectronpro balance charger. I run gensace. This charger is old faithful for me. Never felt the need to upgrade.
I have a venom quad, an ISDT dual and two Traxxas duals. All the bases covered
I run lipos in all that you can remove them easily. I use a nice multi connector charger for those. My favorite car is still my Wraith, that only the chassis is still plastic. I run an old style stick pack, since it takes way too long to remove it. For that, I have an old twist nob timmer charger that still works awesome. Pluss it hooks up to my YJ or Bronco battery when in Moab.
I still have the basic Lectron Pro charger available at most Hobbytowns... or at least it used to be. I've been racing 2wd buggy and stadium truck on indoor carpet so I also have a DC setup. It's a Muchmore Specter with the discharge pack so it'll charge and store/discharge up to 40 amps each way. I stored a fully charged 3S 1500 crawler LiPo over the weekend in under 3 minutes😂. Totally overkill for our little 3 and 4S packs but it's really nice on the racing side
I have a bunch of chargers. Mostly spektrum smart ones. A few traxxas ones. Then 2 hitec rdx1 chargers for anything else.
Yeah got a bunch of chargers.. A few really old ones: Team Novak Digi-Peak charger, Graupner Ultramat 14 (was intended as a spare and never used), SkyRC B6AC V2, Ultra Power UP6+ and also (spare NIB) a HTRC T400 Pro duo
I'm using an s2200 G2 charger. I like that I can plug it my smart batteries and not have to worry about anything.
Junsi iCharger 308 duo. I don't remember how many watts my power supply is, but it's most of them, LOL. I bought that setup when I was carpet racing. I have an older single-channel iCharger in the Jeep for field charging.
I have on old Hobbyking generic charger that ran of a PC power supply for years but now I use a Protek dual charger with a built in PS. Also a small generic charger that stays in a big roller case for racing.
Another great video!
HiTec 2ch for all my charging duties, both at home and whilr traveling. Would like to get a better setup eventually
I got the spektrum s150 (i think) a tiny block of a charger but it works fine for my needs. I wanna upgrade to a more functional charger tho. Good luck and have fun in Colorado 🤘y'all have a badass day🤘☕️🤘
I have a protek that came with the yeti i bought when I got back into RC in 2019... its a dual charger but only have leads for one at a time.. I do want new charger but just have not pulled the trigger on one.. thinking the GensAce dual charger
I run IMARS Dual charger & very happy with it. Mainly, Gen Ace 3s 2200 with XT60 batts, but still have some oddball batteries too
For quick travel. The gens ace dual is so simple.
For racing I built a 3 cpu 36volt 100 amp case with 2 Isdt intelligent chargers.
I have a G-Tech IMARS D300, I have been very happy with it and use it for all my batteries. I don't have any of the G-Tech smart batteries, haven't seen the need for the added expense. I do run EC5 battery connectors on everything.
I have two Chargers. My oldest is a Razor's Edge twin 400 DC 10 amp charger for a total of 400 watts. My newest is a D100 V2 by skyrc. I got this for the internal resistance meter. I use the Bluetooth programming just so I don't have to hit the buttons so much on the charger. I never charged my lipos past 1C rate.
Last summer, I upgraded my charger from a hitech 60w single channel to the Toolkitrc q6ac(4ch 400/1000w). Im happy w/ my upgrade, only wishing done it sooner.
I currently use a ident 608ac battgo and it gets me up and running. I definitely want to upgrade to a better home solution like the Gens Ace D300.
First, since neither you, nor anyone else, seemed to realize it, I'll say, "Thank you for Episode Pi" (honestly, I was expecting you to make a joke about it).
Ok...onto this week's question. I have two different charging setups - a 'secondary' one for Mini-Z, and a 'primary' one for everything else.
Starting with the 'primary', it's an iCharger 406 Duo, mounted inside a Precision RC case, with 1500W PSU, having 3 power leads coming off the PSU. The first is for powering the 406 Duo. The second passes through a regulator that straps the voltage down to 5V, ending in 4mm bullets, for powering lower-voltage devices, such as a "corner weight balance system". The third goes to another pair of 4mm bullets, for powering a second LiPo charger (when needing to charge 4 packs simultaneously), which is currently a Hitec X2 Black. Lastly, there's also a dual USB port (for example, for charging a cell phone, while also powering a pit lamp), which also has an LED readout showing current voltage coming from the PSU. Both LiPo charger are capable of up to 6S charging.
Moving over to the Mini-Z charging setup, it also consists of multiple chargers - two for charging rechargeable AA/AAA batteries (one can charge up to 8, while the other charges up to 4, for up to 12 batteries simultaneously), and a third charger capable of charging up to four 2S LiPo.
I love my Gens Ace Imars D300, small and compact, and enough power to charge two packs fairly quick. Still have a Super Brain 960 on the back of the bench for nostalgia reasons😎
I have 3 chargers: iCharger Duo, Spektrum, and a Traxxas to cover all the various batteries I use.
I have the Icharger dx8 and I love it. There extremely high quality and have every function you could ever ask for.
I use the Gens Ace Imars Dual charger. It does everything I need and is nice and compact.
Htrc duo has been doing me well for the last 4 years.
see you saturday! im pretty happy w my charging setup, im running that hota 2 something or other. dual port. able to charge 3s and 2s simultaneously. nice screen with good tactile buttons and a nice sound. no on off switch just plug it in. i spend more time looking at my trucks than running them so its works perfect for me :p
My first thought, when i saw the thimbnail was that the H10 Optic kit was released. 🧐
I have two Hyperion EOS1210i chargers and just got a SkyRc D200 neo+. I want a charger that also has a decent discharge power. The EOS has 50W of discarging power. The D200 can be connected to a external load which gives it 350W of discharge power.
I run a venom duo pro and an ISDT Q8. I like the Q8 for charging on the go and the venom for at home charging.
Mine is Imax B6 Ultimate 10A which I run off a old PSU. I'm very happy as it charges all the types I want and I only charge one battery at time anyways. Also handy it's 12v so I can charge while I'm driving somewhere.
The Tekin news was the highlight for me this week. I'm into retro lol.
one charger for last 5yr before that it was the old blue IMAX 😂 I Really need a new one 👍👍 cheers buddy 🇬🇧🤸
I have two Hyperion 0606i chargers... been tempted many times to upgrade, but they still work really well so I keep putting my money back into my rigs.
I like my Hitec charger, but one of the isdt chargers that can revive cells and tells you everything about the battery when you plug it in would be nice.
Had an old hitech 4 bay charger the screen finally went out so just bought two imars duos I’m very happy with them so far
On my second venom dual charger and have a hitech single charger, duo stays home and the hitech comes with me to events.
I also thought that tool stand was a shock stand.
Thanks for the news. I do enjoy it. I buy a lot of my rc used. I currently have 5 chargers. I can charge 7 batteries at once, lol. I have a crazy amount of batteries(for bashers and crawlers), which i am sure most people can relate to. I do like the smart charger, and they work well.
iCharger duo, but I also have a couple Tekin peak chargers from the 80's if I need to charge NiCads or trickle something.
I’m running a venom pro 2 from 2017. It makes a really funny noise when I first start a charge. It goes away after a couple seconds. Should be fine.
2x dual chargers on top of bat safe boxes. Usually have to charge a bunch of large packs for me and the kids in a hurry
I have a Protek Prodigy610ez, which I like…however, it can only charge one battery at a time. Frustrating because I run my trucks/boats/promoto 2-3 times a week, I take 6 batteries every time I go. I just haven’t spent the time researching an upgrade, but I think now I’m motivated…thanks for the nudge 😂
I use a SkyRC T100, only problem I have with this charger is no 1S Lipo charging feature (I use 1S batts on my MT44) so I use an older charger for that. I plan to upgrade to a newer SkyRC charger that supports 1S soon
Spektrum s2100 charger. It'll charge anything up to 6s and doesn't even require a single button push when charging Spektrum batteries. Other types it reads and sets itself up with only 2 presses.
I run spektrum batteries and chargers for the safety factor and ease of use.
I’m still using my Venom Pro Quad and Pro Duo chargers. Very pleased with the service and reliability. ✌️❤️RC
Old hi tech 4 port from 2014 and a 25 year old 15 amp pitbull power supply for charging at workbench. Old sky 12 volt charger used to charge from truck battery when at trail and travel. When charging at workbench a large fan to keep charging system cool.
ProTek Prodigy 610 is what I use for my Lipos. It's been flawless and easy to use, I've been able to make jigs for just about any battery connector I need, but extensions for the cell sensor board are a must as the leads to the charger are somewhat short*. I like that you can see each cell charge on the display and know what voltage each cell is at when storing or refreshing Lipos, something "smart" chargers I have seen don't let you do. *I prefer to have the battery in a fire safe battery bag a bit farther away from the charger whenever I am charging, discharging Lipos.
For some reason, I am always looking at chargers. I use a ISDT q6 charger at events, I also have a skyrc S60 (4 button charger) as well as an old dynamite Prophet charger. I also use the 900 ma B3 charger for my comp batteries. I should just be a new nice 100-150a charger I think.
I run a HOTA D6 Pro 2-channel charger, it's all I have and meets all my needs, but I don't get out as often as I would like, so my charging needs are pretty low.
I have a Traxxas charger from when I bought my UDR, now it just collects dust. My other is a dual charger I bought off a guy for 50 bucks about 6 years ago, and one that is now close to 20 yrs old. Both still going strong. I sure all of these were made in the same factory in China. (Along with most others)
My primary charger is a Revoletrix (FMA) Cellpro 6. It is by far the best charger I have ever used, I'd even go as far as saying it is the best RC purchase I have ever made. With all of its capabilities I don't even limit it to just RC charging. I have built numerous adapters to charge power tool batteries with it. I just hope it never breaks down since the company that made them no longer exists.
Tenergy. It's one of their digitals I bought off Amazon. It's awesome. Very happy with it.
I have a hitec x4 that does 4 batteries at once. It was $200 but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. It eliminates the need for anything else. I’ve been using lipo since probably 2010.
I did for a long while have a bunch of those Skyrc B6 whatever and some version of it from I Think either Orion och Associated but a few years ago I got me a Skyrc T200 which fit my need perfectly, I can charge two batteries at the same time and that basically all I need :)
I use the Gens Ace imars dual. It’s amazing! Got it on sale after another charger I had just died.
Decided my 200w Turnigy touchscreen unit wasn't cutting the mustard, so I made the leap to an eFuel power supply unit with twin outputs (plus USB) and adjustable output, powering a Turnigy 4 x 600w charger. Couple that with some parallel balance boards and I can charge more packs than I end up using 🤣🤣🤣
I have an old Thunder 680 from Hobbypartz that still works! Also a Spektrum Smart charger, a Traxxas ID charger, and I just bought an Imars D300 from Gens Ace. I’m not a big fan of soldering…
Got a venum duo and dose most of my charging looking at getting a new gen ace charger tho
I run a Icharger 4010 at the house and race track. But need to get something small for when I just take my comp and trail trucks out.
Big iCharger for racing 1/10 & 1/8, another 2 little ones for micro racing and Spektrum Smart stuff for bash & crawl action here. 👍🏻
I have a variety of NiMH and Lipos for my earthmovers and the occasional 1/10 buggy. I still use the infamous imax b6 charger :D Also a lab/bench power supply with adjustable current and voltage limits comes in quite handy at times, but you have to have your brain switched on to set it up correctly.
I thought that tool stand was a shock building station, even after u showed it with wrenches I thought those were shocks still.. hahaha. Took me a minute....derp
Powerhobby H200ac/dc duo. 200w good to 6s per side. Been a good charger over the years. I do however want to invest in a smaller more field friendly charger especially when I go camping for a month
I have a HOTA D6 Pro dual charger. I love it. I grew up on Duratrax 4 button chargers and the D6 is great. HOTA has the same interface as ISDT and the Spektrum chargers.
Still rocking the old duratrax itellipeak ICE charger I got back in 2009.
I am now up to four chargers, Traxxas, Spectrum, Onyx, and most recently Gens ace. I want to standardize on a battery connector but it seems like I have too many cars with too many connectors to make that happen. Hopefully gens Ace can help me settle on one(ish) Still run some old NIHM packs.
I have the original Spektrum S2100. It does the job. I've been tempted to replace it but I can't find a good reason to.
HiTec mini X2
Lectron Pro 100w
Various USB chargers
I'm pretty happy with all of them.
New to the hobby. Went with a dual spectrum and lots of adapters. Lipo batteries made me nervous so I researched it and the guy said how fast do you want to charge a 2 cell. Response I’m only buying one charge no matter where this hobby goes. Who would have thought you could spend hundreds building a scx24 from scratch 😂
I agree. Buy a good charger that will do up 6s per channel.
Just don’t let them sit on a charge. Keep them at a storage charge of 3.8v a cell
Hitec X4 eighty is the charger I mostly use. I like the fact that it can charge 4 batteries at once…>
I run an icharger x6 with a fantom power supply. It’s nice but sometimes I wish I got a charger that does 2 batteries however this one is highly adjustable for all my various packs.
I have several chargers. Wish I had one for all batteries. I use both lipo and nimh.
I have a box of old Tekin esc's all in good shape, guess what was once old is new again!
Venom Quad pro, and I have both LiPo and Nickle Metal batteries. As the only ones that need the LiPo are my CXT and Snowplow. The crawlers will do over two miles on a 3000mAh nickel metal pack.
I thought it was going to be adjustable shock stand and the bottom was to catch the oil.
I have 2 chargers. One is a low cost lipo charger zip tied to a metal ammo can with all the leads running inside to protect my house if a battery goes while charging. I also have an old nicad charger that I use in the off chance my lipo pack voltage drops too low. I can will give the pack a low amp charge for about two minutes and bring it up so the lipo charger can charge it again.
I'm still using a Thunder AC6 charger that I bought back in 2010 I believe.
I run Traxxas lipo and charger since I started the RC 7 years ago, it's simple, working fine, using it with adapters on all my trucks, a 4000 mah, three 5000 mah and since I got a carbon with small batterie place, i got two 1400 mah
Yeah I was really hoping to hear that vanquish was releasing the H10 in kit form but that’ll probably be next week…right? 😉
We can hope!!
Yup, no kit, no care.
I’ve got a couple chargers mainly I use an old Orion Touch on my bench and have a slightly newer Orion Touch Duo to take racing both can handle everything I do but I keep one of those iMars mini’s for my 1/18-1/24 scale stuff. It’s just easier to take on the go quickly. on my bench I keep a 12V power supply and an old LRP Pulsar Charger I use it’s variable voltage output to run my motor com cutting lathe or break-in the occasional brushed motor. I mostly run LiPo but I run stuff like MiniZ’s that use AAA NiMh batteries and most of my Nitro vehicles still use NiMh RX batteries
ProTek 4 channel charger. Yes, I'm happy because I can charge batteries for my 4 nephews when they visit.