Our phone number is 760-468-8838, and we can be reached Monday through Friday from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm Pacific time.
Our shipping address is:
Innov8tive Designs
1495 Poinsettia Avenue, Suite 144
Vista, CA 92081
We are now moved into our new building!
Due to the overwhelming success of our business, we completely outgrew our original facility. As a result, we moved into a new, much larger building the first week of September 2009. Now that
we have the extra space, we will be able to stock more products, and well as expand our line of product offerings in the future. We want to thank all of our loyal customers for their support, and we look forward to continued growth
throughout the upcoming years.
Our new office hours are as follows:
Monday through Friday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Pacific Time
Most Saturdays: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Pacific Time
Closed on Sundays
Our new contact information is:
Innov8tive Designs, Inc.
1495 Poinsettia Avenue
Suite 144
Vista, CA 92081
Phone: 760-468-8838
Fax: 760-305-7749
We also have a bunch of new Email addresses for you, so if you have a specific question, please refer to the Email list below.
Next Level Multi-Rotor Frames Have Arrived!
We would like to announce the introduction of a complete new line of Multi-Rotor frames, Next Level Multi-Rotors. These frames were designed by Innov8tive Designs owner Lucien Miller, and are being manufactured and distributed by Innov8tive Designs, right here
in the United States of America! The first frames that we are offering are the 500mm and 650mm Quad-Copter sizes, and these will be followed very shortly with 500mm and 650mm Hex-Copter frames. Early in 2012 we will also be introducing larger 800mm and 1000mm
frames in both Quad-Copter and Hex-Copter styles.
In addition to the complete frames, we will also be offering a complete line of spare parts and other accessory products such as Payload Mounting Plates, Hardware Kits, Shock Absorbing Landing Gear and many others. Please check out these new products in the
Multi-Rotor section of our website.
Here is a photo of the new Next Level 500mm Quad-Copter Frame
Here is a photo of the new Next Level 650mm Quad-Copter Frame with the optional Blank Center Plate, Payload Mounting Plate and Shock absorbing Landing Gear Kit
Open Pilot CopterControl Boards!
We are very happy to announce that we have been awarded the distribution rights to the new CopterControl Boards from the Open Pilot Project. The OpenPilot project is a group of volunteer engineers and programmers that got together to produce an Open Source
Multi-Rotor Control Platform that has incredible functionality and power at a great price. This tiny board measures only 36mm (1.42 inches) square and weighs just 7 grams (1/4 ounce)!
New Cobra Motors are Now Available!
To compliment our fine line of Cobra Motors we are now distributing Cobra Speed Controllers. The Cobra brand of Brushless ESCs are available in a wide range of sizes from 11 amps up to 150 amps. The 11 and 22 amp models are for 2 to 3 Li-Po cells, and include
a built-in 2 amp Linear type BEC circuit. The 33 amp model is good for 2 to 4 Li-Po cells, and features a 3 amp Switching BEC circuit. The rest of the Cobra ESC line are all good for 2 to 6 Li-Po cells, feature a built-in 6 amp Switching BEC circuit, and are
available in 40, 60, 80, 100 and 150 amp sizes. These ESCs are designed for use in aircraft models, and have a wide variety of programmable features including Battery Type, Cut-Off Voltage Level, LVC Cut-Off Type, Brake Level, Timing Adjustments and Motor
Accelleration Rate. These parameters can be quickly and easily set with the optional Cobra ESC Programming Card. Cobra Speed Controllers are also backed by a 6-Month manufacturers warranty against defects in materials or workmanship.
New Cobra Motors are Now Available!
We are pleased to announce that we have added a complete new line of brushless aircraft motors to our website. The Cobra brand of outrunner motors are available in a wide range of sizes in 22mm, 28mm, 35mm and 41mm stators sizes to fit a wide range of electric
powered model aircraft. This complete range of motors goes from a little 15 gram 2202 size for small indoor foamies, up to a the 4130 size motor, which has power to fly a 10 pound warbird with authority. We have already received many of the models already, and
more of them will be coming in over the next month or so until we have all of the various models in stock. All of the new Cobra Brushless motors feature 0.2mm
stator laminations for high efficiency and oversize main bearings for long life and durability. All of the motors come complete with an extensive hardware pack and feature bolt-on type prop adapters when used in a conventional mounting arrangement. Optional
collet style prop adapters will also be available for those applications where the motor needs to be reverse mounted. Cobra motors are also backed by a 2-Year manufacturers warranty against defects in materials or workmanship.
For complete information on these new motors, please check out the Cobra Brushless Motors on our site.
Here is a photo of the new Cobra 2820/14 motor.
And here is what you will get in the included hardware pack.
All of the Cobra motors come in an attractive package as seen here.
Changes to our Crash Warranty Policy on Scorpion Motors and Speed Controllers
For the past several years we have offered our own 50% Crash Warranty policy on Scorpion Motors and Speed Controllers. Under this policy, if a user crashed their model and damaged their Scorpion product beyond repair, we would allow them to trade in their old
part for a new one, and get 50% off the retail price of the new product. Effective March 1st, 2011, we will no longer be offering this crash warranty policy. We regret having to make this change, but due to increased costs on both materials and labor that have
been passed on to us, we can no longer afford to offer this service.
New T-Motor F3P Motors Are Now Available!
Innov8tive Designs is proud to announce that we will be distributing the new T-Motor line of Professional F3P motors in the United States. T-Motors were developed by engineers that are F3P modelers themselves, so these motors are designed from the ground
up to meet the specific needs for Indoor F3P and other small RC Models. There are 15 different models of T-Motors available ranging from 5.4 gram T1302 motor up to the 52 gram T2212. These motors not only work well in F3P models, they also work great as
brushless upgrade motors for many of the ready-to-fly aircraft that come with a stock brushed motor. These motors are also reasonably priced from $28.99 to $34.99 so they are easy to afford. See all the new T-Motors Here
Here are some photos of a few of the models that are available
T1304 Motor
T-1805 Motor
T-2403 Motor
New How-To Videos are Now Available!
There have been a lot of requests over the past few months for some instructional videos that show how to do certain tasks such as how to change a motor shaft or how to change a set of bearings in a motor. Other topics such as proper soldering techniques and
other things have also been requested. In response to these requests, we have started putting together a series of How-To videos for your information and education. Hopefully, you will find these new videos to be both informative and useful. In addition to these
videos, we also have several older ones posted that show information from the Scorpion factory. You can find all of these videos on our Innov8tive Designs YouTube Page.
Innov8tive Designs is now on Twitter!
We are happy to announce that we have set up an account on Twitter, and will be using it to notify the followers of important news items such as Trade Show Appearances, New Product Announcements, Back-ordred product stock arrivals, and anything else of note
that would be of interest to our customers. Our new Twitter profile name is Innov8tiveD and you can find us at twitter.com/innov8tived to sign up to track us or to check out past announcements.
New Discounts and Close-Outs Section added to our Website.
We have added a new section to our website in the Categories listing. This will be our Discounts and Close-Outs section. We will use this new section to offer special deals to our customers on a variety of items such as New-In-Box Discontinued Stock items,
Open Box Returned Merchandise, Re-furbished motors and speed controllers, Over-stocked products and a wide variety of other items. All of these items will have the special discount price clearly marked, and will be available on a first-come, First-served basis
so be sure to stop by often and check out the items in this section, since they will be changing regularly. New items will be constantly added, and most will have limited stock, so if the item shows out of stock when you try to order it, chances are that they
are already gone!
Larger Size APC props added to our webstore.
As the Scorpion Motors have gotten larger, bigger props are required, so we have added the APC E-Series props in 20 to 27 inch sizes to our site. We now carry all the popular sizes E-Series from the 4 inch up to the 27 inch, so check them out on the new
APC E-Series Prop Page on our site.
GWS Slow-Fly Props added to our webstore.
We have had a lot of customers asking for the GWS Slow-Fly series props for their indoor models, so we have added them to our site. We now carry all the popular sizes from the 6x5SF up to the 11x4.7SF, so check them out on the new
GWS Slow-Fly Prop Page on our site.
Scorpion Introduces the new S-2503-1610 F3P motor and S-5030-220 F3A motor
We are happy to announce that two new airplane motors are now available from Scorpion. The first is the much awaited S-2503-1610 Motor for F3P Indoor Pattern planes,
like those flown in the ETOC championships. This motor was designed to run on 2 Li-Po cells with with a GWS 8x4DD or 8x4.3SF prop. With either of these props, you can expect to get around 12 ounces of thrust, with a current draw of only 7 amps. When teamed
up with the lightweight Scorpion 11 Amp LV Speed Controller you have a potent power system for contest winning power in your F3P aircraft. With a retail
price of only $34.99, this is a very affordable motor for your F3P aircraft.
Next is the new powerhouse motor for F3A Electric Pattern aircraft, the Scorpion S-5030-220 F3A. This motor was designed from the ground up to be as light as possible,
while producing all the power needed for the demanding sequences of F3A competition. A lightened frame and titanium main shaft help to keep the weight down, since every gram counts when trying to stay within the 5000 gram weight limitation for this class
of flying. The S-5030-220 F3A motor is designed to run on 10 Li-Po cells, with props in the 19 to 22 inch range. With a retail price of only $249.99, this motor is a great value for your F3A pattern aircraft.
3 New BEC Circuits added to the site!
We are pleased to announce that we have added several new BEC Circuits to the site. With the new Digital Servos that are being used on models today, the power demands have increased beyond the capacity of the on-board BEC circuits on
most speed controllers. Because of this, in many cases an external switching style BEC circuit is necessary to power up the receiver and servos in your model. We have just added a 3 new BEC circuits, a 3 amp High Voltage model, a 5 amp
Hiogh Voltage model and an 8 amp Low Voltage model to fit a wide variety of modeling applications.
For complete information on these new items, please check out the Switching BEC Circuits on our site.
New Balance Charge Adapters added to the site!
We are pleased to announce that we have added a new line of products to the website. These new balance charge adapters allow you to convert popular balance
chargers to be able to charge a wide variety of batteries. We have 4 new units that work with Thunder Power and Flight Power batteries, Hyperion and PolyQuest
batteries, older batteries that use the EH style connector and the standard JST XH style connectors.
For complete information on these new items, please check out the Battery Balance Adapters on our site.
Scorpion Hat and Shirts Now Available!
Everyone need a good flying hat, and now you can show off your Scorpion Motor pride with the official Scorpion Flying Hat! This hat is two-tone blue and black, with yellow trim. The front of the
hat features the Scorpion Logo, and both sides have an embrodiered Scorpion emblem along with the words "The Power System of Champions". The back side of the hat features an adjustable Velcro
closure, for a perfect fit. For complete information, please check out the
Scorpion Flying Hat on our site.
To go with the new Scorpion Hats, we just received the first shipment of Team Scorpion polo shirts! These high quality shirts are made from 100% cotton fabric, and are available in both Blue and Yellow.
we currently have them available in 4 sizes: Small, Medium, Large and Extra-Large. The shirts feature a nice black embroidered "Team Scorpion" logo on the front, and a larger Scorpion symbol logo on the back.
For more information, check out the new Team Scorpion Shirts on our site.
New Motor Mounts and Spinners
While we were at the Shanghai Model Show earlier this year, we found a great new line of motor accessory products. This new product line includes a whole series of cage style motor mounts, firewall
mounts, backplate mounts, a novel Stick Mount and an L-Type mount for flying wings. We also picked up a great line of nice aluminum spinners in a variety of sizes from 1-1/2" up to 2-1/4". For complete
information on these new motor mounts and spinners, please check out the
Motor Mounts and Aluminum Spinners on our site.
Innov8tive Designs now Sponsoring the Power System Corner on All Things That Fly and Inside Heli Podcast Show!
Innov8tive Designs is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring a new segment on the All Things That Fly and Inside Heli Podcast Show called "The Power System Corner". This will be a short 5 to
10 minute spot each week on each of these shows, where Lucien Miller, the founder and CVO of Innov8tive Designs, will answer questions from listeners regarding power systems in RC helicopters and
airplanes, as well as general topics of discussion regarding electric power. This segment is not limited to Scorpion Motors and Speed Controllers, and will cover a wide variety of topics that
the listeners send in. The person who submits the question chosen each week to be answered on the show will receive a cool new Scorpion Hat and Scorpion Transmitter Neck Strap! To listen to the
show, or to submit a question, please visit the All Things That Fly Website for more information.
Motor Bearing Lubrication Kit now available
To keep your brushless motor operating at maximum performance, it is important that the bearings in your motor be properly maintained. This is especially true of helicopter
motors that often spin in excess of 45,000 RPM. In an average flight, the motor in a 450 size helicopter spins around almost a quarter million times! Without proper lubrication,
the balls in the bearings can wear out quickly, leading to premature failure.
We have put together a motor bearing lubrication kit to help extend the life of the bearings in your Scorpion brushless motor. This kit contains a 25cc bottle of bearing lubricant
and two needle point applicator nozzles. One nozzle is 1" long, and will work with the 22mm and 30mm motors, and the other nozzle is 1.5" long to use with 40mm and larger motors.
The oil included in the kit is a special product that actually bonds to the metal parts, and resists being thrown out by the high speed and centrifugal forces inside the bearings.
A small drop placed on each bearing about once every 10 flights is enough to maintain proper lubrication to insure the longest possible life for your motor bearings.
Click here to check out the Motor Bearing Lubrication Kit on our site.
Interview on All Things That Fly show:
Lucien Miller, the owner of Innov8tive Designs, was the featured guest on Episode 24 of the Inside Heli internet radio program. In this interview, Lucien shares all of
the interesting things that were seen during his recent trip to the Scorpion Factory the first week of June. To compliment the interview, a 5-page website was put together
that provides photos and videos of the topics discussed during the interview. The interview can be listened to or downloaded at the All Things That Fly Website. You can also find the link to the photo page on the site, or Access it
directly here.
We have gotten a few calls lately concerning the shipping costs calculated on our website. When we originally set up the site, the only items that were offered were
Motors, Speed Controllers and Batteries. Since we ship with USPS Priority Mail, the site was set up to charge $5.00 shipping for the first item, and add $1.00 for each
additional item. At the time it was set up, this system worked very well, but lately there have been some issues with the system. Over the past year, we have added a lot
of small parts to the website, and this has created a situation where many times, a shipping charge gets calculated that is too high. If someone orders a dozen 6 inch
props, they have $10.00 worth of product with a $16.00 shipping charge! The new site we are developing will address this issue, and make it easy to get exact shipping
costs.
We are in the process of re-designing the entire webstore site, so in the mean time, what we are doing is making manual adjustments to the shipping costs before the order
is actually billed to your credit card. If you pay for the order with PayPal, we will issue a shipping refund to get the shipping charge back down to the actual shipping
cost. Our new site will use a weight based shipping calculator instead of an item based shipping calculator, so it will work no matter what you order. Sorry for the
confusion, and rest assured that we are taking steps to correct this.
Over the past year, we have been shipping to International addresses at the same rate as domestic US addresses as a service to our customers overseas. Unfortunately,
due to the recent increases in International Shipping rates, we can no longer afford to do this, as we are losing between $5.00 and $7.00 on every International order.
The shipping rates for the US and Canada will remain the same, but for any other country there will $5.00 International Shipping Surcharge added to the cost of your order.
There will be an International Shipping Surcharge added as a line item on the website, and this item will need to be orderd to process orders for customers that are
anywhere other than the USA or Canada. You will be directed to add this item during the check-out process if you forget to do so. Thank you for your cooperation with
this new shipping process!
All Scorpion motors come with a 2-Year warranty that covers defects in materials or workmanship, and this has not changed. The warranty change concerns the motor bearings,
and is effective June 30, 2008. The Scorpion Company has no control over how the motors will be used
in a model, and this is especially true for the helicopter motors. Due to the high spped at which these motors operate, if the gear lash is set too tight in a helicopter,
the side loads on the bearings can cause failure in a little as 5-10 flights. Also, due to the high speeds at which these motors operate, often in excess of 40,000 RPM,
the oil in the bearings can be thrown out after 10-12 flights. Because of these facts, we are recommending that the users of the Heli motors inspect the motor before each
flight t make sure that there is no wobble in the output shaft. This will catch any problems with the bearings before the bearings actually fail. Scorpion also recommends
that the bearings be oiled every 5-6 flights with a good silicone based motor oil, or a lubricating product such as Corrosion-X. This will ensure the longest possible life
fir the bearings and the motor. If the bearings do wear to the point where the output shaft wobbles at all, the motor should be taken out of service and the bearings should
be replaced. The bearings themselves will no longer be covered under the 2-year warranty, and any subsequent damage caused to the motor by the failure of a bearing will
also not be covered. It is the responsibility of the end user to make sure that the bearings are in good condition prior to each flight, and to cease flying immediatly if
the motor begins emitting any abnormal sounds that may be a sign of the bearings starting to fail.
Scorpion Motor Comparison Chart Now On-Line
With all of the brushless motors that are currrently available, it can be a confusing maze of numbers trying to figure out how one motor from a manufacturer compares to
another motor from a different manufacturer. We get emails every day asking, "What Scorpion Motor is equivilent to a 28-940 from Manufacturer X, or the kit calls for a
3245-18 from Company Z, what Scorpion motor would you recommend to replace it." To answer these kinds of questions, we have put together a very comprehensive list of 12
popular brand brushless motors, and matched them up with each other and the appropriate Scorpion Motor that is closest in performance. This chart can be viewed on-line
at our Scorpion Motor Matching Chart. For a formatted 2-page PDF version of the
Motor Comparison chart that is ready to print, please download the Scorpion Motor Chart Zip
File.
Scorpion Calc V3.44 Software Available for Download
After several months of use by modelers all over the world, the Scorpion Calc software has become very popular for testing out battery and prop combinations on Scorpion
Motors. This newest version has added prop data for all of the currently available Scorpion motors including the new S-4035, S5525, S-5535 and S-5545 series motors,
for those people that want to use these motors in aircraft applications, or
that just want to check out the current draw and RMP numbers under various loads. It also has a new layout that is wider so it will fit on the smaller displays of
netbook type mini laptop computers. This program has the parameters for all of the Scorpion motors pre-loaded
into it, making prop selection a snap. With Scorpion Calc, you can experiment with different props and input voltages to see what kind of performance you can expect. The
program currently has a database of 270 propellers ranging from a GWS 3x2 up to a Mejzlik 32x10, so there is a wide range to choose from. For any given prop and voltage,
Scorpion Calc will give you the RPM, Pitch Speed, Current Draw, Watts, Motor Efficiency and Estimated Motor Temperature. The fields for Rm, Io, Kv and motor weight are
user selectable, so if you have another motor you want to simulate, just plug in the values and Scorpion Calc will do the rest.
Scorpion Calc is the work of Louis Fourdan, a
French RC modeler and programmer, that worked with Scorpion to develop this great piece of software. The best part is that it is available for FREE by going to the
Scorpion Calc Thread on RC Groups to find the latest version that is available.
Here is a screen shot of the Scorpion Calc program in use. In this simulation, a Scorpion 4025-12 motor is being tested with an APC 16x10E prop, running at 21 volts to
simulate a 6-cell Li-Po battery under load.
In this screen shot, you can see that Scorpion Calc predicts that the motor will turn at 7,710 RPM with a pitch speed of 73 MPH. The prop will produce 198.9 ounces of
thrust and absorb 210.1 ounce-inches of torque. Further down you can see that the estimated operating temperature of the motor at this load is 102.4 degrees F, and that
the motor is operating at an efficiency of 84.7%. With this prop, the motor will draw 69.859 amps of current, which gives an input power to the motor of 1467 watts,
and based on the 84.7% efficiency of the motor, this would yield 1198 watts at the prop. Every time you change a prop, or adjust the input voltage, Scorpion Calc will
re-calculate all of the values for the new inputs. This makes selecting the right prop for your Scorpion motor as easy as bolting it on!
As the exclusive US distributor of Scorpion Brushless Motors & Speed controllers, Innov8tive Designs has
the entire Scorpion product line available to hobby shop owners that is interested in carrying these fine motors and speed controllers. If you
own a Hobby Shop or Web Store, and would like to carry Scorpion Products, just send an email to our sales department at
sales@innov8tivedesigns.com and we will get back to you with our dealer program information.
Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding any of the products listed on this site, or would just like some more information, please feel free to contact us by email at our
Product Question and Answer Center
If you have a specific question, and would like to contact us by phone, we can be reached Monday through Friday from 8:00 am till 6:00 PM Pacific time at 760-468-8838.
If you have a product that needs to be returned for warranty purposes, please send us an email at the address listed above with the nature of your issue, and we will
send you our warranty return instructions.
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