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  1. Mtbmatty

    NiMH Battery Health

    I did end up having 2 batteries warrantied, Traxxas was great about it. Unfortunately both batteries crapped out shortly after we got them back. I ended up getting a pair of 2 cell lipos and enabled the low detection mode on the esc. Wish I had done it sooner!! Converted all connections to...
  2. Mtbmatty

    NiMH Battery Health

    Good to hear they replaced them for you. I plan to reach out to them this week. I’ll let you know what they do, hoping for a new battery and a new MAXX for the pain and suffering 🤘🏻
  3. Mtbmatty

    NiMH Battery Health

    Forgot to mention, the 3000mah battery seems to have taken a dump. Started out fine, but barely 5 minutes later it was creeping along. Gonna contact traxxas and see what they say. It has only been in service since Xmas
  4. Mtbmatty

    NiMH Battery Health

    So I started setting up Memory settings on my new charger, and it then asked specifically for the delta peak sensitivity. It had a default value of 4m v/c. It is not what I originally thought it was, and I have no clue as to where it should be set. advice….. I did charge it at 5amps...
  5. Mtbmatty

    NiMH Battery Health

    Great advice, thank you! the lipo batteries are for a separate vehicle, not for the rustler.
  6. Mtbmatty

    NiMH Battery Health

    Yes, if delta peak is the max capacity cutoff. Have a couple shorty 2s lipo batts that so far I’ve only used the charger as a meter to check the storage charge. Hopefully will be charging the this weekend and running the car. They got pretty warm using the factory charger so I opted to do...
  7. Mtbmatty

    NiMH Battery Health

    Both packs have been run through the car several times, and are both Traxxas branded. After a a few cycles there was a definite increase in run time. Which was awesome!! The stock charger was charging at 4amps, I charged them both at 3amps this time. Would it make any difference charging the...
  8. Mtbmatty

    NiMH Battery Health

    We got a 2wd rustler for my my son this past Christmas. it came with a 3000 mah battery and i also got a 5000mah battery as well. Both batteries are 8,4 volts. I had been using the basic traxxas charger that came with the kit, but i charged them both this past weekend with my new Ultra Power...
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