Getting a Traxxas charger is a big mistake. There are far better, much faster, and more compatible chargers out there for far less money. Not only that, but people have more problems with smart chargers than any other I have seen in my years in this hobby.
My big complaint with smart chargers...
I am saying I don't believe the general consensus is Traxxas makes a quality basher, at least if you are talking to people that know quality bashers. You go by the average RC guy, fairly new (which is probably accounting for most of Traxxas' sales) then yeah, that may be the consensus.
Traxxas...
I am not saying the Slash design isn't good for drag racing. That is nit what I was talking about. I am saying the design sucks period. The way the steering bellcrank sits in the chassis is gawd awful. The diff is crap. The whole trans housing/motor mount is crap. I have no problem with owning...
Just the couple years I have been on this forum, I can say I have seen far more broken Traxxas kits than anything else.
And based on my Jato breaking every single time I ran it, I feel pretty confident I can add to that data. The Traxxas designs suck for durability, and I would bet my arm they...
Does that charger read battery cell internal resistance? It's useful to be able to read that to know when your battery needs to be replaced. Without that feature, if you try charging a battery where the internal resistance has gone out of whack you are at a much higher risk of a LiPo fire, which...
For what it's worth, the SkyRC T200 and Hitec X2 are not the best chargers for that price range. With only 300mAh balance current, and only 18v capability on the DC input, they are a huge step down from the Hota's 1600mAh balance current and 30v input. While both the Hitec and SkyRC are 100w x...
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GO BIG! Get him the Sledge, or better yet, a 6S Kraton would be my choice. But either will be great.
The best thing I can suggest is cut the proprietary Traxxas battery connectors off and solder some EC5's in their place. Then buy a Hota D6Pro charger and some Liperior Pro or...