Is it just me or...

[Muscle_Car_Lover]

Why do people say that Traxxas batteries are terrible. Yeah they are expensive but otherwise I see no flaws. Someone please explain!!

 

[Ramp addict]

25C is toy quality.
The first thing I do when I get a new Traxxas is re-plug the ESC so I can use a real battery.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

idk anything about there batteries, but i will say i hate there plugs. proprietary BS.

 

[PonkyKong]

Price and capacity. They're mids.

 

[81exige]

vendor lock-in with that battery plug that forces you to use their chargers

 

[CertifiedMike]

Why do people say that Traxxas batteries are terrible. Yeah they are expensive but otherwise I see no flaws. Someone please explain!!

CNHL sells better batteries for way less $$$.
Its not so much that Traxxas batteries suck really. Its that Traxxas sucks for offering mid quality batteries for premium + pricing.
(And the batteries suck)

 

[CreepyQuarryCrawler]

The main reason they have gained a negative reputation is the quality of battery for the price; they are not worth what they're charging.

The 25c discharge rate is very low. In high powered RC's I like a 50c+ discharge rate.

Because of their low discharge rate so many of them have puffed over the years from not being able to keep up with demands placed on them.

Most experienced users switch to a different brand that offer higher quality packs with better cells that can handle the high power demands.

 

[RustyUs]

When I first got into LiPo batteries, 25C and 40C packs were very common. Heck, I even used 20C packs that came in 1/8 scale RTR truggy... I do not recommend that at all! I'm not sure of the actual number back in 2010, but 80C discharge rated packs were considered top tier stuff.

Nothing really bad to say about Traxxass's batteries... I've never used them. Are their C rates closer to actual discharge rate values? If you really want to go down a rabbit hole, just go look up articles/posts on where LiPo battery cells are made/produced, then keep reading about discharge rates and how the number have come to be what they are now. SMC Racing had one of the best writeups when "fake" C rate numbers began to go off the charts.

Traxxas likes to make things super easy for new people coming into the hobby. Their marketing team is over the top great at what they do. Like stated earlier in other post(s), it's their proprietary stuff that they use on the RC platforms, that highly suggest their electronics should be used, is kind of a turnoff for some people.

Every brand of batteries has The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly posts out there in www land. Are there better alternatives? Take the numbers off the battery pack labels and go shopping.... now we're back to square one and the fudgin' of numbers to get more attention. If you like the batteries, treat 'em well, and they should treat you well.

Good luck.

 

[Greywolf74]

People say theyre terrible because theyve tested them.

 

[Doom!]

People say theyre terrible because theyve tested them.

I know who one of those people is.

 

[Greywolf74]

I know who one of those people is.