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After I run almost five tanks of gas while trying to break in my t maxx, I noticed it wasn't responding good at all when turning. At times it wouldnt even turn at all, and then all of a sudden it would work perfectly, for a few mins. I put 4 brand new AAs in it the day before I ran it and it done great, but the next day was a diff story. Whats the battery life for these?
 
Well alkalines tend to do that. Since none of these are quite matched one weak cell will bring the total voltage down. The voltage may stabilize later but will die shortly after. I recommend puchasing a 5 cell 6V rechargeable pack.

PRO's

- Cost effective. No more buying alkalines or other dry cells.
- Brings your total voltage to 6V rather than 4.8 since there are cells.
- Rechargeable
- Lasts a lot longer and extends your run time or fun time!
- They optimize your servos as most if not all run better with 6V.
- No more guessing which cell to replace or have a ton of them around.
- come in more current ratings to boost your servos!
Cons

- got to buy a decent charger.
- more expensive on the first inital purchase( if you buy one )
- got to pick out a certain formation of RX pack.


Did I leave anything out?

Hope this helps!

Jon2
 
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I found the alkalynes would last about 5 or 6 tanks at the track. That was a minimum of 4 batts per day.
I got a NmHd hump pack that cost $30, and has paid for itself many times over already. I only have to recharge it once a week.
 
I looked at these hump packs just now. Sorry for the stupid questions but if they plug in do I just cut the wires to the original receiver pack or what? Will my peak prediction charge these? Will all of them work in a T maxx? And what is a sufficient Mah?
 
You can get an adapter for it or solder the right connector for either the switch or the battery.
 
What ever you do make sure that you dont run it untill you get new batteries. My T-Maxx went Kamakazi on me and took off down the street where it hit a fence pole at top speed and jacked the front end all up because of bad batteries. Trust me you dont want that to happen lol. This is the end result of my problem with low batteries.

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HAHAHA .... Rolex, you always have a sense of humor. Can't be serious all the time.
 
Rolex, too funny. Jesse, thanks for taking it like a man.

steveono:

XTM brand sold through Hobby People (hobbypeople.com) has the 5 cell hump pack that fits the T-Maxx on sale right now for 19.00. Also, Traxxas sells a switch and wiring set that mates with any Rx batt pack for the T-Maxx. I think I paid 3.95 for it.

FYI, I use my Revo Rx charger for the T-Maxx set up as it now has the same plug in.
 
I think I will have to get one of those set ups in the future, can you charge those with a charger for 7.2 volt batteries? By the way Rolex coment made me laugh, I had at least poke him with the mighty stick :stick:
 
Jesse, I am not very good with things electrical, but from what I know about batteries, it is best to charge them an appropriate charger. Using a different charge range will either kill them or shorten their life, but again, I am going on what little I know.
 

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