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11-12-2018, 02:33 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: US
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|  Can I use a different charger to charge a Traxxas battery?
I got a trx4 and I bought a lipo battery for it and when I called the traxxas help hotline to ask them the recommended safety timeout for my battery and they told me not to use a different charger other than the id charger from traxxas. Is this true or can I still run a different charger for the battery? Sent from my B1-770 using Tapatalk |
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11-12-2018, 02:48 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Melbourne Australia
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| Re: Can I use a different charger to charge a Traxxas battery?
Hi, All lipo capable chargers have the possibility to charge all lipo batteries. The charger needs to have compatible connectors for it to work. Does your battery have a separate balance plug? as in it has the main connector, and then a secondary connector with several wires that are used for balancing the lipo cells. I also recommend watching a youtube video on lipo basics and safety. |
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11-12-2018, 04:56 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Deep in the Everglades
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| Re: Can I use a different charger to charge a Traxxas battery?
You will need a balance adaptor to charge Traxxas batteries. I have a Hitec dual charger that balance charges my Traxxas batteries using the adaptor Hang up and Drive |
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11-12-2018, 05:16 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: US
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| Re: Can I use a different charger to charge a Traxxas battery?
I literally just realised this solved the problem. Part # 2938 from traxxas. Sent from my B1-770 using Tapatalk |
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11-13-2018, 10:12 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2016 Location: SoWIs
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| Re: Can I use a different charger to charge a Traxxas battery?
Fun fact: lipo's don't EXPLICITLY need to be balance-charged. Same as you don't need a crash helmet to drive a Toyota Corolla to the edge of your driveway, but both will increase safety. You balance the batteries so you don't over-charge/charge a weak cell. A good battery won't have a weak cell & need virtually no help from the balance circuit. Lately I've been leaving my ISDT charger in fast-charge mode that results in minimal balancing and just set cut-off to 4.15v. That little bit less will result in 30-50% more charges, as well as never charge an individual cell past 4.20v. |
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11-13-2018, 08:00 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Fredericksburg, VA
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| Re: Can I use a different charger to charge a Traxxas battery? Quote:
Exactly! https://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/tra2938x.htm | |
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12-01-2018, 12:41 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: US
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| Re: Can I use a different charger to charge a Traxxas battery? Quote:
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