Traxxas X-Maxx Gladiator Body!!

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Now i need a gladiator body for my TRX-4!!! I would buy that right now!! Lol

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[Jay Gatsby]

I was considering an Axial SCX10 because I figured they'd be the first with a Gladiator body (since the already have a JKU, but now I'm torn.

Did you see Axial released the Gladiator?
http://www.axialracing.com/products/axi03006t1

 

[Flexin]

I forgot about this until now, NO!!!!!!!! It's bad enough how much I spend on the Jeep let alone getting another (smaller) Jeep for me to spend more on, lol

 

[Loosescrews]

I am looking for more of a crawler so the Axial would be my choice.
For those of you that have been in the RC world what charger and batteries do you recommend?

 

[Flexin]

I'm not affiliated with them, but this is where I ordered most of my stuff when I was into it heavy a few years ago. https://www.horizonhobby.com/produc...r-rock-crawler-with-portals-rtr/AXI03006.html

They will recommend chargers and cables and batteries. I also used a LIPO bag to protect in case a battery cough on fire while charging. I'm not familiar with what they call smart chargers, but I had to calculate what I was charging in addition to the battery type. I also could charge multiple batteries at once with different cables. In general the more power to a charger, the more batteries you can charge at once. From some of my planes I could charge 10 at a time. Cart batteries in general normally you are charging one or two at a time, but the higher output also you to get a full charge in 20-40 mins. It goes on and on.... I hope this is somewhat helpful and look forward to hearing from others.

 

[Flexin]

Also, 3S and 2S, a 3S is much more power and in general will last longer than a 2S if you run them both the same. But I would use a 3S on a fast vehicle, since you are crawling, a 2S may be fine.

 

[Flexin]

Here is a discussion on 3s vs 2s

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/electronics/566913-3s-lipo-run-time-compared-2s.html

 

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I run 3s in my crawlers. Much more power, wheel speed, torque, and runtime. Imagine the benefits of dropping a hemi in a real jeep that actually gets better fuel mileage. Its win win win except for the fact your break more stuff do to more power.

 

[Loosescrews]

Wow that is a lot to process LOL! At one point my son and I had an E Revo. The car itself was amazing but there was always an issue with either the batteries or chargers.

 

[jwilson2899]

I got mine a couple weeks ago, it’s awesome. I run 3S in mine, I like having the extra power and they will last a long time. I also 3D printed an overland trailer as well to match mine.

 

[Flexin]

That is awesome!!! If you run a 3S you can also re-gear (sound familiar lol) to still run slower and have a ton or torque. It there really is a ton to process, if you want to get into the details. Overtime the batteries will run down, but when you use them, don't leave them with a charge for a long time (a month or so) run them all down to preserve the life. Most of the chargers have a run down feature (it may be called something else) or something to remove the charge from the battery.

 

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My charger calls it storage mode. Puts batteries to half charge.

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