Traxxas enters the Lipo market

[suicideneil]

Originally Posted by BigSquidRC

We broke the news yesterday about Traxxas getting into the battery business. We have a little more info for you as well as a new charger from them! It sounds like Traxxas is going to have all their bases covered, with everything from 2s 1600mah Lipo’s for their 1/16th scale vehicles, all the way up to a monster 3s 12800mah! We have also heard that all newer Traxxas brushed systems since around December/January have been shipping with a lipo cut off esc! We believe if you have the older ESC it fill goto green when turned on, but if you have a newer one with lipo cut off it will go to red. Don’t hold us to that.. I don’t want anyone frying their Lipo’s.. wait for the official press release or till we can get more info.

To go along with their new battery line, Traxxas now has the EQ-Peak Plus 6Amp fast charger. It will be able to handle LiPo, LiFE, NiMH and NiCD. It will come with a lipo charging bag and balancer all for around $100!

I wonder what prices and performance will be like, and what the name on the actual cells is...

Can't be any worse then Maxcraps. Be interesting to see performance and pricing

[Finnster]

Hasn't someone already filled the Overpriced/Underperform/Good "Customer Service"/ Heavily Advertised niche?

For my money, I at least want some flame stickers on them so I know they are fast.

[nastety92]

The charger looks just like my Hobby King Eco 200amp charger.

This should be interesting.

Nick

[josh9mille]

I wonder who is making the packs for traxxas? And wow, 12,800mah.......lets just run these electronics for an hour straight without ever cooling and then wonder why everything gets hot and fails......hmmmm

[JERRY2KONE]

Hopefully it is not some new ploy cooked between Maxamps and Traxxas using Maxamp packs rebadged?

[brainanator]

interesting....

[josh9mille]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Hopefully it is not some new ploy cooked between Maxamps and Traxxas using Maxamp packs rebadged?

My guess is that these are Venom packs with a Traxxas sticker.

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6 amp fast charger. Charge your 1s 1500mah pack in only 15 minutes

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Hopefully it is not some new ploy cooked between Maxamps and Traxxas using Maxamp packs rebadged?

God I hope not or this is gonna get real ugly, real quick

Maxamps is so screwed.. Packs for Traxxas noobs are probably 80% of their market. Now Traxxas noobs will go straight to the Traxxas source. This is awesome!

[josh9mille]

Originally Posted by Cody.McP

Maxamps is so screwed.. Packs for Traxxas noobs are probably 80% of their market. Now Traxxas noobs will go straight to the Traxxas source. This is awesome!

I never thought of it that way, I really think you are on to something here! Unless of course MA is making them for Traxxas, but with the price MA charges for stuff I highly doubt it, there would just be no room for markup

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Originally Posted by Cody.McP

Maxamps is so screwed.. Packs for Traxxas noobs are probably 80% of their market. Now Traxxas noobs will go straight to the Traxxas source. This is awesome!

Good point.

Originally Posted by josh9mille

I never thought of it that way, I really think you are on to something here! Unless of course MA is making them for Traxxas, but with the price MA charges for stuff I highly doubt it, there would just be no room for markup

I dont' see how MaxAmps could even put up with demand if they are truly making them outa Austins garage, there just be no way.

[josh9mille]

In the second pic, up on the shelf, is a few rolls of flame stickers. I want those stickers! I could make some serious $$$$$ on ebay putting those stickers on Turnigy lipos!