Depends on current draw and running surface. Grass can easily cut run time in half.
Charging should be about an hour if you've got a proper charger that can hit the 1C rate. Always balance charge, it takes slightly longer but will stop you blowing up the Lipo
Another thing to add, make sure your ESC is LiPo capable and in LiPo mode. If you completely discharge them they are usually junk afterwards.
What is an ESC?
Electronic Speed Controller. What the battery plugs into. I’d imagine now with 2.4 radios it’s not an issue. When I was into it it’s when Lipos and 2.4 was coming out and some speed controllers weren’t LiPo compatible.
Electronic Speed Controller. What the battery plugs into. I’d imagine now with 2.4 radios it’s not an issue. When I was into it it’s when Lipos and 2.4 was coming out and some speed controllers weren’t LiPo compatible.
Most are still switchable between NiMH and Lipo, some use a physical jumper on the ESC others it's a software setting.
https://traxxas.com/products/models/...stler-standard
This is what I got with 2 Traxxas Lipo 5000 and the traxxas smart charger that will charge both kinds of batteries. I did put it on the balanced charge.
Verify that Low-Voltage Detection is DISABLED: 1. Turn on the transmitter (with the throttle at neutral). 2. Connect a fully charged battery pack to the XL-5. 3. Press and release the EZ-Set button to turn the XL-5 on. If the LED is solid red, then the Low-Voltage Detection is DISABLED (not safe to use LiPo batteries). If the LED is solid green, then Low-Voltage Detection is ACTIVATED.
To activate Low-Voltage Detection (LiPo setting): 1. Make sure the LED on the XL-5 is on and RED. 2. Press and hold the EZ-Set button (the LED will turn off). After ten seconds, the motor will beep twice and the LED will shine GREEN. Release the button. 3. Low-Voltage Detection is now ACTIVATED.
To disable Low-Voltage Detection (NiMH setting): 1. Make sure the LED on the XL-5 is on and GREEN. 2. Press and hold the EZ-Set button (the LED will turn off). After ten seconds, the motor will beep three times and the LED will shine RED. Release the button. 3. Low-Voltage Detection is now DISABLED.
Thanks. I’m hoping she gets into this and upgrades it.
Don't fall for the eBay/Amazon chinesium alloy parts trick! RPM makes the best plastic a arms and rod ends by far, Traxxas knuckles are surprisingly good too. Those rigs are rather tough straight out of the box but when things break always do an upgraded replacement part.
Maybe I’ll have to dust off the Losi’s.![]()
You know you want to
I've been having a bit of a tidy up on a couple of my projects lately
Mid motor Associated?
I did a mid motor conversion to my XXX-CR it was amazing how much better the car handled. Now of course the new 22s are mid motor.
The buggy is a Schumacher KF2 and the touring car is a 1998 Schumacher SST.
I bought the buggy with the motor as is and don't have a local track to race it so I've got nothing to compare it to. It's certainly bloody sharp and with the 5.5t motor it's got fitted and the fact it's 2WD it's waaaaay to savage for me. I'm thinking of dropping it to a 13.5t and going to the local BMX track to run it there to get a feel before making a trip to an actual track.
Open 2WD buggy was the biggest class at the old track. That and stock Short Course Truck, could only run a 17.5 brushless, that was a fun one, everyone was evenly matched so it was the drivers class. Until the 1/8th scale 4WD buggy guys started running stock SCT, those guys were surgeons.
Track closed and all my stuff has been collecting dust since.
And its broke! Lol. New rpm a arms already ordered. It’s much faster and responsive than I expected. The wheelies are fun. It made it 25min before it hit the wrong rock.
And its broke! Lol. New rpm a arms already ordered. It’s much faster and responsive than I expected. The wheelies are fun. It made it 25min before it hit the wrong rock.
My brushless E revo goes about 45 mins on a pair of them (in series for 4s) It usually breaks before I can run them down from fully charged
Just make sure to physically disconnect the battery when done. I killed a pair of mine by leaving them plugged in but the truck switched off.
And its broke! Lol. New rpm a arms already ordered. It’s much faster and responsive than I expected. The wheelies are fun. It made it 25min before it hit the wrong rock.