Picture it: you’ve left your NiMH battery on the shelf all winter, but spring has finally arrived, and you’re ready to get your truck out and tear up the cul de sac. Make sure to run in NiMH Mode with NiMHs and LiPo Mode with LiPos. If you use a NiMH battery when your ESC is in LiPo Mode, the speed control will very quickly enter the second stage this is because the standard Traxxas NiMH is an 8.4V battery which, when fully charged, can look like a very low 3S LiPo to the ESC, which would then kick into low-voltage cutoff. Unplug the battery and get it on the charger. This is the indication you are dangerously close to harming your battery. If you keep going, you will hit the second stage, which disables the motor altogether, and the LED on the speed control will slowly blink red. This is when you should stop using the vehicle. The first stage will reduce power to approximately 50% of normal - enough you should notice it. When in LiPo Mode, the speed control has a two-stage cutoff. This is toggled back-and-forth using the method described in the video to the right. On Traxxas speed controls, they refer it as LiPo Mode when the low-voltage cutoff is enabled, and NiMH Mode when it is not. LiPo batteries cannot be completely discharged, as this will permanently damage the battery, and so a low-voltage cutoff needs to be enabled on the ESC to prevent the vehicle from draining the battery too far. iD mode may be switched off through the EZ-Peak Live Application for charging first-generation Traxxas batteries with non-iD High-Current Connectors.One key difference between NiMHs and LiPos is how the electronic speed control ( ESC) on your vehicle needs to be set up. The EZ-Peak Live App gives you access to additional features, such as a high-definition graphical user interface, firmware upgrades, remote monitoring and alerts for up to 4 chargers, detailed live charging information, and the ability to turn off iD mode. The free EZ-Peak Live App installs on your Apple ® iPhone ®, iPad ®, or Android ™ device and links to your charger via built-in Bluetooth ®. No one pushes the technological envelope further than Traxxas. No other charger features EZ-Peak Live’s combination of power and flexibility with iD safety and simplicity. LiPo batteries charge even faster with up to 12 amps of colossal power! A balance port is built into the charger for LiPo batteries equipped with external balance leads. NiMH batteries charge faster than ever with a full 5 amps of charging power. The EZ-Peak Live puts out up to 100 watts of power-that equates to 12 amps of charging horsepower! The charger automatically detects the size of your iD-equipped battery and configures the settings for the fastest charge possible. The EZ-Peak Live’s Storage Mode protects your LiPo battery investment by safely preparing the batteries for extended storage.įaster charging means more time behind the wheel. The progress bar and audible alerts keep you informed while the advanced high-resolution peak detection delivers a perfect charge every time. The iD system detects which Traxxas iD-equipped battery you are using and automatically configures the settings for the optimal charge. Just plug in a Traxxas iD-equipped battery and press start - that’s all there is to it! Traxxas pioneered this exclusive technology to eliminate complicated charger programming. There has never been an easier or safer way to charge your batteries than the Traxxas iD ® system.
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