The EZ peak dual only charges nimh packs, 2s lipos, and 3s lipos, but the live dual will charge nimh packs, 2s lipo, 3s lipo, and 4s lipo, and will charge faster.
Thinking of getting the ez peak plus also amazing video so thankful for people like you that can share their knowledge with people like me who don’t know heaps👍
Does this still a good charger for today’s Xmaxx 8S batteries? Im considering getting into the hobby, since I have never owned a RC car before, Im trying to get educated before making a major purchase.
Great video - VERY informative !!! I am getting ready to buy my Traxxas vehicle and accessories and you are provided with a wealth of information and I thank you very much !!!
Guess what I'm from the future and all my traxxas batteries still work 5 years later. Mud rain snow heat cold. Not one of them has puffed up not one of them has degraded and I have a cell checker to check all of that.
haha I just bought my 1st Traxxas RC car and after driving my C8 for like 3 days I know I need this and the TQi controller. Maybe with my x-mas bonus in a few mos, I'll get these and a 2nd Traxxas car?
I’m getting that one next because I just got my Erevo 2.0 plus the traxxas EZ peak dual charger with 8amps with 100watts. But mine don’t have blue tooth. But ima get the one with 26amps 200watt. My next one is the EZ-Peak live charger with Bluetooth. I love traxxas and I’m gonna be a sponcer for traxxas soon.
i have this newer high output charger to. Can you charge non traxxas batteries on this or do you have to buy another brand to charge other brands of lipos? i thought i was told i could, so thats why i ordered this duo one. thanks
There platforms are great like slash and xmaxx. But there electronics are garbage. There batteries and chargers ok. I wish they were at least 35c 50c would be great.
@@jackberger3752 Maybe there is a good reason why they are not doing 35c and 50c battaries :) A company like TRAXXAS could easily do these things, but they do not. So I thought maybe there is a good reason for this. Just a thought. :)
Is it ok to charge a lipo at a higher rate the than the rates capacity? I thought a 5000 mah battery could only be charged at 5 amps. Has something changed?
The traxxas batteries are designed for that. But still, you can choose your preferred charge rate through the app, furthermore, the charger dynamically adjusts the current, 2C charge only happens for a brief period of time when the battery is first plugged in and has no charge.
One question for the smaller charger: Can it charge the Lipos for the 1/16 scale models too or only the big Lipos? Or are there even different plugs on those batteries? Sorry for the bad English, I'm german
Hey Greg! I have a question, I already have a single ez peak live, I was thinking of buying a duel but the basic plus one. Will my single live charge 2 packs as fast as a dual plus?? Mine is 12a and the duel is only 8a you see? Maybe you have tested this or know the answer before I buy one. Thanks and great video! :)
One 5800 Mah 2s Traxxas Lipo $59, Four 5000 Mah 2s Tower Hobbies Lipo's $89... I do still use the two Traxxas Lipo's and the single port ID charger that I bought for my Rustler VXL when I first got into the hobby back in August, but now seven 1/10 RC Trucks and one 1/8 Truggy later I'd be lying If I said that its so much better having a Venom Pro Duo Charger and 4 Lipo's that I didn't even spend $200 on....
why do you have to have the app to charge a non traxxas battery?...i thought thats what the lil balance ports are for.... like the other traxxas dual cheaper charger
The traxxas batteries are designed for that. But still, you can choose your preferred charge rate through the app, furthermore, the charger dynamically adjusts the current, 2C charge only happens for a brief period of time when the battery is first plugged in and has no charge.
I have a skyrc q200 quatro charger but i get constant conection board error. Looking for this charger since the release. I think this is my new charger. Greg one question. I have now the money en space for a xmaxx 8s. Should i buy one? Is it worth the money? Thanks for the vid! Greetings from Leuven (Belgium) about a month from now my greetings coming from Venlo (the Netherlands)🙋🏽♂️
Sjak Joosten Wow thanks for watching! Our X-Maxx is still the 6S version and we’ve had lots of fun with it. A few of our RC friends have the 8S and love it. If you’re ready to handle the power and have the right space to run it, go for it.
RCDriver_Online hey greg, i have now my xmaxx 8s and the charger! WOW! Thanks for the review. For all the traxxas bashers.... yes i agree traxxas batteries are not so good. Junk i dont know. Most off the batteries i had from traxxas puffed! I run only gens ace from now on and they work perfect with the ez peak live dual charger!!
I was debating whether to drop some serious coin on this charger, only have the UDR first TRAXXAS electric in twenty plus years, I run 5th scale gas up to seven of them. I have one problem with my UDR setting the telemetry and connecting it to my mobile I bought all sensors and control module needed for it, and still nothing then read on facebook I did not need to have bought the module and sensors as you can apparently do so with the TRAXXAS link and app via the ESC, also just added the lights and cant find the app to have the dashboard on my androids and phone along with the telemetry. HELP please could you do a tutorial as I am a complete newbie on electric, apps and all things with an ESC the only one I have is a Venom VMX 450 motorcross bike and never had a problem real plug and play, I am having to run it on Supermoto tyres as my knobblies wore out and you cant get them anymore I have two sets of Supermoto tyres, any idea where to get the knobblies from, or a complete basket case for spares as it is now unavailable so another help please.
I like their chargers but their batteries are low discharge rate junk. I think traxxas heavily supports rcdriver so they push alot of their products with always great reviews they give them.
The charger seems nice for novice or beginners , but would have been better if it came with banana plugs so it could be more universal. For people that don't want any issues of messing around with settings it's a nice idea but if forces you to choose only their battery connector. My nephew has the smaller charger of the bunch to charge his Traxxas Nimh packs and the charger does a lot of false peaks compared to real charger (like an Hitec X2 AC Plus Black Edition) Be aware you are buying a very limited charger when you choose this. once people see the price of the big one they could look around a find a better deal in another brand easy and never need a cell phone connected via Bluetooth
@@alexr9030 actually I don't own a single traxx battery. All you need is a simple hookup with a trax end on it to go into the charger. I run gens ace and power hobby batteries.
Chris Watson if you don’t have one why are you saying things about them, did you have one before etc. not trying to be a rude person but doesn’t make sense if you don’t have a Traxxas battery and saying they are bad 😅
I have had the traxxas e-z peak dual charger for about2 years, with no problems, but I will ck out the new one , thank you for the information👍😀
The EZ peak dual only charges nimh packs, 2s lipos, and 3s lipos, but the live dual will charge nimh packs, 2s lipo, 3s lipo, and 4s lipo, and will charge faster.
Now That's a Super Nice Charger by Traxxas! .....Thumbs Up!
Thanks for Showing it.
Thinking of getting the ez peak plus also amazing video so thankful for people like you that can share their knowledge with people like me who don’t know heaps👍
Just bought one because of this video! Thanks a lot man
I like how the chargers look like something straight out of the 80's.
That USB port in the new charger could be used if you have a radio with a rechargeable battery in it plug it in while charging you’re batteries.
Now that this charger is out, I’m pretty excited to see other brands come out with them!
Does this still a good charger for today’s Xmaxx 8S batteries?
Im considering getting into the hobby, since I have never owned a RC car before, Im trying to get educated before making a major purchase.
I love the look of that charger
If I haven't used my xmaxx lipo battery's for a while, is it best to storage it?
what about the nickel batteries that dont have id plug but also dont use the older balance plug?
Great video - VERY informative !!! I am getting ready to buy my Traxxas vehicle and accessories and you are provided with a wealth of information and I thank you very much !!!
Just got mine last night very helpful video thx 😁
Awesome! Thanks for showing what it does. Looks awesome!
Guess what I'm from the future and all my traxxas batteries still work 5 years later.
Mud rain snow heat cold.
Not one of them has puffed up not one of them has degraded and I have a cell checker to check all of that.
When the batteries are charged, press the Stop buttons or just pull the plugs out of the charger ? Thanks.
I use hrb batteries on mine. Love this charger!!!!!
haha I just bought my 1st Traxxas RC car and after driving my C8 for like 3 days I know I need this and the TQi controller. Maybe with my x-mas bonus in a few mos, I'll get these and a 2nd Traxxas car?
I’m getting that one next because I just got my Erevo 2.0 plus the traxxas EZ peak dual charger with 8amps with 100watts. But mine don’t have blue tooth. But ima get the one with 26amps 200watt. My next one is the EZ-Peak live charger with Bluetooth. I love traxxas and I’m gonna be a sponcer for traxxas soon.
With me being low vision, do you think that the app will work with voiceover on my iPhone?
Such a cool charger!! I have a ez peak plus and it charges great. Ez peak chargers are great!
Great vid! Does the Maxx charge feature also work with non Traxxas/i.d batts?
GINU1NE 1 yes I believe but has to be done through The app
Do you have to plug one single battery in the right port or does it matter which side
i have this newer high output charger to. Can you charge non traxxas batteries on this or do you have to buy another brand to charge other brands of lipos? i thought i was told i could, so thats why i ordered this duo one. thanks
I’m wondering if u can charge NON traxxas batteries with a balance connector and traxxas plug? 🤔 is it safe?
Traxxas is #1 in the RC market. Prove me wrong
There platforms are great like slash and xmaxx. But there electronics are garbage. There batteries and chargers ok. I wish they were at least 35c 50c would be great.
@@jackberger3752 Maybe there is a good reason why they are not doing 35c and 50c battaries :) A company like TRAXXAS could easily do these things, but they do not. So I thought maybe there is a good reason for this. Just a thought. :)
I use several Lectron 5200mah batteries with Deans connectors, can this charger be used with these batteries?
Sadly no because it only accepts Traxxas connector batteries. Sorry for a super late reply
Is it ok to charge a lipo at a higher rate the than the rates capacity? I thought a 5000 mah battery could only be charged at 5 amps. Has something changed?
David Orr if it says it has 2c or what ever c charge rate I believe you can then double the amps to charge it
Realistically you should only charge at 1c with many batteries, but generally up to 2c is ok.
The traxxas batteries are designed for that. But still, you can choose your preferred charge rate through the app, furthermore, the charger dynamically adjusts the current, 2C charge only happens for a brief period of time when the battery is first plugged in and has no charge.
Great video it was very helpful personally I have an onyx dual charger and it works great as well
One question for the smaller charger: Can it charge the Lipos for the 1/16 scale models too or only the big Lipos? Or are there even different plugs on those batteries?
Sorry for the bad English, I'm german
Hey Greg! I have a question, I already have a single ez peak live, I was thinking of buying a duel but the basic plus one. Will my single live charge 2 packs as fast as a dual plus?? Mine is 12a and the duel is only 8a you see? Maybe you have tested this or know the answer before I buy one. Thanks and great video! :)
Great review and video my friend thanks for sharing 👍🤪👍
yes sir, i love my traxxas charger also, they are so easy to use.😎😎
This is a great set up. The ONLY reason I don't want to run Traxxas batteries is their low discharge (C) ratings.
is it possible to accidently put the legacy plug in upside down?
If I don’t use the battery for q month then I keep it in storage mode all the time or disconnect it and store it
How many batteries do u have left
One 5800 Mah 2s Traxxas Lipo $59, Four 5000 Mah 2s Tower Hobbies Lipo's $89... I do still use the two Traxxas Lipo's and the single port ID charger that I bought for my Rustler VXL when I first got into the hobby back in August, but now seven 1/10 RC Trucks and one 1/8 Truggy later I'd be lying If I said that its so much better having a Venom Pro Duo Charger and 4 Lipo's that I didn't even spend $200 on....
Is just charged iD batteries?or any traxxas batteries
Jorge zamo it will charge all Traxxas and other brands as well
I dont care whos first. I here to see the new product review.
why do you have to have the app to charge a non traxxas battery?...i thought thats what the lil balance ports are for.... like the other traxxas dual cheaper charger
How do you turn off app on phone ?
Is it safe to put nimh batteries on store mode?
i reead fast charging reducs life of battery, is this a fast charge?
Lokithecat it says 3 times faster. So it charges faster than normal. I think thats a yes? I keep hearing this shortens the life of the batteries also.
@@Silent_Shadow I don't use fast charge, normal is fast enough.
The traxxas batteries are designed for that. But still, you can choose your preferred charge rate through the app, furthermore, the charger dynamically adjusts the current, 2C charge only happens for a brief period of time when the battery is first plugged in and has no charge.
I have a skyrc q200 quatro charger but i get constant conection board error. Looking for this charger since the release. I think this is my new charger.
Greg one question. I have now the money en space for a xmaxx 8s. Should i buy one? Is it worth the money?
Thanks for the vid! Greetings from Leuven (Belgium) about a month from now my greetings coming from Venlo (the Netherlands)🙋🏽♂️
Sjak Joosten Wow thanks for watching! Our X-Maxx is still the 6S version and we’ve had lots of fun with it. A few of our RC friends have the 8S and love it. If you’re ready to handle the power and have the right space to run it, go for it.
RCDriver_Online oke thanks, then i place my order!! Thank you for the quick response!! Ill order the dual live charger with the xmaxx😉
Sjak Joosten Enjoy!!
RCDriver_Online hey greg, i have now my xmaxx 8s and the charger! WOW! Thanks for the review. For all the traxxas bashers.... yes i agree traxxas batteries are not so good. Junk i dont know. Most off the batteries i had from traxxas puffed! I run only gens ace from now on and they work perfect with the ez peak live dual charger!!
Hi, does this charger work with Traxxas batteries only???
No. I have aftermarket 3s and 4s MaxAmps lipos and they charge just great!
Is compatible with other brands of batteries like my dual Traxxas charger is
Yeah
great video, thanks :-)
My unit not conect with Android device... samebody can help me?
How do you charge a non id traxxas 4s battery? the port is only for 2s and 3s
No it’s for 4 I.d trAxxas pack
Cool video.
How to use the 4a chargers?
Can you charge a non traxxas id battery on the new one?
Yes you can
How to discharge properly what did I miss
You can charge non-traxxas battery with these
Will it charge 6s lipo packs??
No only up to 4s
Cool
Ok I get the charge rate but what is the average time?
Like 15 minutes for a 2s
No u thank you ... I a very new at this
Depends on the battery if you have a high amp battery it’s takes longer then a lower amp battery
Mike Ames thank you!
I prefer the ez peak duel charger it's easier and chargers just as well and not as bulky
Which the best for none traxxas batteries
Hitec is my go to.
I was debating whether to drop some serious coin on this charger, only have the UDR first TRAXXAS electric in twenty plus years, I run 5th scale gas up to seven of them. I have one problem with my UDR setting the telemetry and connecting it to my mobile I
bought all sensors and control module needed for it, and still nothing then read on facebook I did not need to have bought the module and sensors as you can apparently do so with the TRAXXAS link and app via the ESC, also just added the lights and cant
find the app to have the dashboard on my androids and phone along with the telemetry. HELP please could you do a tutorial as I
am a complete newbie on electric, apps and all things with an ESC the only one I have is a Venom VMX 450 motorcross bike
and never had a problem real plug and play, I am having to run it on Supermoto tyres as my knobblies wore out and you cant get
them anymore I have two sets of Supermoto tyres, any idea where to get the knobblies from, or a complete basket case for
spares as it is now unavailable so another help please.
I have this and I only charge 30 mins for my 5000mAh and 6700mAh 4s at the same time
Oh I see the time now ..
rip headphone users on intro
A powerful charger to charge their underpowered batteries! Lol. I do like my traxxas charger even tho used to charge other brand lipos.
no im first lol really good video
Just do yourself a favor and get an Lrp Pulsar touch competition
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bro it cost 300 like dudududueeee
Traxxas batteries and chargers
No thanks
T2 NATE do you own any
I think there great I ve used other brands and had issues
A charger App to show you what it's doing. Oh look, it's charging. Shocker. Smh
TRASH 1 CHANNEL WONT WORK AFTER 1 YEARS
Do yourself a favor and avoid traxxas batteries and chargers. Get a nice protek or hitec charger with some gens ace batteries. :)
I like their chargers but their batteries are low discharge rate junk. I think traxxas heavily supports rcdriver so they push alot of their products with always great reviews they give them.
The charger seems nice for novice or beginners , but would have been better if it came with banana plugs so it could be more universal. For people that don't want any issues of messing around with settings it's a nice idea but if forces you to choose only their battery connector. My nephew has the smaller charger of the bunch to charge his Traxxas Nimh packs
and the charger does a lot of false peaks compared to real charger (like an Hitec X2 AC Plus Black Edition) Be aware you are buying a very limited charger when you choose this.
once people see the price of the big one they could look around a find a better deal in another brand easy and never need a cell phone connected via Bluetooth
@@alexr9030 actually I don't own a single traxx battery. All you need is a simple hookup with a trax end on it to go into the charger. I run gens ace and power hobby batteries.
Chris Watson if you don’t have one why are you saying things about them, did you have one before etc. not trying to be a rude person but doesn’t make sense if you don’t have a Traxxas battery and saying they are bad 😅
@@alfarebel8770 He's just reviewing the charger buttmunch, that's all.
Get ti the point. Stop fing around
Looks like a toy. Doesn't inspire confidence.
Avoid those things at any cost if you appreciate your rc cars. Unless you wanna warm your hands up with their burnt remains.