If you are just getting into the electric RC world, or even if you have been involved in it for a while, you will see some queries being raised about the Traxxas batteries, such as why they are so expensive, are they worth the extra cost and is there any benefit to using these batteries over any other brand?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Traxxas is a company that does not only supply batteries to the RC community<\/strong>; it is only a small part of their involvement in the industry. They also produce radio-controlled vehicles such as off-road vehicles, on-road vehicles, RC boats, and drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Traxxas also manufacture parts and accessories for all these RC models. They introduced their own branded batteries for their RC models, and many model-producing companies who don\u2019t produce their own batteries started making their models compatible with the Traxxas batteries or with adapters for the batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The popularity of the Traxxas RC vehicles led to popularity in the Traxxas branded batteries, but are these batteries worth the money that you pay for them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Are these batteries better than other batteries available in the market for RC vehicles, or has Traxxas simply made use of some marketing advantages to sell their batteries?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Traxxas batteries have a reputation in the RC community for being expensive, actually substantially more expensive than other brands. Is this additional expense warranted, and do you get better value for your money buying a Traxxas battery?<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you do some research in the RC community, you will find many mixed results with the use of Traxxas batteries, and there is some controversy around the topic.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Many RC vehicle operators have started questioning the value of the Traxxas batteries for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason that Traxxas batteries are significantly more expensive is because of their marketing and branding strategies and also because they lock people into using their battery products when they buy Traxxas RC vehicles that only use their batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Traxxas has also put a significant amount of development into their batteries and chargers<\/strong>, especially to simplify the charging of LiPo batteries which are quite substantially more complicated and difficult to maintain correctly than the NiMH batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This research and development costs money, and the costs for the development of the batteries, connectors, and chargers are passed on to the end consumer, you, the RC vehicle operator.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Traxxas batteries can be up to 2.5 times more expensive than other batteries<\/strong>, which is a significant difference. At some point, you may decide that the simplification of the battery system is not worth the additional expense of the equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a question where there is some controversy over the topic. Some people have had good performance and longevity of the Traxxas batteries and report that the batteries have worked well for around 4 years<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a good lifespan for an RC vehicle battery that gets repeatedly drained and charged and is placed under high stress during use<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many other RC vehicle operators report that the Traxxas batteries do not last long<\/strong>, and their lifespan is unacceptably short in comparison to other batteries. Some have reported that the batteries puff up and become unusable after a few short months of use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Are](\"https:\/\/www.goodiesrc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/traxxas-worth-it.jpg\")
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