Traxxas Summit

Newbie here seeking help for Traxxas Summit. Here are some questions that I need to ask.

1) Any kind ah pek here know how to charge battery for summit truck?
Do I need a charger that can charge 2 battery at the same time, or can I charge them one by one. Cause I am using Tamazho T15 charger.

2) Can summit use lipo battery? And do I need to put the low voltage alarm buzzer on both the lipo battery?

3) If 2 25c 5000 mah lipo is at difference voltage, can I use them? Will it damage the ESC or motor?

4) Will the Esc and motor burn off or spoilt, if I keep on using the low speed gear for crawling. Lets say a Sunday crawling session with u all.

Think thats all for the movement .

Thanks so much.

2) can use lipo. no problem. better use the voltage buzzer in case.

3) so long as the voltage difference is not more than 0.5V, then its no problem using them together.

4) using low speed gear doesn't matter, its the throttle applied that matters. for crawling, u're not on the throttle all the time. unless u're doing top speed runs, otherwise its quite difficult to get the esc hot. as for motor, shouldn't be much of an issue.

Yeah, not a problem for crawling.... Bro harakiri still crawls the summit once a while...

Ok noted , thanks all for the reply. But mine is not waterproof already , as the ex owner change to dean plug.

ket2175 wrote:Ok noted , thanks all for the reply. But mine is not waterproof already , as the ex owner change to dean plug.

Bro, plugs and connectors does not affect the waterproofing... Are the electronics waterproofed?
Summit comes with waterproof electronics la... Unless the owner changed them...

ket2175 wrote:Ok noted , thanks all for the reply. But mine is not waterproof already , as the ex owner change to dean plug.

Can post Photos of the ECS??

My Esc is the stock one . Waterproof type.

Yesterday I use the Proline Big Joe tire, shiok man. But scare my battery not enough. I have 2 sets battery.

Set 1 is 4200 mah
Set 2 is 3000 mah

Think need to get 1 more 5000 mah set then can.

Be prepare for the extreme mud,log n waterfall terrain this week trail.

Harakiri wrote:Be prepare for the extreme mud,log n waterfall terrain this week trail.

Really huh, scare no know my small cute baby can stand it a not?

ket2175 wrote:

Really huh, scare no know my small cute baby can stand it a not?

Nevermind , if cannot stand, Sell ! Sell ! Sell!

RTECH wrote:

ket2175 wrote:

Really huh, scare no know my small cute baby can stand it a not?

Nevermind , if cannot stand, Sell ! Sell ! Sell!

No no no , this time I wont sell this Monster. I wanna see how tought is TRAXXAS, I want to squeeze every drip of juice from this SUMMIT. Hehe

I cannot sell this Summit, cause I wanna roll over your mini crawler every time I see you.

Now I 1 head 2 big, cause qks57 say can use lipo on Summit . Then harakiri say Summit esc cant touch lipo at all. Now headache .

SLOW can u tell me , SUMMIT stock ESC can take lipo ?

Many many many thks thks thks.

have to check the specs of the ESC.....

boolean21 wrote:have to check the specs of the ESC.....

Here is what I found on Amain hobbies. No know does it help?
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_221_1357/products_id/23818/n/Traxxas-EVX-2-Forward-Reverse-Speed-Control

ket2175 wrote:

boolean21 wrote:have to check the specs of the ESC.....

Here is what I found on Amain hobbies. No know does it help?
http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_221_1357/products_id/23818/n/Traxxas-EVX-2-Forward-Reverse-Speed-Control

The ESC specs dictates 7.2V to 16.8V...
so from the specs, it supports 6 cell nimh (7.2V) to 4S Lipos (~4.2V per cell fully charged x 4 = 16.8V)

maybe bro harakiri advised you not to use lipos cos lipos are not waterproof?...
unless you DIY waterproof or get the waterproofed lipos...

Specifications
Input Voltage: 6 to 14 Cells (7.2 to 16.8 Volts)
Case Size: 2.27"Wx2.00"Dx1.05"H
Weight: Heat Sinks/No Heat Sinks 4.1oz/3.6oz
Motor Limit: (550 Size) 19 Turn (Molex)/12 Turns (High Current Connectors)
On Resistance Forward: 0.004 Ohms
On Resistance Reverse: 0.004 Ohms
Rated Current Forward: 180 Amps
Rated Current Reverse: 180 Amps
Braking Current: 360 Amps
Continous Current (@100 deg. F): 30 Amps
BEC Voltage: 6.0 Volts
BEC Current: 2.5 Amps
Power Wire: 14 gauge
Input Harness Wire: 26 guage
Transistor Type: MOSFET
PWM Frequency: 1700 Hz
Protection: Thermal Shutdown
Single Button Setup: Yes

I wanted to try lipo but damn scare. Any way thks Boolean21.

Think will stick with stick pack. Need to get 1 more set of battery then can.

ket2175 wrote:I wanted to try lipo but damn scare. Any way thks Boolean21.

Think will stick with stick pack. Need to get 1 more set of battery then can.

Play water nimh best la.... Worry free...

ket2175 wrote:Now I 1 head 2 big, cause qks57 say can use lipo on Summit . Then harakiri say Summit esc cant touch lipo at all. Now headache .

SLOW can u tell me , SUMMIT stock ESC can take lipo ?

Many many many thks thks thks.

Easy to test. Just plug lipo into your summit. If you see smoke coming out of the esc. That means the esc cannot tahan lipo.
No smoke means OK. Easy rite?

RTECH wrote:

ket2175 wrote:Now I 1 head 2 big, cause qks57 say can use lipo on Summit . Then harakiri say Summit esc cant touch lipo at all. Now headache .

SLOW can u tell me , SUMMIT stock ESC can take lipo ?

Many many many thks thks thks.

Easy to test. Just plug lipo into your summit. If you see smoke coming out of the esc. That means the esc cannot tahan lipo.
No smoke means OK. Easy rite?

Ya hor why I never think of thats. Thanks RTECH Master. Hehe

boolean21 wrote:

ket2175 wrote:I wanted to try lipo but damn scare. Any way thks Boolean21.

Think will stick with stick pack. Need to get 1 more set of battery then can.

Play water nimh best la.... Worry free...

Ya lor , think I will stick back to Nimh. Thanks

Just try 2S 7.4V 20C lipo on Summit, it work. Thanks all once again. Hehe I am so happy now.
And u only need 1 Low Voltage Alarm on the BEC side, thats all.

Here is the Insane Summit Video.

Here are some things abt Summit I notice today.

1. The battery on the BEC side get much much hotter than the non BEC side, and the voltage current draw is bigger also. Just now bash my Summit at downstair void deck, untill the truck totally cant move at all . And I use a multi meter to measure it, the reading on the BEC side is 8.1V and the other side is 8.6V.

2. When not playing the truck after some time , is good that you engage the gear back to the high speed setting. Cause after last week crawling session, my gear is on the low speed setting for almost a week. And I notice that the high speed gear lever on the gearbox is abit jam. So I have to shift the gear to low then high afew times in order to get the thing back to normal. So all SUMMIT owner pls take note.

Hope all this help.

Here are some of the nice shell for summit (DIY)

Ket the jeep shell is nice. You should try convert it.

RTECH wrote:Ket the jeep shell is nice. You should try convert it.

But no know where to buy leh. Must search here and there liao. Think SLOW will like it too.

Small diy on my Summit shell.