Well, guess I'll find out directly. FWIW, these Venom batteries have Traxxas connectors; I'm going to use the "adapters" to charge only.
I am aware of the less-expensive battery packs, but two things keep me from trying them; first, you generally get what you pay for... IOW, cheap batteries are just that. Second, I have zero intention of allowing some overseas vendor such as HobbyKing to add me to their legion of unhappy customers. Yeah, I know there are a lot of happy customers. I also know a lot of folks who ride around without a seatbelt and "haven't had a problem".
I may yet try the less-expensive sticks; I'm still relatively new to the electric game and have a lot to learn.
Again... we'll see. Thanks for the input.
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