Axial Wraith Guide - Upgrades Tips and Tricks - Battery
The RTR version of the Axial Wraith comes with an Axial AE2 ESC, a 20t motor and also a metal geared servo. In order to get the Wraith running right away, you would need your own battery.
The Axial Wraith has a very big space for battery box that is located in the rear of the truck. It was built for a standard "stick pack" battery. The stock electronic runs on a 2c LiPo battery or a 6 cell NiMH. For obvious reason, we would pick LiPo, it would allow your truck to run smoother and a higher discharge rate. You may also try to run 3c LiPo batteries and the electronics on the Wraith would do fine. If you must use more cells, then you would need a BEC (battery eliminator circuit) for your battery. Also, you have to remember that you will shorten the life of your stock motor if you run it on a 3 cells.
What battery to upgrade is totally up to the things that you want to achieve with your Wraith.
If you like driving through the woods with your truck then it would be a better choice to get high capacity LiPo batteries. Having a 5000mah battery can give you long and dependable run times and you would not need to change your battery often.
If you like to play on the rocks, then upgrading the battery to a smaller, light weight battery would allow your Wraith to perform better. Moving the truck's weight towards the front will help you most while crawling. You can make this happen by using a smaller battery in the rear, adding some weight up front or customize to move the battery under the hood while putting the other electronics in the original battery location. Which LiPo battery to get is totally subjective, a good one around 2200mah should be fine.
Choose the right battery for your need, but be sure to match the battery with the other electronic parts.
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