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should I buy the Triton or Dymon Super Turbo - 6/5/2003 8:18:15 PM   
Henke Torphammar



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From: Ljungby, SWEDEN
Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by fejetmech
No only, one battery at a time I'm afraid. [/QUOTE]

? dunno if this was an answer to my post, but the Schulze has one "big" output for nicd and nimh (handles 10 li-po in series)

and one "small" for up to (if I remember right) 6cells nimh or nicd, my old 530 also charged li-po, li-mg on the small output.




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Triton - 6/28/2003 7:32:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		Personally, I'm having problems with my Triton. When cycling NIMH it says it gets 1200 mA and only put in 1000 mA. This is on 5 cycles and each cycle reports getting more out than the previous cycle put in.

On a 1100 NiCd pack I set it for .2A charge, peak detect .10mV, 360 minutes max charge. After the 6 hours had expired it gave me a warning "time exceeded" but with a charge of around 550 Mah.

I will say other times it seems to charge fine. But I haven't found the majic yet. So I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Also, it's charge rate is not reported properly. Measuring it with 3 different ammeters, it's indicates N mA and I read 1.10N to 1.15N. It's off by 10 to 15%.

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should I buy the Triton or Dymon Super Turbo - 6/29/2003 1:35:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		well I ended up buying the Dymond Super Turbo used from a friend. He sold me his ST, and he bought the triton. He flys an electric plane. I have no intention of getting into using Li-Po. So that feature really didn't interest me.

It would be nice if the ST would run thru more than 1 cycle though. but since I bought it used and caught a deal I bought the ST.

But if I was buying new, I would probably get the Triton, just because of the 5 cycle feature, and the Li-Po ablitity. Because in price, their only around $25.00 differance when new.

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should I buy the Triton or Dymon Super Turbo - 6/29/2003 6:49:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		While I don't doubt that the Shulze is a fine unit, the reason I purchased a Triton was simply that I know Great Planes will quickly take care of any potential problems I might have with the unit. Can the same be said of the Shulze? In Europe, probably. In the United States, probably not.

Until Shulze mass-markets their chargers here in the United States, I will not purchase one for fear that something may go wrong with it.

my 2 cents...

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should I buy the Triton or Dymon Super Turbo - 7/1/2003 2:42:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sailor
While I don't doubt that the Shulze is a fine unit, the reason I purchased a Triton was simply that I know Great Planes will quickly take care of any potential problems I might have with the unit. Can the same be said of the Shulze? In Europe, probably. In the United States, probably not.

Until Shulze mass-markets their chargers here in the United States, I will not purchase one for fear that something may go wrong with it.

my 2 cents... [/QUOTE]

Sailor,

You make a very good point. Listening to peoples' two cents here is how I make many of my purchasing decisions.

Over the years I have purchased many items that were either "cottage industry," and/or overseas production. When they go, usually it's gone for good. It's a gamble that sometimes works well.

Schulze, on the other hand, is wonderful with their support. I have emailed them with questions and comments and have received quick responses. USA support for the product is available through ICARE-RC: [URL]www.icare-rc.com [/URL] They currently will provide an upgrade to the charger software (for a fee - $30.00).

All said I like the German products, but will sooner or later try out the Triton due to all the positive comments and great support from everyone here at RCU.

John

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should I buy the Triton or Dymon Super Turbo - 7/6/2003 9:29:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by redscho
Try Digikey or All Electronics http://www.allelectronics.com/

Here is one that looks like a replacement.
SUB-MINI PC MOUNT PUSHBUTTON
CAT# PB-126 [/QUOTE]

Oh well, I ordered a bunch of those switches for my Dymond Super Charger and they are very much not a replacement. Anyone need about 20 micro switches?

The switch in the Turbo is about 4 times larger. The picture below shows the PC board with the installed switch assemblies. The bag just below is contains 20 of the PB-126 switches. The PB-126 switch is about .24" square. The switch in the Turbo appears to be about .5" square.

I have 20 micro switches, CAT #PB-126 for sale -- my cost was $11.00 (included shipping). Your cost is $8.00 -- free 1st class shipping to US.

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