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Old 01-09-2006 | 10:47 AM
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Default RE: need help finding

This forum probably has the most misinformation of them all.

Dave,
While it is true in theory what you said about charging times in actuality you need to charge about 20% longer than capacity to achieve a full charge. Now since the flight box batteries are probably never fully discharged you really wouldn't need to charge them that long but for the sake of the explanation it should be made clear. Also it is hard to "overcharge" a Gelcell with the correct CVC chargers. The amperage drops off a maintenence charge, just like a car charger.

Fred,
While the Triton is an excellent charger it isn't practicle for a Gelcell on a regular basis. As you said you probably have more than one battery to charge so to leave the triton on the gelcell will mean you can't use it on your other batteries. Also the automatic settings are hit and miss and I don't trust them, I have seen several Li-pos puffed from using the auto mode. Unless someone is will to take the time and effort to learn how to use it I advise against it. It's best use is for conditioning and testing of batteries, li-pos on manual mode and field charging.