Problem with GP Triton?
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I have a brand new Triton. The first discharge I did was with a 6 cell NiMH pack at 1A. The fan turned on immediately and ran through the discharge. Since then the fan has not turned on in any discharge cycle all done on 6 and 7 cell Nicad and NiMH packs at 1A. The housing gets quite warm. I measured at least 113F at the fans. I called the factory and they told me that "theoretically" the fan was supposed to run any time it is in a discharge mode. Any comments would be appreciated. I am a real "newbie" at this. Thanks
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My Triton not should be running any discharge, only when its very warm. It depends of the Tº. Sometimes the triton it´s discharging and the fan is not working, it depends Amp. discharge too.
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it states in the manual it should run ALL the time during discharge, during single cell charges of any rate, and when the total rate exceeds 30 watts output.
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Well anyway, I sent it back. I received a courteous e-mail with a project number when Hobby Services received it. Will let you guys know what the outcome is. Thanks again for all the imput.
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My fan wouldn't run either, so I took it apart to investigate. I found that the fan rotor had been pressed too far down on the motor shaft, probably during charger assembly, and was binding. I carefully pryed it back off the shaft a little, until it spun freely, and it is working perfectly now.
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I received a package from Hobby Services today with the note that they could find nothing wrong. They charged and discharged several types of packs satisfactorily. Not a word about the fan which is the problem I described. Anyway, they sent me a new one. Haven't used it yet. I gather that if I have the problem again, take the thing apart and try to fix it myself. Thanks for all the input.



