Pb charging with Triton
02-09-2003, 08:02 AM
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Pb charging with Triton
I was charging my 5Ah Pb field battery today with the Triton and had set the charge current to 600mA. As soon as the voltage reached about 13.8 I noticed that the current begin to drop from 600mA to 400mA. When voltage was about 14.2 current dropped further to 100mA.
I believe this is normal but wanted to double check with you guys to make sure my new Triton is working within specs.
Red--- Would you recommend when cycling a better to use the "cycle" function on the Triton, which has a set cutoff of 0.8V/cell, or would you recommend just discharging it by manually setting the cutoff voltage to 0.9V/cell or 1V/cell?
Thanks
Mike
I believe this is normal but wanted to double check with you guys to make sure my new Triton is working within specs.
Red--- Would you recommend when cycling a better to use the "cycle" function on the Triton, which has a set cutoff of 0.8V/cell, or would you recommend just discharging it by manually setting the cutoff voltage to 0.9V/cell or 1V/cell?
Thanks
Mike
02-09-2003, 04:56 PM
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Re: Pb charging with Triton
Originally posted by DrV
I was charging my 5Ah Pb field battery today with the Triton and had set the charge current to 600mA. As soon as the voltage reached about 13.8 I noticed that the current begin to drop from 600mA to 400mA. When voltage was about 14.2 current dropped further to 100mA.
I believe this is normal but wanted to double check with you guys to make sure my new Triton is working within specs.
Red--- Would you recommend when cycling a better to use the "cycle" function on the Triton, which has a set cutoff of 0.8V/cell, or would you recommend just discharging it by manually setting the cutoff voltage to 0.9V/cell or 1V/cell?
Thanks
Mike
I was charging my 5Ah Pb field battery today with the Triton and had set the charge current to 600mA. As soon as the voltage reached about 13.8 I noticed that the current begin to drop from 600mA to 400mA. When voltage was about 14.2 current dropped further to 100mA.
I believe this is normal but wanted to double check with you guys to make sure my new Triton is working within specs.
Red--- Would you recommend when cycling a better to use the "cycle" function on the Triton, which has a set cutoff of 0.8V/cell, or would you recommend just discharging it by manually setting the cutoff voltage to 0.9V/cell or 1V/cell?
Thanks
Mike
The formula for minimum discharge voltage level is V= (N-1) X 1.2 volts. For packs with large cell count I would recommend you set the cut off voltage using this formula. Up to 8 cells it really doesn't make a whole lot of difference what you use. Manufacturers rate the cells to a 0.9 volt cut off.
