Great Planes Triton EQ Charger - GPMM3155 - Manual (Page 14)

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Peak Delay at Start: The voltage of NiCd and NiMH batteries can be unstable during the very early stages of charge.
For this reason, the peak detection circuit is automatically turned off for the fi rst 3 minutes of charge to prevent a
premature termination of the charge function. After 3 minutes, the peak detection circuit is automatically turned back on
and TritonEQ can accurately detect peak when it actually occurs.
Peak Sensitivity: TritonEQ will automatically stop charging NiCd and NiMH batteries when it detects the battery’s
voltage has actually dropped very slightly just after peak. Identifying this voltage change is called peak sensitivity, which
is fi xed at 8mV per cell for NiCd batteries, and 5mV per cell for NiMH batteries.
DATA VIEW SCREENS – CHARGE, DISCHARGE AND CYCLE DATA
TritonEQ keeps track of data which can be viewed after any charge, discharge, or cycle function has ended. There are
2 ways to access this menu. While a charge, discharge, or cycle function is in progress, or after any such function has
ended, press BATT TYPE to fi nd these DATA VIEW screens shown below. Or, to fi nd this menu BEFORE starting charge,
discharge, or cycle, press and hold BATT TYPE for 3 seconds. Re-press BATT TYPE to return to the previous screen.
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INPUT OUTPUT
14.04V 10.36V
PEAK AVG DSCH
11.98V 7.35V
BATTERY CONDITION: Tracking these voltages over time is helpful for evaluating a battery’s
overall condition as it ages. Peak and average voltages will decrease as a battery approaches
the end of it’s lifecycle.
PEAK: The highest or “PEAK” battery voltage measured during charge.
AVE DSCH: The battery’s average voltage measured over the course of an entire discharge
process is calculated and shown at right.
Charge: The amount of energy (mAh) sent to a battery during a charge period (or charge
portion of a cycle). For cycles, only data from the LAST cycle will be shown.
Dsch: The amount of capacity (mAh) drained from the battery during a discharge period
(or discharge portion of a cycle). For cycles, only data from the LAST cycle will be shown.
This is a backup safety timer that will automatically shut down the charge process after a
certain time if the charger does not recognize that the battery has reached full charge. This
timer can be shut off in this screen, which is useful if you wish to slow charge a NiCd or NiMH
battery. Leave set to “ON” for lithium batteries! Press “ENTER” to change this setting. This
timer will reset to “ON” each time power is removed from the charger.
CELL1: Shows the voltage for cell number 1. Press ENTER to see voltages for other cells
in the pack.
AVERAGE: Shows the average of all cells in the pack.
HI CELL: Shows the highest individual cell voltage measured.
LOW CELL: Shows the lowest individual cell voltage measured.
INPUT: The voltage measured at the charger’s input.
OUTPUT: The voltage measured at the charger’s output.
This screen shows voltages of individual lithium cells when the balancing function is used.
Voltages for cells 1, 2, and 3 are on the top line. Voltages for cells 4, 5, and 6 are on the
bottom line.
HI CELL 0.00V
LOW CELL 0.00V
CELL1 0.00V
AVERAGE 0.00V
SAFETY TIMER
ON
Charge / Dsch
12345 / 12345mAh
0.00 0.00 0.00V
0.00 0.00 0.00V
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DEC-
Press BATT TYPE to
return to previous screen.
INC+