Great Planes Triton Jr. Charger - GPMM3152 - Manual (Page 9)

1. In the MAIN MENU, the default “NiCd
CHARGE” screen should be showing if the
charger was just connected to power. Use this
screen to charge a NiCd battery and skip to
step 3.
2. To charge a NiMH battery, press BATT TYPE
twice to find the “NiMH CHARGE” screen.
Press ENTER to confirm this battery type, or
wait 5 seconds and Triton Jr. will automatically
confirm this selection.
3. To change the charge current, press ENTER to
cause the value to flash. Press INC+ or DEC-
to find the desired charge current (0.1 – 5.0
amps). See the chart at right for recommended
current settings. Note that “0.1A” is the same
as 100mA… “0.8A” is the same as 800mA, etc.
Press ENTER, or wait 5 seconds and Triton Jr.
will automatically confirm this selection.
4. To START PEAK CHARGE, press and hold
START for 2 seconds. The “BATTERY CHECK,
PLEASE WAIT…” display will show briefly as
Triton Jr. evaluates the condition of the battery.
If the battery is ready, the charge process will
start automatically at which time you’ll see a
screen like shown below.
CHARGING NiCd OR NiMH BATTERIES
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CHARGE TIPS:
Using a current which could
fully charge an empty pack in 1
to 2 hours should avoid
overheating of the battery. This
table shows recommended 1
and 2 hour charge current
settings for batteries of different
rated capacities.
DISCHARGE TIPS:
More accurate mAh
measurements can be achieved
when using a current which can
discharge the pack in 1 or 2
hours, as shown in this table.
Note: The maximum discharge
current is 1 amp. And, the
maximum power dissipation
during discharge is 5 watts,
which might cause discharge
currents to automatically be
limited for packs having
high voltage.
Battery 2 Hour 1 Hour
Capacity (mAh) Currents Currents
100-200 0.1A 0.2A
300-400 0.2A 0.4A
500-600 0.3A 0.6A
700-800 0.4A 0.8A
900-1000 0.5A 1.0A
1100-1200 0.6A 1.2A
1300-1400 0.7A 1.4A
1500-1600 0.8A 1.6A
1700-1800 0.9A 1.8A
1900-2000 1.0A 2.0A
2100-2200 1.1A 2.2A
2300-2400 1.2A 2.4A
2500-2600 1.3A 2.6A
2700-2800 1.4A 2.8A
2900-3000 1.5A 3.0A
3100-3300 1.7A 3.3A
3400-3600 1.8A 3.6A
3700-4000 1.9A 4.0A
4100-4300 2.1A 4.3A
NiCd and NiMH CHARGE AND DISCHARGE CURRENT CHART