Real Time 2 Discharge rate

[JP]

I was looking at the RT2 as a discharger when I noticed that Tower, Stormer, or Trinity's website dont have the rate it discharges at. I was wondering what it does discharge at, and if it will accept the 2400 sized cells.

Also, I would like some ideas on which discharger to get. It has to discharge at 30A though...

Thanks

[marvi]

to add to jp's question, what is the voltage cutoff of the RT2?

yes, 2400's will fit, even 3000s. as for a discharger, orion has one with an LCD that has 20,25,30 amp settings. also, the tekin dis350 has different amp settings, im just not sure of the values.

[SirSpeedy]

It is around 5 amps.

It has no cutoff at all. Packs left on the tray will fully deadshort in about 2 hours.

[TC3Racer]

i own the RT2 and it is a great discharger. it is not only a discharger but also a conditioner.

[Obi112]

Oh yeah... How does it condition?

[Railman]

I don't have a real time 2, we have 2 older Integy dead short trays that have a very high discharge rate. It's the one with the big aluminum heat sink on it. It takes about 1/2 hr to go from 4.5 v to 0v.
If I were to buy a tray today I would probably go with the Real Time 2.
Another thing that I do on occasion is to put my nicad radio batts in it to help get rid of the memory from bad charging, & storage habbits that happen with radios. Just some thoughts. Joe

[Big Wig]

Also, I would like some ideas on which discharger to get. It has to discharge at 30A though...

I can answer that one ;)

I use this discharger

integy (http://secure400.automatedshops.com/cgi-bin/ams/shopzone30.cgi/~wfp16353/st_prod.html?p_prodid=546&p_catid=24&sid=2dODWE0GwA1M42s-58101487455.f4)

It works really well and it's fast,... and small ;)

[Railman]

JP, Unless your trying to do automatic cycling, all you need is a light bulb set with 12 1157 bulbs, + a cutoff, & the Real Time 2. That combo will do all that is needed for good performance, at a reasonable cost. If you want to spend more money, buy extra trays. Thats where the time bottleneck is at. We use a Tekin 350, but we also have about 20 packs to run out after a race day. I don't think you can even find the 350 anymore though.
I almost forgot to check out the Indi that Big Whig recomended......... Well I did & it looks like it would do the trick for the initial discharge, & the price is right. Just add a tray or 2 & you'll be set. Joe

[ 08-24-2001: Message edited by: Railman ]

[WVRACER]

this is what trinity has on there site nothing of any great info but it does say you can live them on full time
REAL TIME 2 DISCHARGER
All new design utilizes separate circuitry for each cell. Each cell may be discharged all the way down independently. Each cell has its own light circuit to insure proper contact. Bi-polar design lets you put in battery pack any way that is easiest for you. There is no positive or negative terminals to line up with positive or negative on your battery pack. Safe to leave on discharger even after lights go out. Fan to cool cells and discharger. Attach fan to pack positive and negative, so it may be removed when lights go out, or simply run it off your power supply or external battery pack. Great for discharging single cells!

[JP]

I have a bulb discharcher that I made awhile back ago with the Deans Black Box 2 or whatever. I just dont like it, its not the greatest of things to use IMO. Besides, 10 bulbs = 20A discharge, and I want a constant 30A.

I was looking at the Indi Reactor. Do I need a tray with that? If I were to actually buy something like that, I want it to condition the batteries...

[JP]

Oh ya, does it discharge at 30A?