Need to buy a good discharger

[ovalnator]

Last week my discharger blew up so I need a new one. Would like to stay away from bulbs because they can easily break. Just wondering your thoughts on what you like. Thanks.

[Losi XXX-NT kid]

I dont know who makes it but there is a bulb discharger with a cut of thiny si you dont over discharge your packs! Sorry idont know of any dischargers with bulbs only. You cold try alot of capasitors? I dont know. Do you think trotl happie is a jerk? I DO !!!!!!

[This message has been edited by Losi XXX-NT kid (edited 01-01-2001).]

[Nairb]

That integy one sounds great, but for $30-40!?!? My bulb discharger, which only cost me +/- $10 to make, works great and has not broken. As long as you have one that is well made and take care of it, you shouldn't have any breaking bulbs. BTW, capacitors won't work, because they don't use up current or voltage, they just move the source of voltage to a new location. A discharger has to be some kind of resistance. Resistors get rid of the energy by either producing heat, light, motion, or a combination of any of those.

Hey dudes, chill out with the flames. T H said he's sorry, so it's time to give him another chance. Who wants to come here and read flames, anyway?

[ovalnator]

I know a few people who have the integy one and like it, and I know bulbs are fairly cheap, but what about the orion discharger? anyone ever use one?

BTW, We were ranting on about T H before he apologized. I have since wriiten a response to that. I agree; we need to forgive and forgot; thats what the big man upstairs would want.

[Team Crash]

Yeah I have the Integy one it's called a Indi Reactor, mine has a 30 amp discharge rate though. I like it because it is small and idiot proof.

[ovalnator]

Dothey heat up at all? I heard that they get pretty hot, but am not sure if it is true.

[B3 Bomb]

The orion discharger is trash, if you scratch the bottom some of the electrical tracing comes off and it does not discharge. The Deans bulb discharger is good and I have had mine for a year without a bulb break or go out. It is nicely shieled and doubles as a car stand. They also make a cutoff device. After I had them on the bulbs I tray them on my trinity discharger.
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[Team Crash]

Nah the only time my Integy gets hot is when discharging a full pack, plus it has a fan.

[ovalnator]

yeah, throttle happie is a jack *** . I used to come here all the time, but got sick of him, so I left. Enough was enough hough, so Im back.

[dockman]

Integy makes a small discharger with a built in fan for $30-$40. You just clip it to the batt and push the button. It discharges at 20amps and cuts itself off when done. Works pretty good.

[dockman]

Yeah, I forgot they changed it to 30amps. I had one of the older ones that did 20amps but gave it to a friend. I use the bulb one made by MPH and it works great and never had a problem breaking a bulb. The bulb type are cheaper but I suggested the Integy because the guy said he was trying to avoid a bulb type. Its a cheap alternative and I do like the built in fan.

[Losi XXX-NT kid]

Hey when I posted about TH i didnt know he opiligized. I agree the big guy upstares would want us to lay off.