INDI Octane 2 Discharger
 

Does the INDI Octane 2 Discharger have a cutoff? If so, at what voltage? The Integy site is WOEFULLY light on product information.

no cut off ...it'll bring cells down to 0v ;)

Bah! No good!

Thanks for the quick response Finsy.

If anyone in product development at Novak or another manufacturer is listening what we need is a standalone discharger with adjustable rate and cutoff. It has to be small and NOT light bulb based.

Integy and CE do a great job integrating dischargers into their higher end chargers, but some people want to use stand alone chargers like the Novak Millennium Pro and need more flexible discharging options for both 4-cell and 6-cell racing.

Not to mention it would be nice to be able to discharge TX and RX packs however we want. Just a thought...

i'm using it on my GP3300 but i'll screw out the contact point once the bulb start to dim...haven't seen any bad effect of my cells yet...but i dont do this often maybe once in every 6-8 runs

Go to integy forum i think their reactor(10/20/30amp) series would be able to adjust cutoff voltage using internal pot....not really sure on those

I've seen pictures of the Integy dischargers taken apart to show how to adjust the pot for cutoff. The problem is that I don't want to open it up everytime I need to change from 4 to 6 cells. Oh well, guess I could buy two or them or mod one and stick a longer knob on the pot.

Team Orion makes one but it does require a 12 volt supply. There are a few options on it but the pictures are hard to read the cutoff voltage, I think it only goes down to 4.5 volts but I could be wrong. It is part number 31000

Thanks for the link Kraig, but the Orion discharger is only for 6-7 cell packs (says so right on the front of it http://www.team-orion.ch/images/31000-l.jpg)

It would have to go down to 3.9 to properly discharge a 4 cell pack to .9 per cell anyway.

Orion's Digital Discharger works only on 6-7 cells, and the only option is selectable discharge rate (20/25/30A). The cutoff V are adjustable only as a function of the discharge rate (20A = 5.4V, down to 30A = 4.8V).

There is nothing anywhere on or inside the Orion machine to adjust it for 4-cell use. (Anything's possible if somebody tried reengineering the thing, I guess.)

If you want a self-powered auto-cutoff discharger, it'll be very hard to design. Not even sure if there are any high-current relays that can work with 3.2-3.8V... most need 5-6V minimum to latch.

The Orion machine needs the 12V supply to (1) run its big fan and (2) operate its fancy electronics. (For you trivia buffs, it draws about 300mA whether its discharging or not.)

This one should do the trick.
It's just so expensive.

http://secure400.automatedshops.com/...20103279206.a8

Yep, that Integy thing looks nice.

Here's a few other suggestions:

Robitronic equalizer; Approx. 1 A discharge, 0,8 volt /cell fixed cutoff. Price approx. 40$. Robitronic equalizer

http://www.robitronic.com/images/rob...adeplatine.jpg

CS-Electronic Cap Check Pro; 20 A pulsing discharge, 5-7 cell, adjustable cut off, PC connect, avg. voltage and more. Price approx. 190$. Cap Check Pro

http://www.cs-electronic.com/CS-Prod...k_Pro/CCP1.jpg

Both product is european. Due to the current US dollar, the prices are higher than normal.

Thanks for all the responses! That new Integyup discharger looks like just the ticket! I found a guy that will build me an adjustable cutoff that can do both 3.6v (4 cells @ .9v) and 5.4v (6 cells @.9v) for $13.00 though. I just have to add the load of my choice (resistors or lightbulbs).

There are lots of Pro drivers using the Integy discharge board, Barry Baker, Kinwald, Billy Easton...etc Also, SMC says to use Octane 2 on GP3300. Maybe there is nothing wrong with the 0.0V cutoff despite of what you read from the Orion, Pro Match and other web sites.

From what I've read (Trinity web site) it's suggested that packs should be discharged to .9v per cell then equilized right before charging using a tray. This is supposed to prevent individual cells in the pack from being overcharged.

I got the slow Orion equalizer shown below. It has cut off at 0,6 volt per cell. After a night on that, my Sanyo 3000 HV will false peak for sure. However, they perform well afterwards. How it will effect on lifetime, I dont know.

http://www.teamorion.com/products/images/31100.gif