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Old 02-27-2004, 03:43 PM
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Thanks to everyone that gave advise on the chargers it helps a bunch. But if I go with a Pitbull, Quasar Pro or one of the LRP's. What do you use to discharge at 30 amps or is 30 amps not needed.

I don't mean to ask to many questions, but here is another one. What exactly does a conditioner do?
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Old 02-27-2004, 06:34 PM
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conditioner is used to soften hair.
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Old 02-27-2004, 07:00 PM
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No really?
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Old 02-27-2004, 07:15 PM
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u do not need to discharge at 30 amps.... the turbo is the only one that does... i went to a hardware store bought 10 2 amp headlight bulbs... hooked them together.. this is a 20 amp discharge.. u can go 15 lights and have 30... but the high discharge is only needed for cycling packs.. and unless u have a charger that cycles dont worry about it...also trackside sells really nice discharge bulb sets. they have a cutoff to so the pack is discharged the same every time.. and in case u forget to unhook them it shuts off automatically...
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now there are also discharge trays which discharges each cell individually to equalize them out. Trinity makes a really nice one, but if you can wait and you want to spend the money, I think the Novak Smart Tray is going to be the way to go (but retail will be +$100)

For a regular discharger, you can use the MPH Products Tracklight. It's a 20 amp bulb discharger that comes preassembled with a built in cutt off unit. They're really nice, I used one until I got my Turbo.
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Originally posted by weaponx
conditioner is used to soften hair.
shampoo is better, it leaves your hair all clean and smooov
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i would not recommend using a discharge tray on a battery with alot of charge in it... always use the lights or a discharger first... most tray canot handle the lenghth of time it will take to fully discharge... i have an integy new style,, like the trinity ... if the pack has more then 4.0 volts in it the tray will start to smoke,.... a tray is the best idea, but use it after the pack has been dishcarged... usually the cutoff on a tracker. or a turbo thirty...
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Damnit Troy, get it right!

Shampoo is better! I go on first and clean the hair! Conditioner is better! I make the hair silky and smooth!
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Old 02-27-2004, 10:06 PM
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you know, that's one good thing about not having hair...Shampoo and conditioner are worthless Figured I had to beat someone to the punch on that one
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Old 02-27-2004, 10:17 PM
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Thats why Gary always wears a hat.

Ike - Duhhh...haha. It's been a while since I've seen the movie. Give a guy a break.
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Old 02-28-2004, 12:56 AM
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Originally posted by Jonny K
Thanks to everyone that gave advise on the chargers it helps a bunch. But if I go with a Pitbull, Quasar Pro or one of the LRP's. What do you use to discharge at 30 amps or is 30 amps not needed.

I don't mean to ask to many questions, but here is another one. What exactly does a conditioner do?
The 20 amp discharge works just fine. I also use my Quasar pro to equalize my packs. I ripped apart my useless Trinity Real Time tray and just use it as a holder. And use the charger to equalize as you can set it for one cell. Its a little hastle but it gave me a use for my tray and I already had the charger, so I make due with what I got.
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Old 02-28-2004, 07:13 AM
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I also use my Quasar pro to equalize my packs.
For me, the discharger is one of the things I don't like about my Reedy. It takes waaaaaaay too long for it to work its way up to the 20 amp discharge rate.
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Old 02-28-2004, 06:56 PM
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yea i agree i jsut give my pack to the shop to dis at 30amps on a turbo 30/35


oh yea a trinity real time 2 wont start to smoke with what ever that number was that some mechened, one because i took a pack that just came off the track and threw it on the tray and if ya think im stuipd its cuz i am no its jsut that i was to lazy to to use the discarger


later lazy
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Old 03-03-2004, 01:07 AM
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Can you run brushless in offroad?
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Old 03-03-2004, 02:46 AM
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Yes you can run brushless. You will have to run in the mod class but that is not a problem, their are several guys running brushless systems infact it is very common in the 4wheel class.
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