Great Planes Triton, Li-Po capable?

[mudrinner4ever]

Hey guys,
I have a few questions. I have a Great planes Triton(the original, not the triton 2) and it says it will handle Li-Ion batteries. I was wondering if it is capable of doing Li-Po batteries? If anyone has done this, some info would be greatly appreciated!

One other question i have. I'm looking at getting this power supply for it,

http://cgi.ebay.com/12v-volt-20amp-...ryZ44029QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this power supply or if it looks to be a good one. Any input is greatly appreciated!

 

[mysharona]

yes, the oridginal triton does do lipo's, no mods neccisary. as for the power supply, that's not a bad price, but it looks kinda big...

 

[mudrinner4ever]

thanks. how can i modify a pc power supply to work?

 

[Natedog]

yes, the oridginal triton does do lipo's, no mods neccisary....

X2, but that power supply is just a modded computer ps....and over priced imo. You can get a ps out of an old computer for free or cheap and mod it yourself if you're good at that sorta stuff.

 

[mudrinner4ever]

X2, but that power supply is just a modded computer ps....and over priced imo. You can get a ps out of an old computer for free or cheap and mod it yourself if you're good at that sorta stuff.

I have an old computer power supply, I just need to now how to modify it. Anyone?!

 

[Tanis]

I also use the old Triton to charge my lipos that don't have the right balancer tap to fit my balancer, has worked just fine."thumbsup"
I don't know about the power supply modding.

 

[fishmasterdan]

To mod your power supply you need a voltage meter. There is 5 volts and 12 volts coming out of it.

Black is usually the ground and yellow is usually 12v.

All I do is cut the big mass of wires coming out of the back (not the 120v wire) strip them back and test them.

Be aware some PC power supplies have an optional 120v switch to turn the power supply on and off (most of the newer ones do not). If you have this option you need to wire nut those wires together.

Another tip is SOME power supplies need a load on the 5v side to get the 12v side to put out 12v. I put a small resistor from the ground to any 5v lead. If you read on your meter from 11 volts to 14 volts on the 12 volt side you do not need to add any load (resistor) to the 5v side.

Hope that helps.

 

[mudrinner4ever]

To mod your power supply you need a voltage meter. There is 5 volts and 12 volts coming out of it.

Black is usually the ground and yellow is usually 12v.

All I do is cut the big mass of wires coming out of the back (not the 120v wire) strip them back and test them.

Be aware some PC power supplies have an optional 120v switch to turn the power supply on and off (most of the newer ones do not). If you have this option you need to wire nut those wires together.

Another tip is SOME power supplies need a load on the 5v side to get the 12v side to put out 12v. I put a small resistor from the ground to any 5v lead. If you read on your meter from 11 volts to 14 volts on the 12 volt side you do not need to add any load (resistor) to the 5v side.

Hope that helps.

Thanks, that helps a bunch. Heres another question. i went to start testing the wires and I turned the switch in the back on and the fan didn't move. Do I need to tell it to turn on someway or is the power supply junk?

 

[fishmasterdan]

I cant answer that.

The fan may have a heat switch to turn it on.
The power supply may have a switch to turn it on.

If you plug it in and dont see any voltage at the output you would need to investigate further.

 

[mudrinner4ever]

I cant answer that.

The fan may have a heat switch to turn it on.
The power supply may have a switch to turn it on.

If you plug it in and dont see any voltage at the output you would need to investigate further.

I guess ill just have to start testing wires and see where I get.

 

[thepope97@cox.n]

triton

yea the fan screwed mi up too. it runs when it needs to otherwise don't worry about it ....dont worry be happy!!!