I always balance charge my Lipo cells as then you can also keep an eye on the individual cells and it makes sure that you get maximum life out of the pack. If you run the cells to the Low Voltage Cutoff on the speed controller you may find that a cell could have gone lower than you would have liked but without a balancer you would not know that this has happened. Sometimes the pack under discharge one cell will drop voltage faster than the other and again if this is not balance charged then the voltage difference is never made back up and will lead to a shorter lifespan. I know many would say just balance every now and again but I look for long life and want to know what my cells are upto. When I ran NiMh I used a Spintec I.C.C and Trinity DPD so that I could keep my cells in the best condition posible.
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