My personal stance on lipo care (And just my opinion of course) is that I balance charge them after each use at 1C completely (I use them at least every 2 weeks). I store them at room temp and use them/charge them at this temp.
Having them room temp apparently reduces internal resistance a touch and so means less chance of puffing during a charge. Batteries kept in a cold shed and then charged are more likely to puff.
If at the track then as my packs can handle up to 5C charge rates then I'll recharge, again on balance mode at about 1.5-2C charge rate.
I set my LVC to 3.4v per cell when bashing to again treat them gentle, but to get more runtime when racing to last a 20 minute final, then I drop this down to 3.0v per cell. After each use then I charge them at home and keep an eye on them, gently balancing at 1C and put the battery in a metal biscuit tin with the lid off, just to be on the safe side.
Likely all this is overkill to some, but for me then hopefully it will safeguard my lipo investment.
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Losi Muggy-R (Spek, SH .28, 48T Spur, Steering mod, ACE)
Losi 8Te (Castle MMM, 2200kv, Hyperion 6500mah 4s 35C Lipo, RC-M motor mount, Losi battery/radio tray)
Maverick Atom XB 1/18 (Spek)
Associated B4RS (Spek, Castle MM/5700KV, Lipo)
Associated SC10 (Spek, Novak/8.5 Turnigy, Lipo)
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