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Old 23-06-2011
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Originally Posted by danDanEFC View Post
My guess is that charging them as single cells would not actually be balancing them as your charger might finish each cell is on a slighty different voltage.
I'm not sure this is the case my charger raises the voltage at fixed current up to a maximum voltage then finishes charging with constant voltage (and lowers the current as it approaches fully charged). All Lipos would reach the same limited maximum voltage.

This isn't how NiMH/NiCd are charged where packs (cells) are charged at constant current throughout the charge and might peak at different voltages.

Does balancing ensure putting the same charge/energy into each cell? If so, charging them seperately won't do this.
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