Ref equalising (all personal opinion);
My current cells go out of balance over 1 week through self discharge, this is notable after discharging to 6.0V and then equalising on a Smart Tray. So each WEEK my cells get equalised on the day before charge. However if they were to be used again on the same day they surely can't go out of balance that quick so I would just top up.
So if I was using packs more than once a day they would come back from race (marshal) and get put in front of a small fan I have which though won't cool the cores quickly is bound to help. Then if topping up they're never likely to need more than 40-45mins charge. So between 2 rounds at nationals there is like 3 hours so you could do it on 2 packs, 3 easily.
Personally I have seperate discharger, equaliser and charger. It does make things Much easier.
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