[neallewis]

Originally Posted by andys

Cheers Neal - I watched that the other day - very interesting
I have new lipos that take ages to balance - Orion as well as HPI - not just the cheap zippy lipos I bought for the boys!

From watching the video it looks like the balancing process is pretty crap really - in chargers in general - so I was wondering if someone else (other than the main names) does it better.

Been looking at the CellPro stuff?

Yeah back in the day cells were cycled and matched together so the pack would perform to its best. I do wonder why this isn't done now, given that charge balancing process is so inaccurate/inefficient and not really very good. I don't think its an issue just for the cheaper packs either, big named brands are the same. More expensive chargers don't necessarily give better or more predictable results.
It may be best to build a balance charge lead and charge each cell in the pack individually to achieve a manual balance. I used to charge out of balance saddle like this anyway, but more difficult on a shorty without making up a lead.