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Originally Posted by Rumbl3r
1S packs don't have balance ports but the main outputs are also wired to the balance port on cell 1. I've attached a pic of how it looks (thanks to MC).
The theory is that the balance port reads the battery voltage whilst charging more accurately as it would on a 2S, and it's not confused by the current flowing down the main leads and the voltage drop across the main leads etc. You can see this if you put a DVM on the battery while charging and it will show different from that the charger is showing on it's display.
I'm aware of chargers that can do it this way, but don't know which. Anyone doing it and can you post which charger model you have?
TIA
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The theory has been around for years, and I believe it's a sound theory, but not when implemented the way that everyone does it. Even on your pic, the balance wires are connected to the current carrying cables, and hence uses the current carrying connectors at the battery. For it to work, you need to connect as closely to the cell as possible, and make a different connection to the one carrying the current.