Lipo Balancing advice

[Adyb]

Hi,

I have a Robitronic charger that can charge my Lipos no problem. It has no balancing function, so was wondering is it worth getting another charge with intergrated Balancer or just by an external balancer like Etronix Battery Doctor Balance/Discharger ? Has anyone else used one?


http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/cml...tId=0000003637

Thanks.

[dale]

I'd go for one with integrated balancer, it's just less hassle. It's also becoming common to balance charge every run to avoid ever overcharging the Lipo cells; an integrated balancer is essential for this.

[gnr racer]

Balance charge 'every run'?? news to me

[neiloliver]

You should always charge with a balancer to ensure that no more than 4.20V is dropped across one of the cells. If your charger does not have a balancer then subtle differences in cell impedance will result in more voltage being dropped across one of the series elements and this will result in shorter life/safety risk.

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[ch!3f]

when im racing between races i just top the cells up on balance as i only use 1800mah from my cells which are 4200mah ive gone before and not balance charged an had a dud cell at the end of the night better to be safe then sorry to be honest i use a imax b6 balance charger cheap and does the job!

[RogerM]

I always balance my cells every charge. The result is they are every bit as good now as they were when brand new a year ago!