New cell caring / equalising

[super__dan]

All,

I've just got my new SMC cells, they are great, having run a cycle on my pulsar the average voltage is way higher than anything else I've had before inc previous 4200's.

Anyway my point though is this, though the cells are amazingly well matched, once freshly built I noticed that the cells are not perfectly balanced. So I followed SMC's instructions, partially charged and then equalised to 0.9V/cell, there was quite a lot of variation in their time to discharge I guess because as we know 4200's seem to self discharge more than any previous cell and at various rates. As said above I then ran cycle and the results were brilliant, can't wait till Kidderminster

So what I'm saying is that even with brand new cells equalising is in my opinion essential, maybe more so than ever before. I use a Smart tray whcih holds the cells at 0.9V so when you take them off they are all perfectly balanced, ideal just before going on charge.

Dan