Power Issues

[leorcc]

Balancing on every charge is not mandatory from a chemical standpoint (though FRA rules seem to disagree), but it does help to keep your lipos in the best condition. What is done often is use charge only at events, balance charge when coming back home. Most events you won't need to charge more that 6-8 times if you run on one set, so if you have 2 sets that even halfs it. If your cells get so out of whack within so few charges that they need a balance you need to take a serious look at that pack.

Investing in a charger with a proper balancing function that adds charge to cells lacking behind instead of overcharging and discharging those ahead ( which is what cheaper chargers do) is worth considering if you charge and balance at events, but if you have time to spare at home the cheaper balancers will work reasonably well.

A bit if theory on balance charging and how cheap chargers work:


go to 6:10 for the interesting stuff.