Balance charge a LiPo every time?
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Not balance charging is faster...and I only balance charge every 5th or 6th , or somethingth charge. But my biggest battery is a 1800 3s. I had only one battery ever off by more than .01v and it had a bad cell (lots of crashes). I usualy charge at .8c to 1.2c....so really, I guess I didn't answer your question.
stay-fun
Helicopter addict
The only way to not balance charge safely, is to still connect your balance lead, and make sure the charger actually monitors the individual cells. Cells should not go above 4.2V. If they do, bad things happen...
But if you connect the balance lead anyway, there's no reason not to balance. Come on guys, houses have burned down because of not balancing. It's not worth it.
But if you connect the balance lead anyway, there's no reason not to balance. Come on guys, houses have burned down because of not balancing. It's not worth it.
The only reason not to balance is if you don't have a balanfing charger available. say in an"at the field" situation. I usually charge my bateries at home because I have enough batteries to get me thtough an afternoon at the field. I just don't think charging batteries at the field is economical, I'll use them up faster than I can charge anyway. One or two charges worth of batteries in an afternoon isn't worth the extra wear imposed by quick charging, even less so without balancing. I also don't care forcdraining my car battery at the field.
That said, a balancing charger for up to 6s is available for less than what a pair of batteriies would set you back,ca seperate balance for yor existing charger is even cheaper. Even less reason to risk a fire over one more flight.
That said, a balancing charger for up to 6s is available for less than what a pair of batteriies would set you back,ca seperate balance for yor existing charger is even cheaper. Even less reason to risk a fire over one more flight.
There are batteries I don't balance charge . . . my 1s packs
That's weird... My 1S packs are ALWAYS balanced charged!
So far I've only charged my battery unbalanced one time, because I used the wrong program. Otherwise I'm fairly conservative and charge at 1C. That might change when I go charge on the field, but so far I'd rather have two more batteries with me than doing otherwise.
Nope.
Balance - "The difference in magnitude between opposing forces or influences."
Only one cell can not have a "difference in magnitude".
PS: Yes, I'm German, why? ;-)
Nope.
Balance - "The difference in magnitude between opposing forces or influences."
Only one cell can not have a "difference in magnitude"
.PS: Yes, I'm German, why? ;-)
Jase Te Ace
Junior Member
I put a 1S on my finger. It falls off when it is not balanced. It stays on when it is balanced.
I balance every charge every time, no more than 1.5C. I've had $8 batteries last 200+ cycles so I'm sticking with it.
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