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How often should I balance my batteries?


Denny Paul

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i need to remember not to sweat the small stuff. that's why i think it's just better to just charge with dumb charger every time or every other time. at least it'll keep them balanced more likely than what i was doing before, trying to just do 80% and then do 100% every 10 or so times.   I think i've "ruined" parts of  two batteries, vs having decreased range

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Technically, balancing isn't required when all the cell groups are individually monitored, other than to reach pack peak charge state.

When I flew R/C airplanes with lipos, we DIDN'T have cell monitoring, so we used a standalone balancer when charging.  Again, the big danger is cell over-voltage during charging / fire.  Though with lipos, over-draining caused cells to puff up.

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