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MSCAVA 02-02-2012 05:31 PM

Lipo balancer - Before or During charge?
 
Had to pick up a separate balancer (CellMatch), as my Onyx 230 doesn't balance.


Question - Is it best to use this before or during the charge? Also, I thought it mentioned discharging the battery. I assume itonly does so enough to balance the cells? Being that you don't want to bring a lipo down to far.

Thanks for any help with this newb question. I THINK I'll finally be set once I get this squared away :lol:

WindDrake 02-02-2012 05:38 PM

Plug it in during.

MSCAVA 02-02-2012 05:42 PM

Thanks for the quick response WindDrake, appreciate it!

Dave H 02-02-2012 05:42 PM

Correct. Balancing while discharged is almost always counter productive. Being balanced at full charge is what is important.

MSCAVA 02-04-2012 06:49 PM

Yeah Dave, it makes the most sense during, I agree. The directions mentioned how it could be used standalone though, so that's what made me question it.

Seems to work nicely during charge, thanks again guys.


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