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Old 03-23-2009, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rcnewb2004
i still have a BM version 1. It will not help if the cells are new, cycle them by racing and having fun with them. Every time a battery is used, it loses a bit of its permanent life. Cycle them with the BM only if your cells have been sitting for a very long time.
I had v1, but the good practise is connect it after run. This help you to discharge and prevent memory efford on NiMH cells. I do that frequently and notice there is some kick improvement.

Just becareful for batt sitting very long time. I had lose 3 packs due to this. People advice to cycle charge & discharge time after time. I hate to do this hence change to LiPo.
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