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Old 12-28-2009, 10:48 AM   #51 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hybriddriveguy View Post
They do not consider these balanced until the are all within .002 of each other. These lithium do react totally different than any other chemistry I have worked with. It is almost like having 16 picky eaters sitting there and trying to get them all to agree on a common meal. The best solution will be to set up a charger that charges each cell based upon it's own needs or go through the long process of balancing with the stock unit. We were getting close on ours a couple weeks ago and lost another dc/dc.
I am working on a charger upgrade now.
Like I said though, I let the balancers run overnight. They were actually done balancing before I went to sleep, but I didn't have enough time to charge so I just let it sit.

After break in, do these cells tend to smooth out and become not picky?

I agree the best solution is individual chargers, but as you said the price is prohibitive.

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