[Batfish]

fearandloathing,
I do completely understand and agree that there are other, less-expensive options compared to the FMA system(s). This is why I prefaced most of my comments with stating that the $ amount needs to be considered. Personally, it's worth the expense to me to let the system handle it. Since my two daughters were born, my time has become more important to me than my money and I'd rather spend time with my family than to individually charge cells :)

My battery maintenance is almost completely confined to race night now, which is much better than spending hours during the week discharging and cycling packs in preparation. Since the FMA BalancePro system is fast enough to put the energy used from a race back into the pack before the next race AND keep them balanced while doing it, it's a no-brainer for me...and I need all the "no-brainers" I can get ;)