[Mozzy]

Not really as the pack was already damaged & I still charged it, but, the balancer wouldn't accept it, so I bypassed it & just used the charger by itself.

The balancer is your safety net. It detects problems with the cells.

I was using a charger at work yesterday, the Swallow 3, & it has a full detection system integrated into the charger for lipo's. You can see voltage in the individual cells, etc. I'm definitely getting one, plus, it can charge up to 6S 6000 which is good enough for me.