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hoober · 02:41 PM

It looks like the only chance for a warranty is to check and have a cell under 3 v on the day of delivery. Hobbycity might be overwhelmed with "bad" batteries that are returned that are simply out of balance. This is what appears is wrong with your pack. No amount of cycling will bring it into balance, even a "balancing charge" may not do it.

I don't consider myself to have OCD about cell balance, but when I do balance packs they are within 0-5mv tested over a few hrs. Your pack should just be balanced first, and then test it out to see if anythig is wrong with it. It might just be a mismatched pack or have one cell with a higher self-discharge rate than it's siblings.

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hoober RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 174 Join Date: Dec 2007	09.26.2009, 01:10 PM It looks like the only chance for a warranty is to check and have a cell under 3 v on the day of delivery. Hobbycity might be overwhelmed with "bad" batteries that are returned that are simply out of balance. This is what appears is wrong with your pack. No amount of cycling will bring it into balance, even a "balancing charge" may not do it. I don't consider myself to have OCD about cell balance, but when I do balance packs they are within 0-5mv tested over a few hrs. Your pack should just be balanced first, and then test it out to see if anythig is wrong with it. It might just be a mismatched pack or have one cell with a higher self-discharge rate than it's siblings. Last edited by hoober; 09.26.2009 at 02:41 PM.