Charging li-pos w/out using a balancer...can it be done?

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

For the trouble you would go through to do that, it's much easier to just buy a balancer/balance charger and do it the right way.

I do not understand why anyone would invest the money in lipo then not take the proper steps to care for and charge them.

They are the same people who buy $200 worth of nimhs and a mega1 timed charger... Lipo is cheaper IMO to nimhs. Less weight, better performance, and longer pack life. If you buy matched nimhs and a decent charger it is the same cost as lipos and a charger. A balancer will add a bit of cost, but a lipo should give about 100 cycles min, and a really good nimh pack may do half that before it has a serious capacity reduction...

So factor a $80 6 cell matched 4200-4600mah nimh, a $130 ICE, $60 power supply, and then a second $80 nimh wen the first has worn out... $350

Or a $120 trakpower 4900 2s lipo, $130 ICE charger, $60 power supply, and a $40 balancer... $350

No contest...