New batts question..

[Blayd]

When I got my PL6, I was using it to charge 17 packs I've been using for two years, and it was easy to get used to the set up.
I just received 10 new packs yesterday, and decided to cycle them... charge/discharge/charge I believe...
All, but the last one, went fine...
This last one, on the charger now, started the same cycle as the others, but I noticed it had one cell that was about .1 lower then the rest. All were 3.85, one was 3.75.
I was working on a heli and checked back and noticed it went to "Safety Charge".
I've been looking for some info, and if I got this right, the charger read the imbalance and went into a safe charge set up of about .5A. I'm letting it do its thing right now, but kinda wondering if the batt is shot?
Any info would be appreciated.

[Gregor99]

If the charger detects a difference of 150mv and there as at least 1 cell above 3.8v the charger will go into safety charge mode at 500ma. Since the pack is new, I would let the charger bring the cells into balance then restart the charge cycle.

Some packs require a few cycles before all cells operate normally. While I tend think this is an indication of poor quality control during assembly, many modelers just cycle them a few times and are satisfied with the performance from that point forward. However, if the cell does not fall onto line after a few cycles, then it may be a bad cell. The IR values of that pack may give additional clues as to the state of that one cell.

[Blayd]

Thanks for the quick response...
It quickly came up to level with the other cells, and I restarted the cycle.
It charged to 4.2v with all cells the same voltage so it seems to be doing well.. I'm letting it go through the cycle, just started discharging a minute ago..

I appreciate the quick answer, and ya gotta love this thing. There is no beating a quality charger. Best money I've spent in this hobby so far, bar none.
Thanks again!!!