yes thats what i ment.
i series charge every thing aaa aa,s parrallel has its place, but like okwchin i have torches thats use multible cells 2 to 3 li-ions each and one single cell and i would not parrallel charge them due to the voltage diffrence.
even when i charge aa,s nimh i series charge, say two come out of my digital camera, two from my xbox 360 controller and four from a rc radio been doing that for years most premade packs for rc use are series and can only be charged in series look at the stick packs, yes the voltage of premade packs would be close, but internal resistance and even battery posistion can affect voltage.
even when parrallel charging multible series packs like 2s1p,s the balance leads are conected in parrallel the main charge discharge leads are connected in parrallel, the cells will balance say all cell 1,s will balance with cell 1,s and all cell 2,s will balance with cell 2,s, the over all voltage will balance but even my little 2s1p,s can deliver 66 amps each, so its best done if the cells are close or it can get intresting.
for the balance charge haters you dont even have to balance charge series placks, you can fast charge them, most chargers will cut out if one cell goes into over voltage (most cells have in built protection) and if you have the balance lead connected and you can see seperate voltage, but its best to balance charge if you go down this parth or atlest do it now and then.
this thread was started by me due to the lack of premade holders and charge cradles and some over complicated set ups ive see around thought it might help or inspire others, pitty this thread turned out to have more parrallel then balancing info and the thread has gone ot.
this thread is like the aussie ford and holden, gm or ford, chevy or doge trucks each person will pick out what they like for there reasons or regurgitate what they have seen else where, not many will have tryed and test each wat plus others and burnt out chargers and melted wires and seen how high the flames will get just to save a few hours charging, the people who have my hat is off to you.
if you want the best dam way to charge batteries its one by one with a 0.25 c charge at you are looking at 50+ hours constaint charging for 10 batteries or 10 days if you do one a night
there is a reason why some of use like to series charge and go the extra mile and balance series charge.