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There are only 3 brands of batteries that I would discourage people from buying: 1) Gens-Ace - They burned me on a lost leader sales tactic scam, also notorious for premature internal wiring failures 2) Max Amps - Grossly overstating C ratings and were the main reason URC was shut down 3)...

I can assure you that 2mΩ difference between cells is staggering. I find it best to check my IR immediately after a full charge on high current to get the best IR readings. I suspect the bad battery in the OP's case was likely an aged pack that may have sat on the shelf for too long. I...

There's a great post here comparing several brands of batteries to consider: https://www.rctalk.com/forum/threads/lipo-comparison-thread-lipo-and-nimh-aas.136829/post-1368906 For the price, I've been happy with Zeee brand batteries myself but they are not very high on his chart, I would look...

I talk about the importance of IR measurement here: Which charger is the best?

absolutely yes... I've had batteries fail at kinds of various scenarios. Typically they age out and lose punch, but not uncommon to have internal wiring issues or even a cell go bad. If you have an IR meter on your charger, that will be a dead giveaway to identify a weak cell. Just because you...