Following are the results of tests on the effect of equalising to specific voltages. 

The red line on the graph indicates the voltage the cells were equalised too.

When the red line is at 1.2 volts no equalising was done.

Where equalising was to 0 volts the Pro-Trak ICS was used, all other equalising was done with a third party equaliser.

D/CAP = Discharge Capacity
CCAP = Charge Capacity
Eq = voltage the cells were equalised too.
Time = Discharge Time
PV1 = Pack volts at 5 minutes
AV1 = Pack Average volts at 5 minutes

	This graph and the one below are plotted from the same data. This one shows the effect on charge capacity and discharge capacity when equalised to different voltages. These graphs indicate a trend that suggests  the lower the pack is equalised too the better the charge and discharge capacities are.
	The graph shows the effect on discharge time.

With the following graphs we decided to do a block  of cycles at  different equalising voltages to get more information.

	These graphs clearly indicate equalising to 0 volts produces the best run times.  We also believe this proves equalising to 0 volts does not appear to be detrimental to the life of the cells.  In this test  the same pack has been cycled 37 times! with only 2 hours between cycles.
	You will also notice that during the coldest part of the day ( midnight to around 8 am) the performance of the cells in reduced.  This would suggest that temperature has a big effect on the cells.

Now you may ask about how equalising to 0 volts affects the voltage of the cells.

	Make your own mind up!!

The following 3 graphs are the same as the 3 graphs above but the data is sorted by equalising volts ( then Time ) to give a clearer indication of the effect of equalising.

	You will notice that the Time varies by about 20 seconds in the first 7 results,  this is because the pack was equalised to 0 volts in the previous cycle This would suggest you need to equalise after every run!

Having established that equalising to 0 volts produces the best performance from cells we decided to do tests to see if there were any advantage in the different techniques the equalisers use to bring the cells down to 0 volts.

We have already done some tests and were surprised by the results. You may think that if an equaliser takes the cells down to 0 volts then the results would be same. Not true!!

When we have more results we will post them here.