I am going to disagree. After YEARS of that same philosophy, I had several sets go bad the same week due to extremely hot/dry conditions (I am used to the FL hot humidity. Also, the power board may have beem damaged and the amp draw was off... also the inverter in 110 degree heat was about 1000 degrees. Point being, it ruined many sets that week, swelling, cracked cases, glue melting in the seams, and Bad Cell errors randomly popping up.. I was constantly cycling through 12 sets. The #cycles had nothing to do with the damage. My Newest ones (7cycles) had a couple of the same issues as my oldest ones (76cycles and slightly puffed).
In hindsight, I WISH I would have just used a few sets, recharged as quick as possible, and reused until they were spent, damaged, or swollen to the point that they won't slide in properly (it's the BackSide swell that matters... puff all you want on the front
). Then, I wouldn't be in such dire need now that I am back in FL trying to superglue cases and figure out which ones Really have bad cells (so far, none
). IF I would have just sacrificed the few over and over, and saved some.
In the end.. in the case mentuoned above... cycles are cycles and we never "know" how long they will last... but averaging $10 per takeoff is Not Good return on investment
. If you need them ALL to survive a full day between recharging, in a cintrolled environment, then prob best to try to keep them All as low count as possible. If you are like me, have lots and constantly charging in the field, my new policy is to 'sacrifice' as few as possible.
On a side note... anyone have any used TB55s for sale?? Seem to be running low!! PM me.. i will buy 1 at a time of the price is right... many pairs have lost their mates!!
