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Old 04-10-2014, 08:00 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Gihgehls View Post
My understanding was that the upgrade for the e167 that added lithium ion support also removed the self-balancing.
I had LiIons on my e-167, and it still balanced, after the recall and all upgrades.

They were actively de-e balancing all e-167 at the time of the recall in 2006 however. I had to be very vocal that I would not submit my e-167 for the recall if they were going to remove the self balance. Ultimately, they did the upgrade without removing the self balance.

I do not know how many machines lost and how many retained the self balance at this time, but I also do not know how many e-167s were produced, or how many i-167s were made into e-167s, and visa versa.
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