Going Lipo, but confused about balancers..

[glassdoctor]

As for the MM cutoff... I have never tried to set it higher than 12.4 myself, but assuming it goes high enough, set it at 15.0v or a tad higher to be on the safe side.

I'm not really up on the taps issue, but what I would want in your case is a charger that can do 5s at a descent charge rate. I would not want to charge the packs separate.

Then you can use a 5s balancer like the Hyperion that balances while it charges.

The trick is getting a a charger capable of 5s+ and high charge rates....

I'm thinking down the road I will want a 6s charger at least...