On Fri, Apr 27, 2001 at 12:46:02PM +0100 or so it is rumoured hereabouts,
John Ronan thought:
> Hi,
> Does anyone know where one could source replacement batteries for APC Ups'es?
> I've a AP900INet. Fails the self test, but I've run a machine off it for over
> 10 minutes ( I got bored waiting for it to switch off).
>> When I pull the plug, the Battery output indicator drops to about 40% in about
> 90 seconds or so... and stays there...
>> Anyone know if this is part of the normal ageing process of Sealed Lead Acid
> cells?
IIRC, Lead-Acid batteries benefit from "deep-cycling" (ie. A repeated cycle
of charging fully and discharging fully).
Or else that breaks them entirely.
Conor
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