ups battery life
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@pattonb said in ups battery life:
What sort of timeframe, before changing, does everybody get on UPS batteries. my experience is about 4 years.
I've seen a lot of oddballs, but generally 3-5 years.
Which reminds me, I probably need to replace some of my personal ones.
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We calendar batteries on a 3 year schedule and full replacement 9-12 years.
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You should expect 3 years from batteries in standard cheap budget UPSes.
That's the service life of universal lead-acid battery technology.
But if you have a larger UPS (like a 3 phase) where the batteries are specifically made for UPS use, you should expect 10 years of service. It's usually in the specs for the batteries you buy. Some batteries have a 20 year service life.
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Nearly all the desktop UPS in our office have gone tits up in the last 3-4 months. Obviously, all were purchased at the same time, which was almost 7 years ago by my count. I'm glad to see them go, and they aren't being replaced since our goal is to go all remote by next year!
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It is been my experience that battery usually need replacements after 5 Years. Inspection and test every 6 months.
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@ITivan80 said in ups battery life:
It is been my experience that battery usually need replacements after 5 Years. Inspection and test every 6 months.
5Yrs seems to be what we're getting in our env too.
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thanks for all the replies. I have a client that replaces the batteries about every 2 years, they test the batteries every month, ( the test on the APC 2U unit) what would explain the short life ? The UPS is about 14 years old.
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@pattonb said in ups battery life:
thanks for all the replies. I have a client that replaces the batteries about every 2 years, they test the batteries every month, ( the test on the APC 2U unit) what would explain the short life ? The UPS is about 14 years old.
Do you know if they're going with brand new or remanufactured / refurbished? My experience with refurbished batteries would have a 2 yr replacement interval be more or less expected.
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They use new batteries, from a 3rd parry, ( not official APC batteries) , I have used the same supplier/manufacturer and have had better results (https://www.magnacharge.com).
I was wondering/curious if it could be tied to the age of the UPS.
