[TVARC] UPS Battery life

Fri Sep 15 17:30:53 EDT 2023

Hi Rich/ND4G,

My American Power Conversion (APC) UPS units are averaging about five (5) years between battery replacements.

73,

Tony/K4QR
Sent from my iPad

> On Sep 15, 2023, at 17:22, Rich Erlichman <rich.erlichman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  All,
> 
> My battery backup in my UPS must have given up the ghost. What is the normal or average life span of the battery in a UPS system? 
> I have had my system provided to me from when I was still working, and I took it with me from the office in South Florida to my home office here in TV in 2013, when I relocated here. I had to replace it one time in 2018. It appears I will need to replace it again.
> I usually leave my computer on at all times with an exception/habit of shutting it down on Sunday nights, allowing for a cold start/boot up on Monday morning. (NOTE: When working from the SF office, that would be a Friday night shut down).
> Comments?
> 
> 73,
> Rich, ND4G
> 
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