UPS Backup

How long will the batteries usually last in a UPS APC backup? I have an IBM
Office pro 700. About 5 yrs old. My computer shut down a few times on it's
own and the battery light on the UPS turned yellow (first time I saw that).
Just curious. Sent for a new one anyway to be safe. 800VA.

Rudy

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On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 07:08:16 -0400, "Rudy Kazuti"
<rudykube@comcast.net> wrote:

>How long will the batteries usually last in a UPS APC backup? I have an IBM
>Office pro 700. About 5 yrs old. My computer shut down a few times on it's
>own and the battery light on the UPS turned yellow (first time I saw that).
>Just curious. Sent for a new one anyway to be safe. 800VA.


It depends a lot on how often and how low you run them... I
don't know what the cutoff voltage is on your unit.

Generally even if it NEVER kicks in, the batteries should be
replaced every 3 years for best runtime, or when the
indicator lights up if you can accept less runtime but a
longer replacement interval. Certainly at the 5 year mark,
it's time to do that.

"Rudy Kazuti" <rudykube@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> How long will the batteries usually last in a UPS APC backup? I have an
> IBM
> Office pro 700. About 5 yrs old. My computer shut down a few times on it's
> own and the battery light on the UPS turned yellow (first time I saw
> that).
> Just curious. Sent for a new one anyway to be safe. 800VA.
>
> Rudy
>
> --
> Kube's CAD Services
> Phone: 856-346-9446
> Fax: 856-783-6459
> rudykube@comcast.net
>
>

Did they specify the batteries in it ?. I would expect 'standard' batteries
to have upto 5 years life before replacement , better specified up to 10
years.
It's the thing people forget about UPSs, until it fails !.

"Rudy Kazuti" <rudykube@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:_fydneYE37GhLLvenZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> How long will the batteries usually last in a UPS APC backup? I have an
> IBM
> Office pro 700. About 5 yrs old. My computer shut down a few times on it's
> own and the battery light on the UPS turned yellow (first time I saw
> that).
> Just curious. Sent for a new one anyway to be safe. 800VA.
>


Some UPS's may protect for only ten minutes or so...
but if your system is 5 years old...it's time to replace the battery.
Three- four years is the typical life.