Chapter 5 Maintenance; Routine Maintain; Battery Maintain - Ablerex ARES PLUS-ECO 1K User Manual

Chapter 5 Maintenance

5.1 Routine Maintain

To make sure UPS work normal, appropriat e maintenance should be schedule
periodically, below items should be checked:
Check UPS running status.
If the utility power is normal, UPS should work in line mode or in battery mode. And there is
no warning or fault indication.
Check UPS running mode switch.
Cut off the line input to simulate the utility power interrupt, UPS should transfer to battery mode,
and connect the line input, UPS return to line mode again.
Check UPS panel.
Check UPS panel display if it is consistent with UPS running mode.

5.2 Battery Maintain

Typical life span of a lead acid battery is 300 cycle or 2~3years in an environment of 15-25℃
ambient temperature.
Battery is a very important part in the UPS system. The life of battery affected by the environment
temperature and cycling use times, high temperature and deep discharge will decrease the battery
life.
Battery test can find out battery most problem in battery. for external battery bank, voltage of each
battery unit can be an indicator for the battery health status, under not charged condition, battery
voltage of in bad unit condition will drop quickly, or significantly stray from that of the rest unit in
the same battery bank . Professional battery check is to test battery with battery diagnostic
instrument , in which battery impedance is measure,
If UPS is not used, it is suggested to charge the battery once every 6 months.
Normally, the battery should be discharged once every 4 to 6 months.
The battery replacement should be done by qualified technician, please get the advice from local
distributor
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