16 Nov
2005
16 Nov
'05
4:31 p.m.
On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 03:52:01PM +0000, James Taylor wrote:
Most the batteries require regular re-conditioning which usually involves a light or a fan, a trickle charger and a lot of spare time.
I was under the impression that UPS use lead acid batteries as they don't require conditioning and discharging them fully is not a good idea at all as it will wreck the battery.
It depends on the particular battery. Some are specially designed for deep discharge cycles.
Peter