UPS for lab environment

[Anonymous user]

Hi,
I'm building a lab environment to be powered by a SUA1500.
The servers are probably going to be turned on 3 times a week, and turned off when people leave.
What's the best way to preserve battery life span ? WIll it be better to leave the UPS on or off ?
Utility power will be plugged in at all times to keep the battery full.

Regards.

[Anonymous user]

Thanks guys. Good suggestions.

[BillP]

I Would Say To Keep The Ups On For Best Battery Conditioning

(it Won't Matter If It's On Or Off All That Matters Is That Is Plugged In To Utility Power Because Even If The Ups Is Off It Will Still Charge The Batteries)

Message was edited by: Wwallender

[BillP · Accepted solution]

also, a UPS is designed to be on most of the time not turned on and off frequently. i'd leave it on as well but if you decide not to, still leave it connected to AC power so the battery remains charged as the previous poster mentioned. when the UPS is on though, the UPS is designed to do its self test every two weeks to ensure battery health with the attached load. when you turned it on it also does a self test and turning it on and off frequently can cause the battery to be used a little more frequently which essentially could shorten the life a little bit.