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Title: UPS battery expired?
Post by: matt on January 30, 2009, 05:33:03 PM

I just bought a noma 400W Ups from canadian tire to run my koralia powerheads if the power goes out.

My dilema is that the manufacturing date on the ups is June 2007. Now I know that lead acid batteries are not supposed to be stored flat as sulfication will occur on the internal plates. There's even a sticker on the UPS itself that says charge every three months when in storage. Quick math tells you that the battery has been installed for 19 months. Do you guys/gals think that I should return this unit to canadian tire to get a new one or is the effect of storage minimal enough that I won't even notice the difference?

thanks

Title: Re: UPS battery expired?
Post by: Nerine on January 30, 2009, 09:56:31 PM

I asked hubby and he said it's fine, and the others most likely will be dated back as such. We have never had a problem with ours!

Title: Re: UPS battery expired?
Post by: matt on January 31, 2009, 09:27:58 AM

Thanks Nerine, ;D

I'll be able to sleep a little better now. 8)

OVAS

Aquarist Forums => Equipment / DIY => Topic started by: matt on January 30, 2009, 05:33:03 PM