PC Peripherals is it safe to use ups for long period ?

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anfjavid

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guys, i seek your valuable answer for my long pending doubt.

Is it safe to use ups for more than 4 or 5 years subject to battery replacement. For example say the ups and the battery carries 2 yrs and 1 yr warranty respectively. If both the warranty expires and the battery becomes weak, can i replace the battery after its warranty period till the ups dies completely ?. Or the back up time also depends on the pcb of the ups which degrades in the course of time.

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Some of my UPS are 10 years old.Its fine to replace just the battery.

Back up time will reduce over the years but not by much because some electronic components they loose there efficiency after a few years .
 
thanx a lot..

can u plz tell which brand of yours has lasted for 10 yrs ?

So it is safe to use it till it dies, without causing havoc to my psu or other components, right ?. I am using microtek and will this apply even to this brand ?
 
mine is 5 years and counting
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Its from Unline (Unline Selender 600), changed the battery twice, except that, no problem
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anfjavid said:
thanx a lot..

can u plz tell which brand of yours has lasted for 10 yrs ?

So it is safe to use it till it dies, without causing havoc to my psu or other components, right ?. I am using microtek and will this apply even to this brand ?
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I use a APC ups only .

If the UPS AVR function is malfunctioning then it can cause a havoc to your PSU during high voltages .
 
adder said:
I use a APC ups only .

If the UPS AVR function is malfunctioning then it can cause a havoc to your PSU during high voltages .
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thank you,

is there any way to check whether the fault is on the UPS or the battery without checking with an alternative battery ?. Because sometimes the UPS itself may have gone kaput sparing the battery. So i want to know how to identify the culprit...
 
A ups cannot switch On without a battery connected,so the only way to know is by connecting a battery,if you don't get the specified back up time then the battery is the culprit.
 
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