Understanding The RBC27 Battery

Are you worried about keeping your APC Ups system in top operating condition? Not to sure on when would be a good time to replace your RBC27 battery pack? As it turns out, the American Power Conversion company technicians suggest that the RBC27 battery ought to be removed and replaced once every three to four years of service. Are your first thoughts after reading this statement something along the lines of why should I replace something that is clearly still working? Well there's a good explanation to your issue, starting with the how the RBC27 battery functions.

Your American Power Conversion rack-mount battery backup system is programmed to constantly keep the RBC27 battery pack in a charged state with a purpose to be ready at a fraction of a seconds notice if the primary power source fails. Due to this condition, the constant strain of being charged twenty four seven will generate small amounts of heat inside the RBC27. Over time, this heat will cause irreversible damage to the internals of the battery and slowly diminish its capacity that's directly associated with its run-time. This process starts to take a substantial toll at around the three year mark of the RBC27 battery pack being in service, and can progressively worsen as it is left in service. This could have a serious impact on your entire ups system's effectiveness in the event of a power-outage.

The heat attributable to constant charging can also have another affect on the RBC27 battery. The RBC27 battery pack is solely an aluminum housing that hold eight twelve volt seven amp hour batteries belonging to the sealed lead acid family. Over time the heat generated from constant charging can cause the cases on these small sealed lead acid batteries to weaken and crack or deform. If the batteries within the unit deform, they could expand a great deal and ultimately miss-shape the RBC27 cartridge and make it difficult for it to be removed. In the case of the sealed lead acid battery's case cracking, the remaining electrolyte inside the batteries is now free to leak out of the battery and cause severe damage to either the internal circuitry of your RBC27 battery pack or the circuitry of your rack-mounted battery backup system controller.

I understand that the task and the price tag of replacing the RBC27 battery may be difficult to accommodate, but the implications of not doing such could possibly be extreme. I wouldn't recommend waiting any longer that the four year mark to replace your RBC27 battery or else you might fall subject to the hazards mentioned above.

Seeking to exchange your RBC27 kit? Do not be fooled by poor organizations trying to sell you a cheap unit. Make sure you puchase a trusted brand name with atleast a two year warranty.