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Make capacity test annually when the battery has reached 85% of expected service life or if the capacity has dropped more than 10% since the previous test or is below 90% of the manufacturers rating.

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This article explains how you can simulate a power outage and test your Base battery system once your battery is installed. Use this walkthrough to run a quick, safe test of your Base backup system so you

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For a VLA battery, this process typically takes around a week during which time the battery is fully charged, equalised, cooled down and capacity-tested to confirm that it has reached

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Annual capacity test that measures the capacity of the battery in Ampere hours. The battery should be replaced if its capacity is less than 80% of the rated capacity.

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