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Keeping your backup battery topped up
To ensure the backup battery works when you need it, please maintain it by
following the advice given in this guide.
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Regularly check the battery indicators lights and pay attention to audible alarms,
(see page 25 for a guide to indicator lights and alarms) as these may indicate
a problem with your battery.
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When your battery is used as indicated in the
nbn
™
User Guide, it will age
to about 70% of its original capacity in around three to five years.
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A battery can age sooner if not kept at room temperature (around 20 degrees).
Warmer temperatures can accelerate aging of the battery.
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Turning the power on and off frequently will cause the battery to age earlier
and reach 70% of its capacity in around one to two years.
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Please ensure the battery is replaced when needed (or as arranged with
your service provider).
Options for extending your Battery Backup
If approximately five hours of battery backup isn’t enough for your needs, you
can add additional capacity by plugging the power cord of the Power Supply with
Battery Backup unit into an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) – itself a type of
battery backup unit. These are readily available through technology retailers. Your
service provider should explain how your services can work with
nbn’s
Battery
Backup and what additional solutions you may need to power your other devices.
The UPS must
supply
a 230V 50Hz AC waveform in accordance with AS60038-
2000. Refer to your UPS manufacturer for confirmation.
To set up a UPS, please:
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Follow the instructions provided by the UPS manufacturer to initially set up
the UPS system.
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Switch off the power at the power point that the
nbn
™
connection box power
supply is connected to.
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Unplug the
nbn
™
Power Supply power cord from the power point and plug
it into the UPS.
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Plug the UPS power cord to the fixed power point.
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Turn on the power point.
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Follow the UPS manufacturer’s instructions on operating the UPS.
Your service provider should explain how your services can work with battery
backup and what solutions you may need for your devices. You should discuss
the use of any UPS with your service provider.
