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Installation
7.9 Service life of the batteries and handling
SITOP UPS1600 / BAT1600 / UPS1100
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7.9.4 Correct storage and transport
SITOP BAT1600 Pb battery module
Article number: 6EP4133-0GA00-0AY0, 6EP4135-0GE00-0AY0 and 6EP4137-0GE00-0AY0
To achieve an optimum lifetime of the battery module, this should be stored for the shortest
possible time in a dry and cool environment that is frost-free.
Never store Pb batteries in completely enclosed containers. During long-term storage, always
ensure that air is circulated as a result of the low levels of gas that are discharged. For long-
term standalone storage, it should be noted that SITOP BAT1600 Pb battery modules are fully
charged cyclically in order to avoid deep discharge of the installed lead batteries. When
stored at room temperature at 25 °C, the recommended recharge interval is approximately
every 6 months; when stored at higher ambient temperatures, the recharge interval must be
shortened to 3 months. At room temperature, the recommended charge parameters for a full
charge are:
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Charge voltage 27.3 V, current limited to max. 0.4 CA (e.g.: 3.2 Ah Pb … charge current =
1.3 A); charge duration min. 12 hours.
For long-term storage in a system that is not being used – i.e. in a completely wired but
deactivated state – then the application should be cyclically commissioned (depending on the
battery size, every 1 - 4 months) in order to avoid deep discharge of the installed lead
batteries. The recharge interval can be extended to approximately 6 months if the fuse in the
battery module is removed. When stored at increased ambient temperatures, then the
reduced recharge intervals listed above must always be applied.
Before transporting and shipping the SITOP BAT1600 Pb battery module, the prewired plug-in
terminals should be withdrawn and the fuse removed. In international transport legislation,
lead batteries are classified as "hazardous goods" according to UN 2800. The applicable
national and international hazardous goods regulations must be carefully complied with
corresponding to the type of transport selected!