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[Helge A Bentsen]

I only drive my car for one 15 mile round trip grocery shopping each week, but car electronics drain the battery 24x7, I recharge the battery with a smart trickle charger each week.

JR

My car disconnects the battery if it detects excessive current flows in the system. Saved me a couple of times when I forgot to unplug stuff.

[John Roberts {JR}]

My car disconnects the battery if it detects excessive current flows in the system. Saved me a couple of times when I forgot to unplug stuff.

My car is 22 years old... so not that clever....

JR

[brian maddox]

My car is 22 years old... so not that clever....

JR

Funny, I had that same problem when I was 22 years old

[Steven Cohen]

So what is everyone's advice on common consumer grade UPS storage for the type of shutdown we are in now. For example, we have several stand alone APC UPS that have batteries in use for a year or so 24/7. At this point I am just leaving them energized but with the main power switch off. Should I unplug and disconnect the negative side of the battery on the units or am I better off leaving them energized?

 

[Frank Koenig]

So what is everyone's advice on common consumer grade UPS storage for the type of shutdown we are in now. For example, we have several stand alone APC UPS that have batteries in use for a year or so 24/7. At this point I am just leaving them energized but with the main power switch off. Should I unplug and disconnect the negative side of the battery on the units or am I better off leaving them energized?

Assuming these UPSs use lead-acid batteries, keep them running all the time or, if don't like them buzzing away and can remember, run them once a week for 12 hours, or something like that. You want to keep the batteries topped off. -F

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