How do I properly care for the batteries in my RemotePro® or UPSPro® system?
Applicable models:
All RemotePro®, UPSPro®, and MobileSolarPro systems
RemotePro® and UPSPro® systems
are designed to maintain proper battery charge within a defined range.
Our systems have protections for over-discharge of batteries but
batteries also self-discharge over time, so if they are left without any
charge or maintenance for a long time (normally over 6 months) they
will continue to self-discharge. Our systems are not designed to restore
a battery function if the battery gets over discharged. Our systems
work within the range of 0% (13VDC) to 100% discharge (10VDC) on
batteries. If batteries are less than 10VDC the user must recondition
the battery by charging the battery with a good quality automotive
battery charger (6A to 25A). We find that manual type chargers work
best.
Troubleshooting Battery Problems: Measure battery
voltage of individual batteries. Voltage should be >10V. If less than
10V* the battery must be reconditioned. If there are multiple
batteries, measure all batteries and compare the voltages. They should
be within 1V of each other. If some batteries are lower, recondition the
low voltage battery or all the batteries to get them back to a balanced
starting point.
Reconditioning Batteries: Recondition batteries by
charging for no more than 24hrs with a good quality automotive battery
charger. Let batteries sit for another 24 hours and then measure
voltages. A fully charged battery will be around 13V. If voltage drops
below 12V after 24hours, the battery cannot hold a charge and needs to
be replaced.