Ups Battery Tricks

Power crisis becoming an epidemic across the world, frequent power outages are no surprise. Some countries have to go through load shedding for 12-14 hours a day. UPS comes as a savior for the people of these countries as it provides backup power supply when the grid supply goes away.UPS contains two basic elements charging station and battery. If you have brought the charging station from a reputable company than it should serve you at-least five years without any problem. The main cost involved in running a UPS are the batteries that have to be replaced every 2-3 years. We will provide you a simple trick which will help full to you for giving a second life to your battery and reduce the cost of changing batteries, for this purpose you have to need two ingredients which are not so costly ad available in different chemical stores of batteries maintainer’s service providers.

  Epsom Salt

 

Epsom salt is commonly available from any big chemist shop since epsom salt has many cosmetic uses as well. Some chemists call it Magnesium Sulphate so ask for both the names at the chemist.

• Take 2/3 cup of Epsom salt (MgSO4) and add it into 2 cups of distilled water.

• Heat the solution on a stove in a sauce pan till Epsom salt is totally dissolved in the water.

• Disconnect and safely remove battery from the UPS.Wear safety equipment ( Gloves and safety glasses)

Open the filler caps of the battery.

•  Add an equal amount of the MgSO4/H2O solution into each filler hole of the battery till you have consumed all the solution.

Replace filler caps and put the battery on charging.

Start charging the battery immediately and it will get to it’s full capacity after one week. So after one week you will see that your battery is giving it’s full potential and you can enjoy uninterpreted power supply for another two years.