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Do you leave your UPS on 24/7?

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Hrochard

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I've been leaving my UPS (APC Back-UPS 1000 RS) on 24/7, but now I'm wondering if I should be turning it off when I shut down my PC for the night. Does turning it off and on place any extra stress on the battery?
 
24/7 unless I am traveling away from home. Then I turn everything off. Common sense rules.
 
Originally posted by: TeeJay1952
16/7 Almost any Windows problem is fixed by a reset so why not? Machine is good for 24/7 but OS luvs reset.
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He's talking about a UPS, not his PC. UPS doesn't need a reset.
 
You can leave it one 24/7 but if you turn it off daily then it will extend the life of the battery by just a little bit.
 
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Originally posted by: corkyg
24/7 unless I am traveling away from home. Then I turn everything off. Common sense rules.
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ditto
 
Originally posted by: Googer
You can leave it one 24/7 but if you turn it off daily then it will extend the life of the battery by just a little bit.
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Realistically it probably won't extend the life of the battery at all. One might argue that it would actually decrease the life of the battery because the UPS runs a self test every time it is turned on. Personally I leave mine on 24/7 unless I won't be home for a few days.
 
24/7

If I'm gone on vacation or whatever, the UPS will shutdown anyway depending on the parameters that I've set it for due to an extended power outage. 😉
 
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