Estimating battery life – Rockwell Automation 1794-L34 FlexLogix Controller System User Manual User Manual

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Publication 1794-UM001G-EN-P - January 2007

98 Maintain the Battery

Estimating Battery Life

When the battery is about 95 percent discharged, the controller
provides the following warnings:

• On the front of the controller, the BATTERY LED turns on

(solid red).

• A minor fault occurs (type 10, code 10).

To prevent the battery from leaking potentially dangerous chemicals,
replace the battery at least as often as:

To estimate how long the battery will support the memory of
the controller:

1. Determine the temperature (° C) 1 in. below the

FlexLogix controller.

2. Determine the percentage of time that the controller is

powered off per week.

ATTENTION

To prevent possible battery leakage, even if the BATTERY LED is
off, replace the battery according to this schedule:

EXAMPLE

If a controller is off:

• 8 hr/day during a 5-day work week
• all day Saturday and Sunday

Then the controller is off 52% of the time:

1. total hours per week = 7 x 24 = 168 hours

2. total off hours per week = (5 days x 8 hrs/day)

+ Saturday + Sunday = 88 hours

3. percentage off time = 88/168 = 52%

If the temperature 1 in.
below the controller is:

Replace the battery within:

0° to 35° C

No required replacement

36° to 40° C

3 years

41° to 45° C

2 years

46° to 50° C

16 months

51° to 55° C

11 months

56° to 60° C

8 months

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