FAQs FOR BATTERY

General Fitment Related FAQ's

1. How many hours a battery will run?

Ans. According to lord chart

BATTERY SELECTION CHART
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Fans Light Recommended inverter (watt) Battery Volt 5 Hrs 3Hrs 2 Hrs 1Hrs
1 1 100 12 100 AH 75 AH 40 AH 40 AH
1 2 200 12 150 AH 100 AH 75 AH 40 AH
2 2 300 12 170 AH 150 AH 100 AH 75 AH
2 4 400 12 200 AH 200 AH 150 AH 100 AH
3 4 500 12 180AH X 2(p) 200 AH 200 AH 155 AH
5 5 800 12 150 AH X 2(S) 150 AHX2 (S) 150 AH X 2(S) 200 AH
8 10 1400 12 150 AH X 2X2(S,P) 150 AH X 4 (S,P) 200 AH X 2(S) 150 AH X (S)

2. Life of the battery

Ans. Battery has a cycle life, so it all depends on how many cycles we use in a day and that is what decides the battery life.

3. What is battery warranty?

Ans. Each battery has a flat warranty as well as Prorata warranty. So customer should refer to warranty policies before buying a battery.

4. Replacement process

Ans. Replacement process depends upon warranty policy. There are two types of Warranties:
  A) Flat Warranty – In it, Customer will get replacement in the mentioned period.
  b) Prorata warranty—Customer will get discount on prevailing MRP.
Before buying, we advise you to go through the entire Warranty Terms and Conditions.

5. Cost of battery

Ans.
   A) Cost of new battery—its according to MRP
  b) Cost of Replaced Battery—kindly make sure that you are getting price for old battery also

6. Frequency of topping water.

Ans.
For the longer life of battery and good battery performance, it is recommended that you should pour battery grade water into battery after every 2-3 months

7. If any problem in battery during warranty, where to report. i.e Dealer or company customer care .

Ans. If company is giving onsite warranty, then you should report to company. Else you should contact the dealer.

8. How your battery is better than other leading brands.

Ans. GEM batteries has come up with new technology i.e. HCCA technology for Automotive batteries which ensures that our batteries are designed for harsh terrain and extreme conditions and ELDC Technology for inverter battery which makes sure that your battery perfomrs in worst power conditions . ( for more information on these technologies, kindly visit our website www.gembatteries.com)

9. How much AH battery is recommended for home?.

Ans. It depend upon the consumption of home.

400 VA 88 – 135 AH
600VA150 – 180 AH
800 VA150 – 200 AH
1400 VA150AH X 2 BATTERIES

10. Can computer run on battery and for how many hours?

Ans. Yes, you can run your Computer on battery but it depends on
   a) How many other appliances are also running at the same time.
   b) Also on inverter size , preferably it should be a sine wave inverter

11. Is EURO Battery dry or flooded battery?

Ans. GEM Batteries are low maintenance; lead acid batteries. So nature of this battery is said to be flooded battery.

12. How many number of batteries are required for my inverter?

Ans. Number of batteries required for inverter depends on Inverter, circuit voltage e.g.

Circuit voltagebattery required
12V1
24V2
36V3
48V4
and so on....

13. How the fumes from battery affect our health, home?

Ans. Ideally the invertor battery should be installed where air circulate.

14. Where shall I place the battery at my home?

Ans. Battery is being used with your inverter, both should be placed together and treat them as your TV and the way you wont put your TV under the open sky, don't put them either. So it is always advised to keep them at the comfortable place, so that they can be maintained properly and easily

15. How should I maintain the battery?

Ans. For the longer life of battery and good battery performance, you should pour battery grid water into battery after every 2-3 months.

16. How many CFLs and TV can run on single battery?

Ans. It depends upon rating of your inverter as well as CFL and TV Brands because different brand CFLs & TV draw different amount of peak current from input.

17. Can I use 2 batteries in a single battery inverter?

Ans. No. You should not use 2 batteries if it's a single battery inverter