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Data record tests.battery-capacity-load-test.equipment.battery-vrla.acceptance

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Battery Capacity Load Test is specified for valve-regulated lead-acid batteries in acceptance testing at clause 7.18.1.3.B.7 of ANSI/NETA ATS-2025. The clause calls for a load test in accordance with the manufacturer's published data or IEEE 1188.

Value: valve-regulated lead-acid batteries

ProvenanceANSI/NETA ATS-2025 supports data record tests.battery-capacity-load-test.equipment.battery-vrla.acceptance, which is cited on the entry Battery Capacity Load Test.SOURCEANSI/NETA ATS-2025ANSI/NETA ATS-2025Licensed standard, clause 7.18.1.3.B.7DATA RECORDtests.battery-capacity-load-test.equipment.battery-vrla.acceptancetests.battery-capacity-l..Verified 2026-10-29ENTRYBattery Capacity Load TestBattery Capacity Load TestNo revisions
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SourceANSI/NETA ATS-2025Licensed standard, clause 7.18.1.3.B.7
Data recordtests.battery-capacity-load-test.equipment.battery-vrla.acceptanceVerified 2026-10-29
EntryBattery Capacity Load TestNo revisions
Subject
Battery Capacity Load Test (Test methods)
Kind
Equipment fact
Source
ANSI/NETA ATS-2025, clause 7.18.1.3.B.7, Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems, NETA. Publisher page for ANSI/NETA ATS-2025Publisher information page
Also stated in
  • FIST 3-6, section 4.6.1, page 62 (brackets in the original) (April 2020).
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    4.0 Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Batteries (Gel Cells) - 4.6.1 Acceptance Testing

    "Perform acceptance testing no sooner than 1 week after the battery has reached equilibrium in charge and temperature, but no later than 1 year after installation. Acceptance capacity testing procedures must be in accordance with Section 4.6.2 Capacity Testing to Determine Replacement."

    FIST 3-6, section 4.6.1, page 62 (brackets in the original), April 2020. Agency copy of FIST 3-6

    The current standard governs; this passage is a public-domain description of the practice dated April 2020.

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