| AVAILABILITY |
Predictable & dependable start-up gives outstanding confidence |
Difficult to predict when batteries will fail to perform, raising questions over availability |
| RELIABILITY |
Reliable long life performance with virtually no maintenance |
Reliability and performance decline with age, even with frequent maintenance |
| CONSISTENCY |
Maintains 100% of rated output for the run time provided by the air supply |
Output declines as run time increases |
| DEGRADATION |
Negligible loss of performance over the lifetime of the installation |
Performance declines as batteries age |
| APPLICATIONS |
UPS, backup power & genstart, with no special requirements for hostile operating environments |
UPS, backup power & genstart: hostile operating environments require special housing |