A battery pack that's degraded doesn't usually fail outright — it just runs shorter each cycle until the runtime no longer covers a shift. Knowing what shortens a pack's life, and building replacement into your maintenance planning, avoids finding out mid-shift.
Charge cycles, storage temperature, and how deeply a pack is discharged before recharging all affect how many years of useful service it delivers. Repeatedly running a pack down to empty before recharging, and storing packs at temperature extremes, both shorten usable life faster than moderate use and proper storage.
Rather than waiting for a pack to fail mid-shift, track approximate charge-cycle counts or age per pack and plan replacement proactively — particularly for packs used on sites where runtime shortfalls are operationally costly, like a multi-day disaster response deployment or a continuous shutdown window. See our Service & RMA page if a pack is still under warranty and showing early signs of degradation.
Packs sitting unused between projects should be stored at a partial charge rather than fully depleted or fully charged, in a dry, temperature-moderate environment — extreme heat in particular accelerates degradation even when a pack isn't in active use.
All Litenza towers use swappable LI-24-series battery packs, so a degraded pack can be replaced without replacing the light unit itself. See the standard kit details on any product page for which pack series your unit uses.
Repeatedly discharging a pack fully before recharging, and storing packs at temperature extremes, both shorten usable life faster than moderate use and proper storage.
Noticeably shorter runtime than spec on a full charge, longer charge times than rated, or visible swelling or heat during charging — stop using a pack immediately if you see damage or heat.
At a partial charge rather than fully depleted or fully charged, in a dry, temperature-moderate environment.
Yes — Litenza towers use swappable battery packs, so only the pack needs replacing, not the light unit itself.
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