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Fire alarm commissioning and electrical test tools on a workbench

Size minimum new battery capacity

Standby Battery Calculator

Combine standby and alarm loads with ageing and alarm-current derating.

Method context

BS 5839-1:2025 Annex E / 24.3.5

The implementation follows the current Swift calculator in the Fire Regs Pro project. It is an estimate for revision and preliminary checking.

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