UPS Batteries

I've bought several replacement batteries from

But I don't buy their UPS kits, a few minutes work with a nut driver to transfer the wiring and fuse with some heavy duty double-sided tape to stick the batteries together saves a few quid.

CPC

I don't see any prices but maybe you need javascript enabled for that?

I've bought my last couple of sets of batteries for my UPS from:

Agreed, no need for a made up pack.

En el artículo , Huge escribió:

Buy Yuasa, and get them from your local burglar alarm supplier.

I was going to do that, thanks.

Now that's a good idea, thanks!

Pretty much any industrial battery supplier: RS/Farnell if all else fails. You can strip out the APC assembly and fit standard batteries.

Do I look like I'm made of money?

Oh, I was going to do that.

I must try and find the bloke I bought it from in the first place (on eBay), he was very good - trades under the name of "Bikes & Batteries" or somesuch.

Probably a bit old, odd, OT and US centric, but nevertheless a part interesting writeup on someone's sourcing of replacement APC batteries and their installation.

Oh yes - forgot

I've recently dealt with these guys on eBay for batteries

I normally buy the bare batts from CPC and transfer the existing hardware etc. Apply mirror tape to stick em together.

Having said that, sometimes the ready made packs from eBuyer are cheap enough.

En el artículo , Adrian C escribió:

uk.adverts.computer), that's seconded.

En el artículo , Mike Tomlinson escribió:

Whitfield, not Whitworth. Sorry.

I think you're losing the thread.

Bill

In article , Huge scribeth thus

Bloody hell!, they lasted that long?.

Of the few APC units I have to look after I think they've done well if they haven't cooked the batteries after a couple of years;!....

I used to maintain the tellys in the Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester. In the maintenance department was the battery for the 110v dc maintained emergency lighting. It consisted of 55 2V accumulators, each one the size of a 12V leisure battery.

we upgrade hardware in roughly a 3 year cycle and I find about half the old UPS batteries no longer function. These are very small UPSs with 5Ah (@ 20 Hr rate) batteries.

Yup, I'm running one of the units he sold me, still. I got three off him altogether and he delivered them!

They will last that long if you disable the fortnightly self-discharge/recharge cycle that APC wants the box to do. Of course, this is nothing to do with selling you more batteries, oh no.

En el artículo , Bill Wright escribió:

Advancing age is screwing me up.