D Yuniskis wrote:

Dunno. As cynical as I am, I still find it hard to believe the
manufacturers are intentionally trying to cook batteries.

Particularly if their users do as I do, and just buy an equivalent SLA
from their local electronics shop, rather than going back to the
manufacture of the UPS.

I've noticed that my new UPS, which I originally though has a custom
pack actually has a battery pack which is just two standard 7.2Ah SLA's
separated by some foam plastic, and stuck together with tape. Maybe they
hope that that way they'll make more sales of replacement batteries. Not
from me, they won't.

Sylvia.