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New battery for UPS
My UPS is now 7 years old and I suppose it is time to replace the lead-acid
battery. My manual, which is now lost, mentioned NOT attempting this. Any tips from folks who have done this? Thanks. |
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New battery for UPS
Charles wrote: My UPS is now 7 years old and I suppose it is time to replace the lead-acid battery. My manual, which is now lost, mentioned NOT attempting this. Any tips from folks who have done this? If it is that old you may have to pry it out of the chassis. They tend to swell over the years and some designs are so tight that it is difficult to remove before the batter fails. You didn't state the brand or model. Enter them into a search engine with replacement battry and you will find dozens of vendors. Don't bother searching with your state, because every one of them list all 50 states in their meta tags. Interstate Batteries http://www.interstatebatteries.com/c...t_info/ups.asp is on national chain that has warehouses all over the country, and a lot of RV dealers carry the brand. They are hungry right now, and should be happy to place a special order. I have a local tire dealer who will order them for me at his costs, if I prepay, and include the sales tax so I can refurbish supplies for my 'Computers For Veterans' project. Make sure the battery you buy has the right terminals. UPS batteries generally use 1/4" Faston connectors, while the identcal battery has 3/16" Faston connectors when sold for other uses. Another source is E-bay, if you are pinching pennies. BTW, I have found manuals for most UPS i've worked on availible online by searchining brand + model + manual. For larger home or small office UPS systems, the portable jumpstart batteries are around 17 AH and the entire unit can be had for about $40 when Harbor Freigh has them on sale. http://search.harborfreight.com/cpis...tart&Submit=Go -- http://improve-usenet.org/index.html Goggle Groups, and Web TV users must request to be white listed, or I will not see your messages. If you have broadband, your ISP may have a NNTP news server included in your account: http://www.usenettools.net/ISP.htm |
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New battery for UPS
Dear Friend,
Yes,It's good idea but you have to find out same model or similer ratings. Let us know some infomation about your UPS *Brand name and Model Number See you online. GO1.WEB Team http://www.go1.web.officelive.com |
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New battery for UPS
On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:09:46 -0400, "Charles"
wrote: My UPS is now 7 years old and I suppose it is time to replace the lead-acid battery. My manual, which is now lost, mentioned NOT attempting this. Any tips from folks who have done this? Thanks. Brand? Model? Tried downloading a manual? |
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New battery for UPS
Charles wrote:
My UPS is now 7 years old and I suppose it is time to replace the lead-acid battery. My manual, which is now lost, mentioned NOT attempting this. Any tips from folks who have done this? Thanks. Depends on the model. I've had some that I needed to take down practically to a bare chassis in order the change the battery. Others have a door in the bottom secured by one or two screws.... Once it's out, secure one of the same type as indicated by the numbers on the old one. jak |
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New battery for UPS
"Charles" wrote in message ... My UPS is now 7 years old and I suppose it is time to replace the lead-acid battery. My manual, which is now lost, mentioned NOT attempting this. Any tips from folks who have done this? Thanks. Many UPS use a 12 volt 7 amp battery. I have replaced 2 for one friend. $25 to $30.. Google UPS battery when you see what size is needed. WW |
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