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posted by [personal profile] emperor at 10:39am on 20/11/2009 under
A while ago, I acquired an APC Smart-UPS 1000 (from a clear-out at my Dad's office, IIRC). At that time, I needed a new battery, which I got Hardware Support at Cambridge to do for a very reasonable sum. I appreciated its value again today, when the plumber accidentally tripped the circuit-breaker; I was able to shut ming down cleanly.

Sadly, the battery is going to need replacing soon, I think - the last few weeks it's had the "replace battery" light on nearly all the time (although turning it off and then on again makes it seem happy for a day or so). Annoyingly, while we have a spare USP (an APC Smart-UPS 750XL, which I think is a newer but less potent model), it is also in need of a new battery.

My question is - how should I go about getting the battery replaced? There isn't a convenient Hardware Support group here I can ask...
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posted by [personal profile] deborah_c at 11:17am on 20/11/2009
I've always just gone to World of Computers and bought one -- is there a local computer shop?
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posted by [personal profile] emperor at 11:47am on 20/11/2009
Is replacement fairly straightforward, then? I've never opened the UPS up...
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posted by [personal profile] deborah_c at 11:55am on 20/11/2009
Yes, it is. There's a door in the bottom (on mine, which I *think* is that model), and the battery is on spade connectors.
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posted by [identity profile] crazyscot.livejournal.com at 12:02pm on 20/11/2009
My work UPS came complete but with the pre-installation step of opening it up and connecting the batteries. (There were two to go in series, as it happened.)

Pretty straightforward, yes; just take care not to short the terminals, lead-acids carry a lot of power. Maplin may well be a suitable local source of battery technology, as might http://www.vps-ups.co.uk/ . What you're looking for on the existing battery is its voltage (usually 12V or 24V) and its power rating (usually expressed in volt-amps, e.g. 800VA).

As a consumer, your local council ought to take old lead-acids for recycling; in Cambs they're accepted by the main recycling centres but you have to take them there yourself.
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posted by [identity profile] sigisgrim.livejournal.com at 12:31pm on 20/11/2009
It would seem to be this one
http://www.vps-ups.co.uk/product/315/rbc6
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posted by [personal profile] gerald_duck at 06:48pm on 20/11/2009
Agreed; APC UPS battery replacement is easy.
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posted by (anonymous) at 11:29am on 20/11/2009
I'd start with the CPC catalogue online - they have supplied all my UPS replacement batteries in the last few years.
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posted by [identity profile] alitalf.livejournal.com at 11:30am on 20/11/2009
Sorry, it logged me out.
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posted by [identity profile] alitalf.livejournal.com at 11:32am on 20/11/2009
If you have any difficulty identifying the most suitable battery, call me.
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posted by [identity profile] sigisgrim.livejournal.com at 11:35am on 20/11/2009
I have the same model also requiring a battery! Indeed mine has got beyond the stage of always having the replace battery light on...
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posted by [identity profile] olithered.livejournal.com at 10:17pm on 20/11/2009
While the lower number means that the maximum power output is less (VA), the XL model almost certainly has a greater capacity (Ah) and so will last longer (possibly much longer). See http://www.apc.com for comparison/specifications and also replacement battery ordering. Or http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk for compatible alternatives.
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