UPSs...

[emperor]

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...

Comments

[emperor]

Is replacement fairly straightforward, then? I've never opened the UPS up...

[deborah_c]

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.

[crazyscot.livejournal.com]

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.

[sigisgrim.livejournal.com]

It would seem to be this one
http://www.vps-ups.co.uk/product/315/rbc6

[gerald_duck]

Agreed; APC UPS battery replacement is easy.