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

[deborah_c]

I've always just gone to World of Computers and bought one -- is there a local computer shop?

[(Anonymous)]

I'd start with the CPC catalogue online - they have supplied all my UPS replacement batteries in the last few years.

[sigisgrim.livejournal.com]

I have the same model also requiring a battery! Indeed mine has got beyond the stage of always having the replace battery light on...

[olithered.livejournal.com]

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.