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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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