On April 24, 2020 3:16:23 AM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
k, and I will do more.
4. Going to fix a APC UPS for a friend. Needs new caps.
Thinking out loud. Does anyone replace the batteries on them or do they just buy a new one? I have two with dead batteries and wonder if the cost justifies replacing the batteries or just get a whole new unit?
I replace batteries in about twelve APC UPSes. It's definitely worth it. I have one SmartUPS 2000XL that I've had since the mid 1990s that's still going strong. Years ago I bought two Matrix 5000s used from a surplus dealer, and got ten years of service out of one before it was destroyed by lightning, and a solid fifteen years of service out of the other before it died of natural causes just recently. UPS batteries are a consumable. Lead-acid batteries last 2-3 years whether they are being used or not. I buy batteries from refurbups.com, for about fifteen years now. Don't buy the "Werker" batteries at Batteries Plus, they are garbage. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA