[vcf-midatlantic] How's Everyone Doing
Dave McGuire
mcguire at neurotica.com
Fri Apr 24 13:42:18 EDT 2020
And of course I meant "I replace batteries REGULARLY" in my first
sentence below. :) Hopefully that was obvious..
-Dave
On 4/24/20 9:33 AM, Chris Fala wrote:
> Agree with all Dave said.
>
> I used to work at an electronic repair place that dealt with industrial
> test equipment and such. We would frequently get UPS units in, and not
> always big ones. They usually had minor failures, fuses, capacitors,
> etc., and always seemed to be repairable and worth the effort.
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> On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 3:24 AM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic
> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org
> <mailto:vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org>> wrote:
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> On April 24, 2020 3:16:23 AM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic
> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org
> <mailto:vcf-midatlantic at 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 <http://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
>
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
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