Comments on: UPS Battery

By: Koos van den Hout

Koos van den Hout — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:56:08 +0000

Shipping costs are probably a killer on replacement batteries. But a good UPS can save lots of trouble. Just checked the date on the battery in the UPS behind idefix.net, it’s over 5 years old… no warnings yet.

By: ubikuberalles

ubikuberalles — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:22:17 +0000

Sounds like APC learned their business model from HP printers.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:23:04 +0000

I bought an APC 1400 off of Craigslist for $100. “Maximum protection against power anomalies such as brownouts, blackouts, spikes, sags and surges.”

Bad thing is, the UPS cost me $100 and the battery was, with shipping, nearly twice that.

By: ubikuberalles

ubikuberalles — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:52:31 +0000

Rob, did you make certain that your brand of UPS does indeed cover your equipment in the case of spikes, surges and brownouts? Most of the low-end UPSes do not have that capability: they just protect you when the power goes out (in other words, they are nothing more than a battery, charger and inverter). To get that kind of protection, you will need a power conditioner or, at the very least, a more expensive UPS that has an autotransformer built in.