Which UPS?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 12:13:31PM -0400, Yanni Chiu wrote:
> I have one (or something equivalent) sitting around, with the
> battery dead (or something like that - beeping sound, LED colours -
> can't remember the details). I looked into getting a replacement
> battery, but they cost almost as much as a new unit. Any
> suggestions? It's about the size and weight of a brick :)

I have gotten replacement batteries from greytech, which often has non
APC replacement batteries for less than the original APC battery costs.
Usually about 30% cheaper.  Seems worth it to me.

New battery for Smart-UPS 1500 is about $120 or so, versus $600 for a
new unit.

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Len Sorensen
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