Yeah. At scale it is necessary to be able to buy the same model (or very close) for consistent deployment and maintenance. Same battery trays, same batteries, same management interface. That is why I'm specifically only looking at Tripplite and APC.
After doing some more research it appears there are at least a half dozen reputable vendors. As more enterprise type customers move their server stuff to the cloud (err, butt?) a lot of used UPS end up going to electronics recycling places. On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Lewis Bergman <lewis.berg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Of course i am not a dealer but i have an unused 2U Eaton. I think it is > 1500 but i would have to check. Sounds like you need more than one. > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2016, 8:24 PM Jason Wilson <ja...@remotelylocated.com> > wrote: > >> Try this guy on Ebay from Carson City Nevada. I have done buisness with >> him before. >> http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_sop=10&_ssn=uspowerups&_pgn=2&_skc=50&rt=nc >> >> Jason >> >> >> Jason Wilson >> Remotely Located >> Providing High Speed Internet to out of the way places. >> 530-651-1736 >> 530-748-9608 Cell >> www.remotelylocated.com >> >> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 6:00 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Because I don't want to buy a bunch of cheap and used, for example >>> SUA1500RM2U UPS, and discover their charge controller or inverter are >>> messed up. Or it's had a battery swell and leak all over insides. >>> >>> something like this, plus $25 100BaseTX IP management card: >>> >>> >>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/APC-SUA1500RM2U-SMART-UPS-1500VA-980W-120V-USB-RACKMOUNT-BACKUP-NEW-BATTERIES-/291583017738?hash=item43e3b3c30a:g:tEsAAOSwoydWnp79 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 5:57 PM, can...@believewireless.net < >>> p...@believewireless.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Why not buy the batteries on your own? >>>> >>> >>> >>