APC also to a trade in against an older model - usually about 10% off and then they pick up and dispose of the old battery systems free of charge.
The batteries should last 3-5 years, but if the battery is out of warranty either replace it or upgrade. If you can find a good local reseller then that can make all the difference and give you options. I would advise against unbranded batteries, unless the unit is not business critical . I'd offer to assist, but we're in a different continent :-) Mike -----Original Message----- From: William J. Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: 14 September 2010 15:21 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Strange PowerChute errors Well that adds a +5 to your suck roll. Battery shipping makes it cheaper to just buy a new UPS...sometimes. WJR - from my Crackberry. "If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck." -----Original Message----- From: "John Aldrich" <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:09:47 To: NT System Admin Issues<ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Subject: RE: Strange PowerChute errors Nope. :-) Plus, this is not from Amazon themselves, but another Amazon Marketplace Vendor. From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:58 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Strange PowerChute errors Are you a Prime member? On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:55 AM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: Unfortunately, no free shipping on this. ☹ From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Strange PowerChute errors OK. Thanks. ☺ From: William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:46 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Strange PowerChute errors Amazon rules, especially if you can get free shipping. - WJR On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 08:38, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: Where would you guys recommend buying replacement batteries? I'm looking on Amazon and found an aftermarket replacement battery for like $90. -----Original Message----- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:28 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Strange PowerChute errors Yeah... I went up and looked at the UPS again. It's down to like 60% of the battery, but still has a run-time in the 30-minute mark. That being said, I'm seriously looking at getting a new battery for it. I mean, it's not that expensive for a new battery... As for seeing the USB connection, I don't think so. I completely uninstalled and reinstalled PowerChute. It stopped working a couple weeks ago, so I took the disk that came with it and reinstalled. I had previously removed a newer version of PowerChute BE Basic. From: William Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:19 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Strange PowerChute errors I'd interpret two things... First powerchute is probably still trying to see the USB version of the UPS. Second if the UPS battery is over 3 years old, and something important is attached to it you should refresh the UPS. - WJR On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 07:51, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: I had to reinstall PowerChute (Business Edition Basic) on one of our servers yesterday because it went brain dead and couldn't see the UPS. I also switched from USB to serial for the communications. I got a bunch of alternating messages from PowerChute overnight, one saying self-test failed, and the next one would say the self-test completed successfully. I also got errors about the site wiring, but when I look at the local console on the server, it says it's fine. I'm not sure what to make of it. Granted the UPS is over 3 years old, but the lights on the UPS itself show the battery is in good condition and has plenty of run-time. 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