I have 2 UPS’ that have expired batteries. The manufacturers want crazy amounts of money to replace them, and a friend recommended I look online to see if I can get them elsewhere. However, the sites all seem so sketchy. Have any of you had good luck with third party battery sites? Obviously a bit nervous about safety.

  • screaming in digital@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 months ago

    honestly, I have always had pretty decent experiences with non-oem lead-acid batteries. my local battery place has a decent supply and longevity is roughly the same as the oem ones (3-4 years). I have never had any issues (type or frequency) that were not also an issue with oem batteries.

    almost no UPS mfcr makes their own batteries, so if you strip off the labeling from the oem ones, you may even find an exact replacement.

    edit: another advantage of a local place is the core-return rebate and disposal of your old batteries.

  • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    We have a local ‘battery’ store where you bring in your appliance with dead batteries, say a cordless drill, and they will refurbish it with a replacement battery. Sometimes the refurb process is more expensive than just outright buying a new appliance, so you have to use your judgement.

  • socphoenix@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Batteries plus had a Duracell version of the one my APC unit needed, in stock in store so I could get it same day. If you’re in the US, might try them.

    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techOPEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I trust Batteries Plus, stupid question though, what do I search for? This is new to me, given that I have my APC model, how do I derive what I need from Batteries Plus?

      • meathappening@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        3 months ago

        I had no issues walking in with my battery. They pulled a replacement from the shelf within 15 seconds.

      • socphoenix@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        There are multiple tiers of batteries, I got the $50 one I linked but the first hit was $120 on their site.

      • socphoenix@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        So you can find the model’s battery here, and then google that and batteries plus. I have an 850M model which uses the rbc17 model. I’ve highlighted that on the apc site on this photo: