NAPA/Autozone are likely to only have wet cell batteries or a very limited choice of AGM, which is what I think you want with your APC since that’s what they are designed for. If you really did want wet cell batteries you could go to a place like Costco looking for golf cart batteries which will be deep cycle type, as opposed to car batteries which are designed for cold cranking amps.
Maybe look into Interstate Batteries which may have a lot of choices they can bring in from their distribution centers for you to pick up locally. Or drive up to GNB Industrial Power (Exide) in Aurora. Or Zeus Batteries in Bloomingdale. I have also bought Lifeline batteries from Staab Batteries in Aurora, they have free delivery within 30 miles, not sure if that includes you: http://www.staabbattery.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=SB&Screen=free_delivery From: That One Guy Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 11:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AFMUG] Bateries I know this horse is about as abused as a woman that doesnt listen well, but Im looking for a brand/model number of battery that would be god for sites, primarily in the winter but some heat in the summer that we can replace the APC external packs with. Id like to source them locally like NAPA, Autozone, etc rather than order them if possible. What exactly am I looking for in a battery. Most likely the sites that these would go to are sites we would put a generator on, so its not likely they would be depleted, but is a rare possibility. Mainly we are looking to get a longer window to get a generator to the site and a longer run if the generator fails or runs out of fuel. When running a battery bank is it recomended to buy all the batteries at the same time and replace them at the same time? -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
