We have gotten pretty lucky on our batteries, we average 5-8 years at most sites, we are in central illinois. Last year destroyed a majority of our batteries, and the expanding problem destroyed alot of our APCs, Its time to replace our aged APCs anyway since all we can get are overstoc or used management cards for the models we have. the old 750xl were the perfect efficient solution for our sites, but they changed the form factor on those to not be usable, the 1000xl still has the desktop form factor but are inefficient for our purpose.
The way I look at it is if I can find a good generic external battery solution for our current APC runtime need, I will more easily be able to migrate to a different solution should one present that does what APC does at a similar cost if we arent locked into the APC packs. We also have three of the huge external packs (dont know the part number) that arent holding charge anymore that I would prefer to replace with a generic array. As much as I hate to be brand locked, APC makes a solid product at a good price On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 7:19 PM, That One Guy <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to assume maintenance on batteries will not be done since i have to > fight tooth an nail to get time alloted for maintenance on sites > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 6:22 PM, TJ Trout <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Are you positive agm outlasts flooded cell's, if proper maintenance is >> done? >> >> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You want AGM batteries. They generally last longer, and are >>> maintenance free (no water required). They can also handle deeper >>> discharge cycles than everything except lithium. >>> >>> I recently had to get some batteries ASAP, and found what I needed at a >>> local Interstate battery store. We will see how long they last. We've >>> gotten as much as 8 years on our Concorde SunXtenders (all AGM). >>> >>> bp >>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> >>> >>> On 2/9/2015 9:57 AM, That One Guy wrote: >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
