If you are "handy" and want to re-use the paraphernalia that bind the two batteries into a single pack and attach a cord with a proprietary plug/socket on it, it isn't very hard, but is somewhat time consuming, at least for the pack that comes in my APC Back UPS XS-1500. The individual batteries themselves should be standard that you should be able to purchase generally. If you live in the Alexandria, VA area, Arcade Electronics on General Washington Drive off of Edsall Road (there is a connector) on the south, and just East of I-395 should have them. The map shows it as the Edsall Shirley Industrial Park. If you are near Leesburg, there is a general battery shop just off, I believe, King St., but at any rate, the thoroughfare that enters Lessburg from the South. Going west on the Greenway, exit at exit 1 onto US 15 south (the Leesburg "beltway," clockwise), and immediately (never leave the ramp lane) exit US 15 south onto whatever name the street is and follow it north.! The battery shop is on the right, in a cluster of shops around a parking lot, near the bottom of the dip just before you reach the center of town. Sign is visible from the street, which is how I first discovered it. If you want to buy the whole apparatus already assembled, I think you are stuck with buying it from an APC authorized dealer. From the price you quoted for the assembly, I suspect your batteries are bigger than mine -- last longer in a power outage. Or you have the auxiliary pack that sits separately to the side of the housing that has the electronics in it. They keep re-designing the physical housing for these things for no apparent reason.
Be sure to replace both (all) batteries. Don't try to keep a "good" battery. Fred Holmes At 01:10 PM 4/7/2008, rocky lee wrote: >Hey All, >I have two APC Smart UPS 1400 units. They take an RBC7 12V combo (two >batteries together) On one, both the batteries are dead. On the other, >one battery is dead, the other lights up and will power either of the housing >units. > >Any recommendation on where to purchase a replacement? From the manufacturer >the part runs $180.00 In doing research for a replacement, I see prices from >$50.00 to $180-$200.00 > >http://www.apexbattery.com/apc-rbc7j-battery-set-sealed-lead-acid-batteries-apc-batteries.html > >http://www.amazon.com/Powersonic-PSH-12180FR-Nut-Bolt-Connector-retardent/dp/B0002ILK0O/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1207587460&sr=1-19 > >I'm just wondering if there are any 'gotchas' i need to be wary about, or if >there >are any other concerns about manufacturing that need to be addressed. > >Does anyone have recommended vendors or did anyone find it easier to replace >with a new unit? > >Thanks, > >Rocky > > > >--------------------------------- >You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total >Access, No Cost. > > >************************************************************************* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
