On Apr 30, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote: > Michael, > > They say UPS's are good for about 3 years max. I've > often used them for longer though. > > When I checked getting a new battery it seemed the battery > cost as much (with shipping) as just buying a new APC.
They're expensive that way, but as Michael said, you can get 'em at Batteries Plus if there's one nearby > I may have had a flaky one, I don't quite remember. One that seemed > to come and go. It was ancient, I replaced it altogether. We've found, in general APC UPS'es will last through two , sometimes three battery packs before something else dies and they need replacing; this is based on a bunch of 'em sitting in phone closets, which are not the best places. These are their better grade SmartUPS and such, not the consumer Back-UPS units. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
