We get all our ups replacement batteries at ragebattery.com. All the digging around I've done, their SLA battery prices (Rhino brand) are hard to beat. I tear apart apc rbc7 packs for the basic hardware, wiring harnesses, etc, to rebuild.
(as far as the last bailing out comment, I'd suggest staying as far away from tripp-lite as possible) Regards, Phillip Partipilo [email protected] On Jan 8, 2010, at 10:24 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Greetings! > > A few years ago, we had a period of bad power (from the utility > company). Our network backbone equipment (switches and routers) > were plugged into APC SmartUPS 1400 units. For some reason, they > were not "kicking in quickly enough" during brown-outs and > "blinks". As a result of power being disrupted to our switches for > a tiny fraction of a second, pieces of the phone system we had then > would "break" and need immediate attention to restore full > functionality. > > The APC units are what they call "Line Interactive" and _should_ not > have had this little blink. (We could increase the sensitivity a > notch. However, we found that in a power outage, they would > consider power from our generator "dirty" and would remain on > battery until drained - not desirable!) It was suggested we go with > an "On-line" unit, where the power comes directly from the battery > (and the utility power keeps the battery charged) . We went with a > TRIPP-Lite SmartOnline SU1000XL. > > It (and especially its batteries) are getting old, so the (painful) > process of changing batteries is coming. (All equipment powered by > this UPS need to be shut down to pull the batteries in a system > which normally supplies power by way of its batteries.) Oh yeah - > we operate an emergency call center 24x365 and have no "maintenace > window". > > Well, surprise! surprise! Not only is this model discontinued but > TRIPP-lite is no longer able to supply or even suggest replacement > batteries for me. > > Right now, there are no warning lights, etc showing. However, it's > only a matter of time. Any suggestions here? That is... > > 1. Can (I believe it is) 3 more-or-less "standard" 12 lead acid > batteries be obtained and used with the existing wiring harness? > > 2. Do any of the battery companies claim they have a battery pack > (and will stand behind it) for a TripLite SU1000XL? > > 3. Any other suggestions for bailing me out of this impending > disaster? > > Thanks! > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > ASPCA® > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > [email protected] > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty > to Animals® (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s > ) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidentia > l information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copyi > ng or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto > , is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, > please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete > the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > > > > > If this email is spam, report it here: > http://www.OnlyMyEmail.com/ReportSpam ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
