Well, I think I'll end up going back to Batteries Plus. I managed to get ahold of a long-handled pry bar and break a couple of the batteries loose... :-) Funny what happens when you use the "right" tool for the job. ;-) Anyway, I'm going to be getting higher capacity batteries for about half the cost of a new OEM tray of batteries... since I don't think this unit is under warranty any more, I don't think it matters which batteries I use.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 11:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: APC battery tray Importance: High There's what "I buy", and what Purchasing ends up getting... Besides perhaps guaranteed to last a year longer than the competitor's packs, APC also has their liability policy regarding equipment. That is, if damage is caused to all your servers because a UPS goes wack-o, APC will take care of the hardware replacement (too bad the data on those servers is worth many times that of the server itself). I believe if you use after-market batteries, that policy is voided. APC packs once had a paid mailer for return to the recyclers. Given the weight of the package, that was worth quite a bit. (Now we just drive across town to the salvage yard that handles SLA batteries.) Not _that_ big a deal, but it's annoying. -- richard "John Aldrich" <[email protected]> wrote on 04/05/2011 10:02:01 AM: > :-) I guess my question would be, do YOU buy name-brand batteries or are the > aftermarket kits good enough? > > The metal tray in which these batteries reside goes up about 1/2 to 2/3 of > the way on the outside. The batteries do not appear to be swollen, but they > could be slightly swollen and provide just enough friction. I guess I really > have nothing to lose if I use a small pry bar. After all I am currently > planning on replacing the whole thing if I can't get the batteries out. :-) > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:59 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: APC battery tray > > > Whether or not an extra year of warranty is "worth it" or not, simply > consider how much fun you've been having with this the past 2 days or so... > -- > richard > > > "John Aldrich" <[email protected]> > 04/05/2011 09:53 AM > Please respond to > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > To > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Press this button if the "To" is a fax number. Enter in the fax number like > 123-456-7890. > cc > > Subject > RE: APC battery tray > > > > > > > > Yeah. It's looking like I'm going to have to replace it, tray and all, like > APC intended. :-( Would you spend the extra money for the name-brand > replacements (including the extra year of warranty) or go with the less > expensive after-market solution that is supposed to be "compatible" with the > RBC24 battery pack? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew B Ames [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:48 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: APC battery tray > > Is possible the batters have started to expand and are now jammed into the > tray? > > Check the voltage across the batteries, if it 0vdc (or pretty close) then > you need not really worry about them shorting out, imho. > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 05 April 2011 15:34 > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: APC battery tray > > Any tips for getting the batteries out of the "tray" in an APC UPS? Our > rackmount APC takes 4 batteries and they appear to be *glued* into the tray. > The guy at Batteries Plus was shocked that he couldn't get 'em out with a > screwdriver by prying on them. > > A friend on another list suggested soaking the bottom of the tray in Goo > Gone, but I'm afraid that might short out the batteries or something even > worse... 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