And I can vouch that APC will stand behind the warranty. I had 4 PC's replaced by them several years ago after a power issue following a hurricane. It was about a 30 minute process to validate the connections and infrasturture with them over the phone but they came through with a check within a couple weeks.
Roger Wright ___ "There are plenty of charities for the homeless. Isn't it time somebody helped the homely?" - Dolly Parton On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:10 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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