Nice, their prices are among the lowest, and the price for name brand Panasonic aren't that bad either. FWIW I got two 3000's that I run so it brings me to the 16 :)
Ya APC likes to sell you the replacement "packs" which if you are willing to buy a bit of doublesided tape and take some time to move the connectors over it can save you a lot of $$ which you have obviously seen. On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Michael Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matt Nelson wrote: > > Does anyone have a good place to buy some UPS batteries? I need to get > 16 > > to replenish my old ones, so money can obviously add up quick. Also are > > there any brands that you guys like? I have used the "Universal Battery" > > brand and have been impressed with the quality and length of time they > have > > lasted. > > > > FWIW, I am looking to replace a bunch of Panasonic LC-R127R2P1's. > > http://www.apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=RBC12 > > We buy all our UPS batteries at Portable Power Systems, > http://gotbatteries.com. Their prices are pretty good and you can get > some nice volume discounts. > > In typical APC fashion, APC didn't list the actual battery specs on that > link you gave. What you should do is look on your expired batteries and > see what capacity they are and then see what PPS has. I've had very > good luck with their house brands, and you can typically get a ups > battery for $9-15 a piece (looks like you'll need 8), which is a > fraction of what APC would charge you. In one case the battery tabs > were a different size, so you'll want to check that before you buy, or > else just replace the connectors on the wires. A couple of years back, > we replaced 64 batteries in our primary UPS unit for under $1000 and APC > was going to charge us like $6500. > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
