[rescue] Re: [geeks] Q: Need some new batteries for UPSs

[Adam Kropelin]

I found this intersting tidbit in the apcupsd FAQ
(http://www.apcupsd.org). You might email Andr=E9 to see if he =
experienced
any problems long-term, but it certainly seems promising.

--Adam

> And Andr=E9 Hendrick says:=20
> [For replacement batteries] You need to goto you your local Yamaha
SeaDoo shop. There=20
> are 35 AMP Hour deep cycle marine batteries that are direct
replacements. These are=20
> gel-cel and will double the runtime and/or cut your recharge time in
half.=20
>=20
> Jet Works
> 1587 Monrovia Ave.
> Newport Beach CA 9266?
> Tel: +1 714 548-5259
>=20
> J-W Batteries, Inc.
> Tel: +1 714 548-4017
>=20
> WPS 49-1200
> GEL-CELL KB-35 BATTERY
>=20
> For those that do not know what this means........
> I found the best battery for APCC UPS products that use In the two
systems below:=20
>=20
> SMART-UPS 3000 10.9% is running at 327W runs for 47.0 min.
> Smart-UPS 1250 22.3% is running at 279W runs for 54.0 min.
>=20
> APCUPSD UPS Network Monitor
> Thu Jan 18 21:55:36 PST 2001
> System Model Status Battery Chg Utility UPS Load UPS Temp Batt. Run
Time Data
> Linux ATA Development SMART-UPS 3000 ONLINE
>                       100.0 % 120.2 VAC 10.9 % 36.9 C 47.0 min. All
data
> Linux ATA Development II APC Smart-UPS 1250 ONLINE
>                       100.0 % 119.6 VAC 22.3 % 45.9 C 54.0 min. All
data
>=20
>=20
> Look at the numbers and see that these batteries are better and have
more total running
> energy than standard ones.
>=20
>=20
> SMART-UPS 3000 10.9% is running at 327W runs for 47.0 min.
> Smart-UPS 1250 22.3% is running at 279W runs for 54.0 min.
>=20
> APCUPSD UPS Network Monitor
> Thu Jan 18 22:00:45 PST 2001
> System Model Status Battery Chg Utility UPS Load UPS Temp Batt. Run
Time Data
> Linux ATA Development SMART-UPS 3000 ONLINE
>                       100.0 % 120.2 VAC 19.2 % 36.9 C 27.0 min. All
data
> Linux ATA Development II APC Smart-UPS 1250 ONLINE
>                       100.0 % 119.6 VAC 21.8 % 45.9 C 55.0 min. All
data
>=20
> SMART-UPS 3000 19.2% is running at 576W runs for 27.0 min.
> Smart-UPS 1250 21.8% is running at 273W runs for 55.0 min.
> Smart-UPS 1250 46.1% is running at 576W runs for 26.0 min.
>=20
> Kind of cool.
> The 1250 can outrun the 3000 by a factor of two under identical
percentages, or run=20
> head to head for the same time.
>=20
> SMART-UPS 3000 is a 48V based or 4 batteries
> Smart-UPS 1250 is a 24V based or 2 batteries
> Cheers,
> Andre Hedrick
> Linux ATA Development