[geeks] Quality of replacement UPS batteries

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

Aaron Finley wrote:
> I have a Smart UPS 1000 that I'd like to replace the batteries for.
> 
> I found this:
> 
> http://www.batteryspec.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?action=link&product=175&sub2=1750079
> 
> The price seems too low to be true. The genuine part sells for over
> $100. Does anyone have experience with non-OEM replacement batteries
> specifically for high-power UPS applications? It seems with the size
> of these things that if corners were cut during the manufacturing
> process that they could pose quite a hazard.
> 

Have had no problems with Powersonic and I think, Panasonic replacement 
batts in the APCs I have (600 days and counting in one of them).

The product liability for making something out of spec or whatnot would 
seem to preclude you getting a bad battery.  Plus, you don't have a 
fluid, more like a gel that is absorbed into a cloth-like fiberglass mat.

If you want, look in the local Yellow Pages for a "Battery Warehouse" or 
similar and check their prices there.  Ask them if they have heard of a 
"Tempest" brand battery.

--Patrick