[BC] UPS hell

[Tom Spencer]

http://www.gruberpower.com/gruberpower/advertising/Batteries/Batterypacks/

and

http://www.gruberpower.com/gruberpower/advertising/Batteries/Batterypacks/apc/default-APC-Cross.asp

(find the right pack for your UPS unit)

Depending on the needed AH rating (and the original battery pack), most 
packs run about $12 to just over $60; there's a couple of packs that 
have their own housing that are higher because of that.  I replaced one 
of my Smart-UPS 750's batteries with the Gruber replacements about a 
year ago, still running fine, and at max load!  I'm going to be 
replacing the other one's batteries this spring.  Takes the RBC-22; 
$26.80 plus shipping

Meanwhile, try this:  Pull the battery pack from the non-working UPS.  
Pull the connector cable and the fuse jumper from between the two 
batteries, and use an overnight trickle charger to see if the gel cell 
is bad, marginal, or good.

Another source would be Batteries Plus, if there's one in your 
neighborhood, although they're prices are per battery, not for the pack, 
so come out higher, even allowing for shipping.

Staples closest UPS to mine without going over was about $90; next one 
up was double mine for $200.

And their replacement battery packs were even higher than Batteries Plus...

Hope that helps somewhat!

-- 
Tom Spencer