MongGrel
Lifer
- Dec 3, 2013
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UPS update: Well, today I received a new battery pack for my CyberPower 1500PFCLCD UPS. The batteries had lasted 5.5 years. I'm pretty happy with that. The battery pack I ordered was a direct replacement, with a harness to connect the two batteries and connect to the unit. Unfortunately, Amazon had listed the wrong model. It was off by just a letter. That meant that the harness included would not hook up with my model. I purchased the direct replacement battery pack so I wouldn't have to swap out the old harness.
Amazon was super helpful as usual. They said that they couldn't ship back the batteries due to it's hazardous nature and federal law. They gave me a full refund and said I could keep/dispose of the battery pack as I saw fit. Well, I just took both battery packs apart and swapped the harnesses. I was able to salvage the new tape that held the new unit together and hold the batteries and harness together. Slipped right into the unit after I flipped the battery 180°. Plugged in the wiring from the unit to the battery pack. Replaced front cover. Voila! UPS is up and running. Widget on desktop says 45 minutes run time for the main rig, router and switch that I have hooked up to the battery/surge outlets. Very happy and you can't beat the cost. FREE!
OLD BATTERY PACK
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NEW BATTERY PACK
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TAKING APART THE NEW BATTERY PACK
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OLD HARNESS
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NEWLY ASSEMBLED AND INSERTED BATTERY PACK
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UPS BACK IN ITS HOME!
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Nice! How much would that have set you back if you had to pay though? I always found it way too expensive to buy lead acid batteries online especially with the shipping. I get them for 20-30 bucks locally here at an electrical dealer. Which reminds me the batteries in one of my UPSes is dead and I should probably change it. It's only to power my monitors but if power goes out for more than a few minutes I won't be able to shut down the PCs properly. Hitting power button should initiate a proper shut down mind you.
