Question Is my 7yr old UPS 450 sitting in the closet now useless?

JEDI

Lifer
Sep 25, 2001
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Bought an APC UPS 450 about 7yrs ago. (On sale)

4yrs ago, my UPS 800 died. Ordered new batteries.
Used the UPS 450 for a week then the replacement batteries came.
Then stuck it back in the closet.

Is the UPS 450 now useless?
Can i now not count on it?

Time to buy another?
(dont think i can replace the battery on it?)
 

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
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Bought an APC UPS 450 about 7yrs ago. (On sale)

4yrs ago, my UPS 800 died. Ordered new batteries.
Used the UPS 450 for a week then the replacement batteries came.
Then stuck it back in the closet.

Is the UPS 450 now useless?
Can i now not count on it?

Time to buy another?
(dont think i can replace the battery on it?)


Only one way to find out...charge it up, plug something in it's wattage range into it...unplug it from the wall.