[GRLUG] Local APC UPS Repair

[Bob Kline]

To the point, has anyone seen a UPS
unit with a set of external terminals that
one can use to attach their own batteries?

Say an inverter with the ability to switch
between mains electricity and the battery?

   -- Bob




On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 5:20 AM, Ron Lauzon <rlauzon at gmail.com> wrote:

> The last time I had a UPS blow, I found that, for the consumer-grade UPSs,
> 99% of the cost of the UPS was the battery.  So it was simply cheaper to
> get a new UPS.
> Repairing the old UPS was actually more expensive.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 11:42 PM, <scott.tanner at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Can anyone recommend a local company to repair a failed APC UPS?   I had
>> one die last weekend and its currently only used in my personal test
>> network at work, so its not likely to get replaced.   The batteries are
>> fine, so its probably a more serious issue.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Scott
>>
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