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Re: [Slightly OT Contd...] - UPS Calibration.
- Subject: Re: [Slightly OT Contd...] - UPS Calibration.
- From: "Andy Whitfield" <andywhitfield2002@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 12:07:55 -0000
What's the date code on the batteries?
The are a lot of supposedly new batteries sold on Ebay which are old
unused stock!
Andy
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dave" <dave@v...> wrote:
> That's what I thought.
>
> The only downside to these sealed lead acid batteries is that you
need
> to periodically charge them when stored as they can fail if left to
> discharge.
>
> I suspect my problem is the controller board on the UPS is goosed as
> these are brand new batteries I got for it.
>
> Dave...
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Phil Harris <phil@a...> wrote:
> > Nah!
> >
> > The batteries are all the same mate ... the "APC"
branded packs
that
> > came out of my UPS (which I have had sat on the floor for three
> years on
> > top of a network cable to stop it getting pulled and yanking my
switch
> > off the shelf) were, when I peeled off the APC labels and parted
the
> > packs out of curiosity, bog standard GP branded 12v
17Ah "slightly
> > bigger than motorcycle" batteries.
> >
> > Nothing special at all.
> >
> > Phil
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