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Re: [Slightly OT Contd...] - UPS Calibration.


  • Subject: Re: [Slightly OT Contd...] - UPS Calibration.
  • From: "Dave" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 11:14:57 -0000

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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