[TriLUG] UPS batteries from e-bay

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

I've been buying 12V,6-7AH UPS batteries for several years 
from Batteries+. They last about the warrantee period (2yrs) 
and have no complaints about the batteries other than they 
are expensive.

Last replacement cycle (a year ago), I found that I could 
get equivalent (Zeus) batteries for half the price from 
e-bay. Wow, a battery is a battery right?!

I've had the Zeus batteries (about 10 of them) a year now 
and everyone of them has failed (UPS alarms going off). When 
I open up the UPS, I find the batteries swollen, cracked and 
leaking.

I'm off to Batteries+ tomorrow.

(I wish the APC UPSs had a straight through option. When the 
batteries fail, you just can't switch off the UPS and let 
the power go straight through. You have to listen to the 
beeping or turn off your machine.)

Joe
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