Price of APC UPS battery

[caleb]

well these things are printed on every battery.
what's Printed on your old APC Battery? Stick to it.

My thoughts exactly also buy from APC only IF the warranty of the UPS is still on but the warranty of the battery has expired (APC tends to give warranty like that...I know that coz I got 1 year warranty for battery but 2 years for the UPS I bought from APC last month). But if your warranty of the UPS has already expired than go in for any decent battery.

 

[presoonjohn]

Hello,

I am a techie guy. Let me tell you the about the rating.

You can go for an Exide or any brand.

The ratings should be as
The terminal voltage should be 12V ---- this is strict.
Next the ---> what is AH. This determines your backup time. More the AH value, more is your backup time.

In AH the A denotes current in Ampere and H is the time in Hours.

For example 7 AH capacity means
Current @1 ampere can be drawn from the battery for 7 hours after full charge.
hence when the value increases, the backup time increases.

Also, Don't go for a batt with very low AH. The backup time will be too low and also the battery dies off easily.

Hence what you need to check is the terminal voltage 12V. You can go for any brand.
However, for UPSs you need a sealed lead battery.

Thank you.
Presoon John

 

[janitha]

12V 7AH is most easily available but 7.5AH is also common. (Exide, Amco etc.) 7.5AH will give a bit more back up.