[rescue] Re: [geeks] Q: Need some new batteries for UPSs

[Greg A. Woods]

> > And Andr Hendrick says: 
> > [For replacement batteries] You need to goto you your local Yamaha SeaDoo shop. There 
> > are 35 AMP Hour deep cycle marine batteries that are direct replacements. These are 
> > gel-cel and will double the runtime and/or cut your recharge time in half. 
> > 
> > Jet Works
> > 1587 Monrovia Ave.
> > Newport Beach CA 9266?
> > Tel: +1 714 548-5259
> > 
> > J-W Batteries, Inc.
> > Tel: +1 714 548-4017
> > 
> > WPS 49-1200
> > GEL-CELL KB-35 BATTERY

This is very interesting news --- is this cell the same size?  I.e. will
it fit inside my UPS?  I tend to run my UPS' at close to their maximum
ratings but that means I end up with very little run time.  If I can
extend the runtime I sure will!

What concerned me in the past with doing this is that APC seem to have
encoded knowledge of battery characteristics in their firmware and
unless the particular UPS has external battery connectors it might not
function properly (either not charge correctly or maybe not make full
use of the extended capability).

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							Greg A. Woods

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