On 12/10/12 18:05, Jason White wrote:
I have an APC SmartUPS unit here which, as of today, is indicating that the battery needs changing. There may be an issue with the UPS hardware other than the battery - I wouldn't rule that out by any means.
Who is reliable and experienced at UPS servicing in Melbourne?
It's a home office environment if that makes any difference.
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OK, I can't answer your specific "who" question, but I can answer the "what" that everyone else is chatting about. (For those who aren't aware, Jason is blind, so DIY is out.) From APC's site, the replacement battery is RBC7 costing around $230 plus shipping. CPL and Scorptec list them, but I'd pre-order if I was picking it up. The change-over is just a matter of opening the side, sliding the old one out and unplugging it, then reversing the procedure with the new unit. There may be some recalibration needed - info is on the APC site (pdfs). For those who wish to try the cheaper route, RBC7 appears to be two smaller batteries stuck together and given a Molex style connector. A bit of digging around (and experience from being there before) The equivalent SLA is 12V 18Ahr, such as the DiaMec DM12-18, available from Jaycar for $75 each, so you could save a third of the cost by DIY. http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SB2490&form=CAT2&SUBCATID=997#12 (sorry about the line wrap) In summary, any competent PC repair house should be able to do it if fed the pdfs from APC and the relevant Replacement Battery Cartridge. Personally, I have had satisfactory results from Laptopzone, 332 Racecourse Rd, Flemington near the Newmarket R.S, but I think they farm the serious work out elsewhere. -------- Wandering a bit off topic... I have a dislike of the above "line interactive" style of UPS because they pass through the mains until it drops too low, so if you have need to supply locally generated power for continued operation, you need one of those expensive sine wave output generators. I feel that a dearer "double conversion" style UPS and a cheap-but-square-wave higher power generator that will also boil a (small) jug a better approach. eg http://www.socomec.com.au/characteristics-ups-itys_en_AU.html The model ITY-TW020B costs around $1000