hw composed on 2024-02-09 22:45 (UTC+0100): > On Fri, 2024-02-09 at 12:10 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
>> hw composed on 2024-02-09 12:07 (UTC+0100): >> > What other manufacturers could we buy UPSs from? >> I bought my first APC just last year, because it was what I found on the >> shelf in >> WalMart, only 450VA, with "Best-in-class Service and Support", more to >> protect >> bedroom TV and recorder against anomalies than power outage here in the >> world's >> lightning capital. All my larger ones that are currently in service are >> Eaton or >> Tripp-Lite. My spare is a Powercom with steel frame and cover, hard to >> extract >> swollen old batteries from. > Hm, Powercom doesn't seem to exist here, but Eaton seems to have good > prices. How's the battery availability with Eaton? <https://batterysharks.com/csb-battery-hr1234w-battery-replacement-12v-9ah-version.html> has the very common physical attributes used by all my Eaton, Tripp-Lite and Powercom UPSes. The Powercom 2200VA uses 4, shipped with (I think) the 7.5AH variety. The other 3 use pairs. My 1000VA Eaton shipped with 7.5AH. My 1500VA Tripp-Lites came with 9AH. When I replace I only get the 9AHs so that the orphans that survive failure of a pair have the potential to better match the next orphan and delay another purchase a few months or more. Here in FL, replacement battery life averages under 30 months, no matter the battery brand. OEM batteries have averaged more like 54. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata
