[BBLISA] Looking for a source of cheap UPS batteries and cheapused UPSs

[Edward Ned Harvey]

I just looked around, and found that for the battery I need to replace,
nobody beat pcconnection significantly, so I decided to just use our regular
account rep, and order from a trusted and known relationship.


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> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 9:57 PM
> To: alex at basespace.net
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> Subject: Re: [BBLISA] Looking for a source of cheap UPS 
> batteries and cheapused UPSs
> 
> 
> I've used refurbups.com with success in the past.  Maybe not 
> as cheap as you'd like, but their replacement batteries have 
> lasted longer than the original in the 4 UPSes I've used them.
> 
> On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 10:57:49AM -0500, 
> alex_aminoff at alum.mit.edu wrote 1.3K bytes in 34 lines about:
> : 
> : Hi folks. The thing about UPS batteries is that they are 
> very heavy, so
> : buying on the web and shipping is generally not cost 
> effective. Therefore I
> : am looking for places within say an hour drive of Boston 
> where I can get UPS
> : batteries and UPSs, preferably used and very cheap.
> : 
> : The sort of place I have in mind is the second tier of 
> vendors who come to
> : the MIT swap meet in the summer months (the first tier 
> vendors with the
> : biggest trucks charge too much). They seem to come from 
> light industrial
> : areas in the outer suburbs. I visited one once several 
> years back and they
> : had a largeish store full of used odds & ends, including 
> several decent
> : looking UPSs. I'm looking for 1200-2400VA, hoping to spend 
> $20-$60 for each
> : one.
> : 
> : I also need UPS batteries. A quick web search finds for example
> : americanbatterycompany.com with a PO box address in Boston, 
> who sell a
> : replacement battery set for an APC 1400VA UPS for $81. This 
> is too much.
> : What I'm hoping is to find a battery supplier that is not 
> explicitly in the
> : business of selling batteries for UPSs, since as soon as 
> something is
> : intended for use with computers the price doubles.
> : 
> : Thanks in advance for any leads,
> : 
> :  - Alex Aminoff
> :    BaseSpace.net
> : 
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