> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Dale Sykora > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 9:43 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] UPS Batteries > > edukes at alltel.net wrote: > >>From: Mark Schoonover <schoon at amgt.com> > >>Date: 2006/03/24 Fri PM 12:22:21 EST > >>To: 'CentOS mailing list' <centos at centos.org> > >>Subject: RE: [CentOS] UPS Batteries > >> > >>edukes at alltel.net <mailto:edukes at alltel.net> tapped at > Friday, March > >>24, > >>2006 6:21 AM: > >> > >> > >>>Hello, > >>> > >>>This may be a really stupid question, but can a gel type marine > >>>battery be used in a UPS? > >>> > >>>Thanks > >> > >> > >>I don't think so. Gelcells are different than the sealed lead acid > >>batteries found in UPS's. They have different charging > requirements, > >>and will discharge differently than SLAs. Probably best to purchase > >>replacement batteries from the manufacturer... > >> > >>HTH > > > > Thanks for the info!! > > > > Eddie > If you are trying to save money, you might want to try the following. > If you open your UPS and get the model # from the old battery > or the AmpHour, voltage, and physical size. You can usually > find replacement batteries cheaper than a comparable > replacement battery kit for your UPS. Hello, My UPS died a while back and I was wanting to get another. Thought I could buy a used one w/o batteries to save on shipping and buy the new batteries locally but haven't had much luck getting/finding a battery or batteries locally at a resonable price. I saw an APC BR1200 at Office Depot for $149 that may work if its compatible with the APC Network Shutdown software for Linux. If not, it does have the serial port and should be compatible with apcupsd. Thanks