Where to Dispose of Broken UPS Unit?

Lancerx on 22/08/2015 - 12:58
Last edited 24/08/2015 - 18:47

Hi all,

Got a few broken portable UPS units over the years sitting in the shed. Any idea whether it could be repaired without significant cost?

If not, where do I dump them? Just doesn't feel right to dump them into the bin. They're pretty heavy too. Just wanna do the right thing here for the mother earth :) Cheers!

UPDATE: Decided to sell now since there's some interest on gumtree, but mostly peanut offer. The UPS mentioned are EATON 9130, Powershield Defender 1200, and Powershield Compuguard 650. Cost me almost 2k for them all last time, surely they might worth something? Someone on gumtree privately offered me $20 for each, but I have a feeling it could worth a lot more…Just trying to get a fair price for them..;) What you guys reckon …

I give up on metal recyclers…most of them either don't wanna pay anything and still want me to deliver LMAO, or offering like 20c per kg lol

On second thought, maybe it's worth more if I repair it, apparently the failure of UPS is very high, but usually it's just the battery you need to replace. Any idea where I could buy the battery?

Computing

Comments

  • nocure on 22/08/2015 - 13:20

    I would take them to your local refuse station and put them with the car batteries.

    • Lancerx on 22/08/2015 - 13:29

      I wonder if they will take them during hardware collection? Just a bit lazy to bring 4 heavy UPS to the tip

      • nocure on 22/08/2015 - 14:07

        If the council doesn't ,the hawkers will grab them.

  • try2bhelpful on 22/08/2015 - 13:29

    Check if your council has an ewaste disposal area. Yarra council does and that is where we have been putting our computers.

  • richox on 22/08/2015 - 14:21

    also batteryworld might take them off you

    • Lancerx on 22/08/2015 - 15:05

      oh yes didn't think of them..there's one not too far from me, awesome! thanks!

  • altomic on 22/08/2015 - 17:06

    freecycle.

    or

    put them outside your house with a sign saying "Free"

    • try2bhelpful on 22/08/2015 - 18:37

      The problem with that is some moron will come along and kick the crap of it and leave the broken bit strewn everywhere.

  • Karlos101 on 23/08/2015 - 08:52
    +1

    Take the batteries out and take them to a metal recycler to get money for them. You could the prob sell carcasses on gumtree for a bit extra.

  • veej on 23/08/2015 - 10:59

    When I took a few batteries to the metal recyclers they also took a UPS off me as well. On the plus side they paid me and took it away.

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