I am looking at purchasing the APC Back-UPS 1600VA (BX1600MI-AZ) for my data cabinet at home.
https://www.apc.com/au/en/product/BX1600MI-AZ/apc-backups-16…
According to the manual, it states the following:
The battery in the Back-UPS is not user-replaceable. Contact SEIT Technical Support for a list of
authorized service centers near you
I tried looking online for instructions but could not find anything.
Has anyone attempted to replace the battery themselves?
Replacing batteries is an alternative, but sometimes easier to just buy a new UPS.
hi
yes i did for my apc ups ages ago -
i got generic 12v ones - forget what ah rating now but works without a charm. was like 4-6 screws to get in.
just make sure you watch for polarity.
on the page you linked, the replacement battery is listed as https://www.apc.com/au/en/product/APCRBC176/apc-replacement-…
which looking up the tech data says 24v 7ah (verify yourself) though looking at data it LOOKS like should be 2 battery required.
ill leave the rest for you to google.
I have a lot of APC Back-UPS at work, the ones described as "non user replaceable". I replace batteries in all of them. It's just more work, more screws and panels to undo. It's not like the other series of units where you simply slide open a lid and swap out.
The larger units use 2x 12V batteries in series.
So definitely user replaceable if the user has some experience with opening and repairing electrical or electronics stuff.
There's a small risk someone could touch something like a charged high voltage capacitor and get an electric shock.
Batteries are generally under $40 each, so if you can change the battery, you're way better off than buying a new one.
@flapperino
A bit off topic but I had been looking at replacing the batteries in my old APC Smart-UPS 1000VA UPS which I used to use on a server. The batteries in it are dead and don't hold charge. The UPS itself is probably about 15 years old. Pretty sure it was https://www.se.com/ie/en/product/SUA1000I/apc-smartups-1000v…. It's marked as end-of-life but so does my old scanner from the 1990s that still works fine :)
Do you think I should get new batteries for the old UPS or get a new (or recent second-hand) UPS? If I were to replace the old UPS, I was looking at Eaton's UPS offerings as they're better supported via NUT (aka network ups tools) which is more recently maintained. How much has UPS tech improved over the last 10-20 years?
I'd be using it on a linux server I'm setting up (bunch of old HDDs in it). I used to run apcupsd as well.
If I was in that situation, I'd just replace the batteries in it. Easily user replaceable, they're very good reliable units.
I have a few of those, and ran apcupsd with it too with a cheap USB to serial adapter.
Just buy a new UPS - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/852248