Dead batteries... aren't very much fun (was: Re: [TriLUG] UPS Batteries)

[Douglas Brown]

not being a EE (like some on this list) I would be afraid of that
route... burning down the office and getting an early test of the DRP
are not things on my "to do" list... ;-)

"William W. Ward" wrote:
> 
> Doug -
> 
> The other fine option in UPS battery replacement - bigger batteries.  I
> purchased a 24Ah unit to replace the twin 7.2Ah cells in an APC 1000 UPS.
> The battery certainly doesn't fit inside, but the run time is outstanding
> (in its field.)
> 
> Bill
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Douglas Brown" <dugbrown at email.unc.edu>
> To: <trilug at trilug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 12:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Dead batteries... aren't very much fun (was: Re: [TriLUG] UPS
> Batteries)
> 
> >
> > I've had great luck with batteries plus - took a load of dead UPS
> > batteries over and got new ones fairly inexpensively - watch dimensions
> > on the new ones, I have a big APC matrix unit w/o a top because of the
> > size of the new batteries... but it works great.
> >
> > -doug
> >
> > "William W. Ward" wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't think they handle disposable batteries (that is to say,
> batteries
> > > that are manufacture with the intention of being chucked in the
> landfill,)
> > > but they do take nickel cadmium and lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride
> > > cells.
> > >
> > > The link below should take you to their store locator page.  Call them
> and
> > > ask, it would seem desirable to recycle all types of batteries if such a
> > > process were practical.  I know the larger lead-acid cells have been
> > > recycled for many years, and there is a big campaign by some
> organization to
> > > coax people into recycling their consumer electronic battery packs as
> the
> > > metals within are more troublesome than the traditional alkaline cells.
> > > http://www.batteriesplus.com/locator.html
> > >
> > > I'm not specifically interested in promoting this store above others,
> but I
> > > don't have any experience or knowledge of other vendors in the area -
> and my
> > > experiences with this particular vendor have been very good.
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "John Franklin" <franklin at elfie.org>
> > > To: <trilug at trilug.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 11:37 AM
> > > Subject: Dead batteries... aren't very much fun (was: Re: [TriLUG] UPS
> > > Batteries)
> > >
> > > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2002 at 10:53:56AM -0400, William W. Ward wrote:
> > > > > As a related aside, Batteries Plus also accepts old rechargeable
> > > batteries
> > > > > of all types for recycling, including cell phone packs, laptop
> batteries
> > > and
> > > > > individual rechargeable cells you might use in place of alkaline
> > > > > disposables.
> > > >
> > > > Will they take regular batteries (alkaline or otherwise) for
> recycling,
> > > too?
> > > >
> > > > jf
> > > > --
> > > > John Franklin
> > > > franklin at elfie.org
> > > > ICBM: 35043'56"N 78053'27"W
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Douglas Brown
Manager of Security Resources
UNC Chapel Hill
Abernethy 105