[OZAPRS] SOT : Lead Acid battery reconditioning

[Ben Lindner]

Hi Chris,

Thats one mean mother of a UPS. I checked out the web address. I would 
suggest biting the bullet that way hopefully you know what you are 
getting when you do and also the batteries are all the same age when 
purchased and your not having to worry about are there any low batteries 
if you only relpace a few and at 7 yrs for the current ones , 
reconditioning may last  a month or so if you are lucky as they are 
getting a bit long in the "tooth". I know its not my money I'm spending 
but I think a new set is the way to go.

Ben Lindner
VK5JFK

Chris Hill wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
>  
>
> Sorry for the slightly off topic (SOT) question, but a 240VAC outage
> yesterday took my satgate down.  so it's time to service the UPS!
>
>  
>
> The UPS is a fairly large one (a 1300W unit made by On-Line Power, Inc.,
> similar to the unit at http://www.onlinepower.com/products/tbs.html),
fitted
> with six 12V 50AH lead acid batteries.  The existing batteries are
> PRC-1250XL made by Power Battery Company, Inc, NJ, USA.  (A data sheet
for
> the series is available at
http://www.powerbattery.com/pdf/prc-1250s.pdf).
>
>  
>
> It's going to cost approx $1300 to get a brand new set of batteries, so
it
> may be worth investing in a decent battery refurbishment /
reconditioning.
> So, my question is this:  Can anyone recommend a battery reconditioner
that
> is likely to bring these 7 year old batteries (that have been discharged
for
> a long time, it would seem) back to life?  Or am I wasting my time, and
> should just bite the bullet and get new batteries?
>
>  
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>  
>
>  
>
>  
>
> Chris
>
> vk6kch
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>  
>
> p.s  Yes, I also have a small SLA 12V battery on the 12V rail that feeds
my
> TNC and 2m radio, but the PC running UI-VIEW still needs the UPS.
>
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