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What's the Difference Between UPS Battery Voltage and Amperage?
Question: What is the difference between voltage and amperage in relation to replacement UPS batteries?
Answer: When replacing a battery in a APC UPS also known as RBC pack, we must always maintain the same voltage that we started with. The voltage of the battery is the push, or pressure, as one would relate to the pressure in a water hose. Amperage, on the other hand, is the amount of energy use as measured in amp hours, similar to the amount of flow in a water hose. So, to summarize, we must always use the same voltage in our replacement batteries, but we can change the amperage slightly to increase our run time. If this is done in small amounts, the effect on longevity of the APC UPS unit will not be adversely compromised. -
Scraping lead acid batteries from APC UPS units
Used lead acid batteries can be recycled in a variety of ways, the easiest is to return them to the seller. Sometime that's not cost efficient, so here's some options---
1) find a battery wholesaler in your area in the yellow pages and drop them off (sometimes they'll even pay you).
2) any retailer handling lead acid batteries---Sears-Walmart-Autozone or even Radio Shack.
3) you can also drop off @ a scrap yard if you have sizable amount and they will pay you.
4) In some parts of the Country you have recycling centers and you can find them online or yellow pages.
5) Or ship your scrap UPS Battery to:
Battery Supply Company
Battery Recycling Program
1722 Hurfville Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
We need to care for the environment and this is one way we can. You can always call us for further information at 856-228-3833. http://batterysupplyco.com/index.html