Shopping for double A batteries is a fairly easy procedure, but shopping for APC batteries for your power protection systems, such as an RBC7, can be a little more complicated. If you know which steps to take beforehand, the process however, can be actually quite simple. By pointing out exactly what steps should be taken, we are hoping that here we have simplified the process for you.
If you are shopping for a replacement battery, it’s one of those events, that can either be really really simple or a major hassle. There are a few steps to take before you just point, click and have a replacement battery shipped to you.
To begin with, there is no guarantee that you will actually receive the replacement RBC7 you actually need. There are numerous given shapes and sizes for APC batteries; it’s not like buying triple A batteries or 9 volts which are all the same size.
Furthermore, manufacturers of equipment that uses RBC7 batteries are frequently known to change specifications without notice, so just know that you can’t, say, rely on the specs listed on the manufacturer’s website, but rather, you actually will have to take the battery out of your unit and see what the specifications are.
The biggest complaint that is received from APC battery retailers is that no matter how they try and put it in, it doesn’t fit. And of course, when this happens, it is generally the customer’s responsibility to send the ill fitting RBC7 battery back to the retailer at their own expense, and then, furthermore, to pay for the shipping of a correct RBC7 battery. Before ordering your RBC7 replacement batteries, check the specifications.
As for when, exactly, you should replace your RBC7 battery, as a general rule, most APC batteries will last longer than one year, but not as long as two years. There are plenty of exceptions, however, and many batteries won’t last a single year, or may last longer than two. Using the warranty as a guideline, is usually the rule of thumb when it comes down to replacing your battery. This is due to the fact that the battery is guaranteed to last as long as the warranty. If you want to look after your ups system and have continual uninterrupted power supply, then it really is better to replace it before it expires.
In truth, a good made battery will last much longer than the warranty, but if the retailer only offers a one year warranty, then it would be wrong to assume the battery will last longer. Your RBC7 batteries should be replaced as soon as the warranty runs out; this is very important. You need to remember that your powerware needs to be working in an emergency; so why wait until something terrible happens to find out your battery does not work. By replacing it in a one year period, you will be certain to be safe in an emergency.