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Thought some folks might find this interesting. On Friday a person on my local Craig's List posted some old CRT monitors & battery backup/UPS (uninterruptible power supplies)...no info if the battery backups worked or not.
The sellers photo showed 5 UPS's. I didn't hear anything back from the seller...so I figured they were gone. Today (Monday) three days later...I get an e-mail asking how many did I want & when could I pick them up.
I said that I would take them all...but then (just to confirm)...I asked how many were there. The seller responded seventeen (17)...to myself I was like "holy smokes"! I said could I come look at them & take as many as I was interested in...seller said ok.
Long story short...there ended up being nineteen (19) of them. Turns out the seller (a medium sized business) just wanted to get rid of them for free to make some space for a new conference room. I said ok...I'll take them all (when somethings free...you just don't need to ask too many questions or be picky)!
Almost all of them are APC brand. The three "monsters" are APC model 2200's (one is a 2200XL). These "beasts" weigh over 50 kilos (110 pounds) each...so a BIG pain to carry & move. I know that these are a discontinued model...but from what I could find they originally sold for like $1200-$1500 bucks each...and replacement battery cells are something like $400-$500 (maybe more, which I'm of course not going to purchase).
I haven't really tested many of them to see if the battery cells are dead, half dead, or maybe still serviceable. I'm currently charging one of the 2200's...and is currently at 50% charge.
If anyone has any knowledge or personal experience with these big 2200's I would love to hear what you know about them.
Thanks,
- Nick
The sellers photo showed 5 UPS's. I didn't hear anything back from the seller...so I figured they were gone. Today (Monday) three days later...I get an e-mail asking how many did I want & when could I pick them up.
I said that I would take them all...but then (just to confirm)...I asked how many were there. The seller responded seventeen (17)...to myself I was like "holy smokes"! I said could I come look at them & take as many as I was interested in...seller said ok.
Long story short...there ended up being nineteen (19) of them. Turns out the seller (a medium sized business) just wanted to get rid of them for free to make some space for a new conference room. I said ok...I'll take them all (when somethings free...you just don't need to ask too many questions or be picky)!
Almost all of them are APC brand. The three "monsters" are APC model 2200's (one is a 2200XL). These "beasts" weigh over 50 kilos (110 pounds) each...so a BIG pain to carry & move. I know that these are a discontinued model...but from what I could find they originally sold for like $1200-$1500 bucks each...and replacement battery cells are something like $400-$500 (maybe more, which I'm of course not going to purchase).
I haven't really tested many of them to see if the battery cells are dead, half dead, or maybe still serviceable. I'm currently charging one of the 2200's...and is currently at 50% charge.
If anyone has any knowledge or personal experience with these big 2200's I would love to hear what you know about them.
Thanks,
- Nick