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Old 02-04-2010, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by hillegom View Post
In that example 2, there is a lead acid battery. In your experience, how long do those last before replacement. I assume that it is a sealed, deep cycle, maybe it even has gel cells
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APC recommends replacing every three years, and if you run the software you can monitor wattage and battery run time, and this software will actually remind you in the 3 year time frame. I personally have had some running 5 years without issues.

replacement batteries are about $60, I have bought a couple and replacement is easy.
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