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Where Carl Suggests You Get Batteries
Hi, Folks.
I’m just replacing the batteries in one of my SmartUPS models,
and it occurs to me that some of you may not know about the
place I get them from. I have no relationship with this com-
pany, other than as a customer, but I feel they know what they
are doing, their prices are fair, and they have some interesting
batteries available that you can’t obtain from APC.
These are the reasons I use them, and I thought this information
might be useful to the US list members. They will ship outside
of the US. If you have questions, you can contact them through
the email address listed on their web pages. They have always
responded pretty quickly to my questions.
The company is called Battery Wholesale Distributors, and they
are located in Georgetown, Texas. If you have questions, you
can reach them by phone at (800) 365-8444, 9:00AM to 5:00PM
(their local time), Monday through Friday. I’ve gotten email
from them on the weekends, although the office is not open then.
I won’t post prices, as you can get current pricing from their web
site. They have an entire section dedicated to APC replacement
batteries, and it’s easy to find what you need. You can order over
the web, or by phone. They accept all the usual credit cards.
The web site (as you might guess) is: www.batterywholesale.com
The thing I really like is that they have found manufacturers who
make batteries in the standard case sizes, but have additional
capacity over the original batteries shipped with the APC UPS
models. Often, the difference is as much as 15% or so, and this
can result in additional runtime. It’s a nice upgrade for a minor
increase in price.
They are also ’green-aware’, in that they encourage you to recycle
your old batteries, and will accept the old batteries back from
you if you cannot find a local place that recycles them. You pay
the shipping, but I think other than that, there is no charge. I’ve
never done this, as I have a battery retailer just down the street
who will accept my old batteries.
Anyway, if you didn’t know about these folks, put the info aside
where you can find it when you need replacement batteries. I
won’t make any guarantees, but I’ve been very pleased with their
products, service, and pricing. I hope you find them as helpful
to you as I do. I’ve been dealing with them since about 1994,
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