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  • Each APC Replacement Battery Cartridges (RBC) is tested and certified for compatibility to restore the performance of your APC UPS to original specifications
  • When you buy a new genuine APC RBC, you can recycle your old UPS battery via the "RBC Recycling Program" on the APC website. This program includes free return shipping to a recycling center (use the packaging from your new battery to return the old)
  • RBC17 is compatible with many APC UPS models including BE650G1, BE750G, BR700G, BE850M2, BX850M, BE650G, BN600, BN700MC, BN900M, and select others
  • 2 year manufacturer warranty
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About this Item:
  • Each APC Replacement Battery Cartridges (RBC) is tested and certified for compatibility to restore the performance of your APC UPS to original specifications
  • When you buy a new genuine APC RBC, you can recycle your old UPS battery via the "RBC Recycling Program" on the APC website. This program includes free return shipping to a recycling center (use the packaging from your new battery to return the old)
  • RBC17 is compatible with many APC UPS models including BE650G1, BE750G, BR700G, BE850M2, BX850M, BE650G, BN600, BN700MC, BN900M, and select others
  • 2 year manufacturer warranty
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About This Product
    Product Name: APC UPS Battery Replacement RBC17 for APC Models BE650G1, BE750G, BR700G, BE850M2, BE850G2, BX850M, BE650G, BN600, BN700MC, BN900M, and Select Others
    Manufacturer: APC
    Model Number: RBC17
    Product SKU: B0002QLDLC
    UPC: 731304206811
    ASIN: B0002QLDLC
    Brand: APC
    Item Dimensions LxWxH: 5.95 x 3.72 x 2.56 Inches
    Item Weight: 3000 Grams
    Item model number: RBC17
    Manufacturer: APC
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    Good price for an APC branded, 9Ah battery. They usually go as low as $35-40, but you may not be able to catch a sale when your old battery dies and you need a new one NOW.

    That battery has a lower 7.2Ah capacity and smaller F1 terminals so technically not RBC17-compatible despite saying so (one reviewer used pliers to compensate for the loose connection). Mighty Max does have a 9Ah battery with F2 terminals for $23.55, curiously shipped and SOLD by Amazon [amazon.com] which may or may not be a good thing: for SLA battery with a limited storage/shelf life, some may prefer the seller ship fresh stock directly from their own warehouse (as with your 7.2Ah listing).

    OP's listing is good when your friend needs a battery, since you don't want to be blamed for getting an off-brand if it doesn't work. For myself, I usually buy at least 2, and I can get (2) 9Ah for around $40 shipped from battery specialists like BatterySharks.com. Those popular CyberPower 1350VA/1500VA UPS towers each take two 7Ah/8Ah/9Ah F2 batteries (model RB1270/RB1280/RB1290) if you reuse the old wiring harness.

    Also, I ensure that the UPSes that I buy can take the larger 7-9Ah battery size (as smaller sized batteries aren't much cheaper). Those used to be commonly $40 and under back in the Staples coupon days but for the last few years the cheaper models come with physically smaller 5.5-6Ah batteries.
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    no you cannot. Li-Ion chemistry aren't close enough to SLA, you'll either be too low or too high voltage. Charging profile are also very different. LiFePo on the other hand, can.
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    I've been buying 'generic' ones off EBay, and they run for ~5 years, which is in line with the lifespan I got out of the OE batteries that came with my APC UPSes.
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    > bubble2 1,179 Posts
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    12-08-2022 at 10:15 PM.
    This deal isn't really that hot, unless you really want that APC sticker. If you need this, I'd just keep an eye out for a good price ($20-30) on a genuine CSB HR1234WF2 or CSB UPS12460F2. The former is often what you'll find under this APC sticker. I think the latter is just an ever so slightly better version. They're interchangeable. These are quality batteries and will likely last much longer than those cheap ones like Mighty Max (which I haven't actually tried) and so on.


    Quote from lottathought :
    Just an FYI.
    I understand that this is not for everybody...but if you are a little handy, you can replace this Lead Acid battery with a DIY LI-Ion battery made with 18650's.
    You get the same benefits here as you do elsewhere with this change.
    I've never heard of anyone doing this. Do you have any links? This sounds extremely dangerous. I think you'd need some seriously beefy circuitry to regulate charging and discharging. In a UPS, batteries like these could have a current draw in excess of 40 amps. That doesn't even get into the fact that a UPS charges in a way that is totally unacceptable for Li-Ion cells.

    Quote from Tisser12 :
    Whereas it's still the same size I "Upgraded" my Cyberpower UPS with 2 LiFePo Batteries (with built in BMS) that were like 1 or 2 Wh larger and it's much lighter now, I still only get a couple of minutes (maybe 20-30 max at idle) of use before it shuts down but these should last a lot longer before they start to go bad and should handle most fluctuations and whatnot better than SLA.

    They really do need to start offering Lithium options for the consumer grade. If I remember correctly they do have some Lithium powered UPS options for servers, but I agree I would love a smaller more powerful unit designed with Lithium in mind.
    Quote from rcboosted :
    no you cannot. Li-Ion chemistry aren't close enough to SLA, you'll either be too low or too high voltage. Charging profile are also very different. LiFePo on the other hand, can.
    Where did you guys find LiFePO4 batteries that are compatible with a UPS? While I've seen plenty in the correct form factor, I've yet to come across one that claims to be usable in this application.
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    > bubble2 1,046 Posts
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    12-08-2022 at 10:20 PM.
    Quote from MWink :
    Where did you guys find LiFePO4 batteries that are compatible with a UPS? While I've seen plenty in the correct form factor, I've yet to come across one that claims to be usable in this application.
    batteryhookup dot com. They had 26650 A123 cells, probably the best LiFePO cells ever made. I harvested some from DeWalt packs over 13 years ago that is still holding a charge today. They also had some K2 SLA UPS drop-in replacements as well, it looks just like this APC SLA with BMS built-in but it's LiFePO. The LiFePO's charging profile is also not the same as SLA, but it can tolerate it due to the robust chemistry. You can abuse the heck out of them and they wouldn't care.
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    > bubble2 4,074 Posts
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    12-08-2022 at 10:27 PM.
    Just got some Amazon Basic UPS and was going to toss a couple APC UPS since I didn't want to deal with their special size batteries. Guess I'll get these and keep them as backups now.
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    > bubble2 661 Posts
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    12-08-2022 at 10:32 PM.
    Might be stupid question but say you buy 2 of them. Then you charge each of them. If you have a spare one, and then run out of power with the regular battery backup on the UPS, could you take your backup ups battery which you already charged a while back and it would work? Or battery would most likely be out? So you need to make sure you charge each of them once every 2 weeks or so?


    Also I don't have APS but cyberpower but are these easy to install? What tools do you need?
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    12-08-2022 at 10:36 PM.
    Quote from rcboosted :
    batteryhookup dot com. They had 26650 A123 cells, probably the best LiFePO cells ever made. I harvested some from DeWalt packs over 13 years ago that is still holding a charge today. They also had some K2 SLA UPS drop-in replacements as well, it looks just like this APC SLA with BMS built-in but it's LiFePO. The LiFePO's charging profile is also not the same as SLA, but it can tolerate it due to the robust chemistry. You can abuse the heck out of them and they wouldn't care.
    While almost certainly not the one you're talking about, the only K2 battery I see on that site has a maximum discharge current of 24 Amps, about half of what a UPS using this capacity battery could draw.
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    12-08-2022 at 10:38 PM.
    FYI:
    1. Chinese manufacturers could write whatever they want on their batteries but it usually far from reality. So do not hunt for a lowest price from unknown sellers. APC batteries will be the better choice.
    2. Original APC RBC17 = CSB HR1234W with APC sticker on it (or few other brands). Buy CSB that's good batteries from Taiwan.
    3. The quality of batteries depends on many factors: date of production, storage temperatures, etc. You can't check those factors so just choose trusted brand and buy from a reputable seller.
    4. UPS = inverter + charger + batterie in one device. If you replace just one component - lead battery to a lithium "analog" there are many things that could go wrong. If you don't want to burn your house do not play that lottery.
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    12-08-2022 at 10:51 PM.
    Quote from MWink :
    While almost certainly not the one you're talking about, the only K2 battery I see on that site has a maximum discharge current of 24 Amps, about half of what a UPS using this capacity battery could draw.
    They are a battery recycler. Different stocks come and go. So you have to check back.
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    12-08-2022 at 11:00 PM.
    Quote from liquid_celica :
    You're not wrong, but you're also incorrect as this has been done. The bms takes care of regulation for you. Go YouTube it out Google it.
    He makes more sense than you. Lithium batteries such as those used in laptops have a fully charged voltage of 4.2v and then level off at 3.6-3.7v under discharge and are more dangerous being charged. LiFePO4 are fully charged at 3.5-3.6 and level off at 3.2v which gives a nice 12.8v vs 14.4-14.6v for the conventional lithium and you have to do something really stupid to have LiFePO4 set on fire. I have about 42,000Wh of LiFePO4 in my home on standby but my UPS runs off 100Ah AGM SLA batteries as they like to always be fully charged vs lithium which degrade at full charge. Power outages are rare for me anyway so i don't get much use.
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