Can CyberPower UPS batteries be used in APC UPSs and vice versa? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by imtourist@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

4 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I have a Cyberpower 1000VA which I bought used on Facebook marketplace for $40. The original owner said he thought that the batter was dead and it just needed a new battery so I bought it off him and ordered a new battery for it. After trying the new battery the UPS still does not switch over the battery when I disconnect the power cord from the wall.

If I get an APC unit instead (more of them pop up for sale on the used market) can I use the battery I ordered for a similar sized APC unit?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] nickjjj@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Very unlikely to have battery interoperability across brands. This is intentional and by design, as the manufacturers don’t want to make it easy to escape their ecosystem.

You’re only into the CyberPower for $40, chalk it up as a learning experience, and buy one of the many used APC units with wider availability of replacement batteries.

If you are US-ian, this is my favourite replacement battery vendor:
https://excessups.com

this post was submitted on 23 Nov 2023

1 points (100.0% liked)

Homelab

371 readers

2 users here now

Rules

Be Civil.
Post about your homelab, discussion of your homelab, questions you may have, or general discussion about transition your skill from the homelab to the workplace.
No memes or potato images.
We love detailed homelab builds, especially network diagrams!
Report any posts that you feel should be brought to our attention.
Please no shitposting or blogspam.
No Referral Linking.
Keep piracy discussion off of this community

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

communick@selfhosted.forum

rglullis@communick.news