thailandbeachisland Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uninterruptible_power_supply Hello, Do you know any UPS for electricity that is easy to open to change the batteries ? They seem all boring and complicated, making it easy to buy a new one than changing batteries. And do they all need special batteries or some use batteries that we can by anywhere ? (car batteries, etc... ?) If you have one, how much do you pay your batteries and where do you buy ? Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkerry Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) If you mean a UPS like used with a computer then most are very easy to fit a new battery. If you are unsure about doing it yourself then take the UPS to your nearest computer mall and a quick walk around will locate places selling batteries (the same places that sell a UPS). Average cost of a replacement battery for most consumer UPS is 500-700 baht. Many places that sell replacement batteries will install the new battery for you at no cost if you ask, as it's a two minute job for anyone who has done it before. Edited January 5, 2014 by kkerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noise Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Concur with kkerry. And changing batteries (I got 2 UPS and 2 replacement batteries at Pantip) is just a matter of pulling off 2 leads, removing old, inserting new, and clipping leads back on. And turning a screw or 2 to open the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 APC is the only brand I trust sold here. Batteries very easy to swap, last 2-3 years. Imported so harder to find - larger shops only and pricier, but IMO worth the premium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Overseas, many of them have a bog-standard 12 volt 7amp-hour burglar alarm battery or multiples of same. 400-500 baht probably. I have handled several.overseas & expect some of th locals will be the same. Look inside. Probably less complicated than you think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 The whole point of buying a UPS is to protect expensive electronics from the vagaries of a poor mains power supply (everywhere in Thailand). Computers running from battery anyway (notebook/laptops/tablets) are fine with just good surge suppressors, but these are also rare, hard to find here and of course much more expensive than the usual junk available everywhere. A normal desktop computer worth 20,000 THB may not be worth spending the extra money on a **good** quality UPS, but a multi-TB server or anything working in a mission-critical business context certainly is. In that case skimping on the quality of the UPS for minor cost/convenience issues is penny wise pound foolish - again, APC is the only way to go. Note that a good case and power supply are also essential, and alone will cost that much before even looking at a motherboard, but the latter has a shorter lifespan, easy to re-use the former when upgrading so amortize that expense over a longer period 6-8 years as opposed to 3-4 for the mainboard and HDDs. And of course you need to also make sure you have **properly** grounded mains circuits in the first place, not commonly found in Thailand even in high-rise office space, almost never in residential property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailandbeachisland Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 A UPS is for me a way to keep a source of energy and save my work, not a way to protect any kind of cheap 30000 or 50000 thb computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 So just work on a battery-powered notebook/laptop rather than a desktop/tower style. Whatever your purpose I still advise buying a good quality unit. I've never seen a decent one where the batteries are hard to change, and since it's something you only need to do every 2-4 years not sure I understand your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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