HP Compaq 242688-003 UPS battery set replacement sealed VRLA AGM
Replacement HP Compaq 242688-003 computer UPS battery pack, valve regulated sealed lead acid rechargeable absorbed glass mat batteries that will not spill offered at low prices direct from warehouse

Below you will find we have hopefully submitted sufficient details to help you make the decision on the purchase of a new set of batteries for your HP Compaq 242688-003, the power supply utilises these storage batteries to smooth out and clean up the mains electricity that is inputted by passing it through the cells before it reaches the equipment behind it, flattening out the spikes, they are 12-volt cells, this system comes with 2 x 12v batteries and that is what we are offering on this page, they are the required rechargeable type of battery, not-hazardous and will not spill, safe to mount on the side, AGM and VRLA, more information about these chemistries will be found below

• HP Compaq 242688-003 battery replacement

Installing the new batteries in to the UPS is not a difficult job, certainly well within the reach of most people, you can refer to your user manual for the method if required, they are designed to be replaced, the ones we send to you will be almost fully charged but the UPS will still complete a service charge upon installation, this will of course mean that until its finished this operation you will not have a full backup runtime protection, our best advice would be to allow the system to run without load during the first charge to allow the new battery energy level to reset

While many large institutions might change the batteries every 1 or 2 years without fail, you should expect somewhere between two to five year life span, this will be very dependent on the associated use and the where the system is kept, one thing to make sure is the vents have access cool air, quite often they are tucked under desks or other such warm places with little ventilation, the batteries will get hot that's normal, but the hotter they are the shorter their lifespan will be, the higher the constant load applied the harder its working which directly relates to battery life, if you can try to keep it below 40%

These batteries are valve regulated, they are recommended for use in uninterruptible power supplies, they will not leak due to the advanced absorbed glass mat technology, being both AGM and VRLA they can be used in both tower or rack configurations as they can be mounted on the side, also not-hazardous so safe for mission critical installations, busy data centres, medical back up and even the home office

We have provided the information here as a guide, you should carefully check the code on your UPS as many of them are very similar so it's easy to make a mistake, the batteries are recyclable, more information about recycling can be found on our recycling page, link to which is at the foot of this page

Voltage = 12-volts
Capacity = 18Ah @20Hr
Chemistry = VRLA, AGM
Hot swap capable

In this pack there is 2 ready to install batteries for the HP Compaq 242688-003 UPS we have mentioned the size below of each battery for your convenience
Length = 181mm
Width = 76mm
Height = 167mm
Battery layout - from chart below = 0