APC Smart-UPS AP1250 battery replacement pack VRLA sealed lead
Replacement APC Smart-UPS AP1250 battery pack, rechargeable sealed lead acid, safe non-spillable valve regulated VRLA batteries with advanced AGM technology at low cost
Below you will find we have given more information to help you make the decision to buy new batteries for your APC Smart-UPS AP1250, apart from the small by comparison electronics board controlling the equipment the main element by size and weight is the sealed lead storage batteries, these are used to filter the electrical input before releasing a clean supply and it is powered by 12v cells, and comes with 2 x 12-volt batteries which is what the offer on this page is which are rechargeable they are of course the required non-spillable safe AGM and VRLA type of cell which would be needed in this type of equipment
Installing the batteries is comparatively simple, refer to your manual for the procedure if you are not sure, they will come out to you almost fully charge but the system will still need to complete a service charge upon firing up, it does mean of course that during this interim period the full runtime protection will not be available to you until its finished, we know it may not be convenient as everything is completed a rush but if you can its best to run the system without any load to start
It would be fair to expect batteries to last somewhere between two to five years in this UPS, this will vary greatly on conditions, the batteries will get hot in general use, the hotter they get the shorter the life so good ventilation is paramount, also do not overload with to many devices, if you can keep the load below 40%, while the system may be of going higher than that its working the battery cell harder which means a shorter life span
These are valve regulated sealed lead acid batteries and will not leak so there is no problem installing in tower or rack systems as they can be fitted on their side, both AGM and VRLA, they are not-hazardous so safe for busy data centres as well of course as 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 = valve regulated lead acid, VRLA, AGM
Hot swap capable
There are 2 recyclable lead batteries for the APC Smart-UPS AP1250 the physical dimensions of each battery is
Length = 181mm
Width = 76mm
Height = 167mm
Battery layout - from chart below = 0
