APC RBC33

There's controversy over whether I needed the RBC32 or RBC33. The APC website says it is the RBC33. Amazon says it is the RBC32. The RBC33 fits and has more energy storage, so that is the one I ordered. It's been a few days, and, so far, it is working out great. The old batteries were difficult to remove because one of them had split open. Other than that, the install was a breeze. I performed a hot swap. I don't understand why, but I had to download the latest APC software to see the status. When I looked at the state of the batteries, it said that the batteries were charged 8%. I was disappointed, but it was no big deal. As soon as I forced a test of the UPS, it came back showing the batteries at 100%, so they were charged after all. It said I had 32 minutes time on battery, which sounds right. I'm pleased so far. And, the RBC33 is apparently the correct battery for the NS 1250 (BN1250) UPS, although I imagine the RBC32 would work.

Replacement was somewhat of a hassle, as my old battery had swelled, making removal a bit challenging. Otherwise - this seems to be a great battery so far for my APC RS 1500 UPS. The new battery slipped right in with no problem. Note there's an orientation to power connector: if stiff, flip it over & should easily slide into place. The battery arrived in an APC box with an APC sticker, and APC paperwork - so I'm glad it is not an imitation. As for the hot swap capabilities of the RS 1050, I didn't really care, but upon insertion, the warning light was still red. I pressed the big button in front, which normally runs a self-test. HA! But remember to *long press* for the self-test. (I gave it a short press, and it powered off) Upon re-pressing the button, the unit did a proper self-test and appears to be happy now.

The battery pack works fine, and is installed in my unit after a bit of jerry rigging. Make sure you have the NEW version of the XS 1500, not an older one, or this won't fit out of the box. I purchased this model for my APC Back+UPS XS 1500; which is what the product description says it fits. My XS 1500 is several years old (purchased it at Circuit City back in the day), and apparently APC has kept the same name as the older models, but changed the design of the battery packs. The issue is that in the older XS 1500, the two batteries that make up the pack are side-to-side, with the terminals at the top of each unit on the same plane. With the version shipping with this product purchase it's the same two batteries, but instead of side-to-side, they are top-end-to-top-end and held together with binding cover. It only took a few minutes to disassemble the thing as received and put it together (with strong electrical tap binding the two batteries together) in a manner that fit the older unit. Once inserted and connected, it charged right up and my UPS is actually a UPS again. Overall not a big issue for someone with just a little bit of tech saavy...but also not something the average user would want to deal with. UPDATE: Time to order another one for my APC XS-1500. The item advertises 3-5 years battery life, and I'm just one month short of the 3 years mark. I'm not going to down-rate the product because of that, but wanted to warn others that this product is probably going to be on the low end of the battery longevity scale advertised.

A drop in replacement, quick and easy

I just got my shipment from UPS and I'm not a HAPPY CAMPER as I ordered the real APC RBC33 pack as listed on Amazon. What I got from the company they used call chefash was 2 separate batteries. Now the Amazon page shows I ordered the real deal, but Chefash is now listed in the other companies. When you look there now they say it's 2 separate batteries which is not going to be APC as they only ship the batteries as a unit (taped together and you get a free shipping label to recycle the old batteries). Not from this place! I blame Amazon for showing the APC just like now, only saying it ships from Chefash and nowhere when I ordered did they list if as two separate batteries (NOT APC). Normally Amazon hasn't had a problem like this for all the items I've ordered when they list either Amazon or the supplier. I started the first step which is sending a note the seller, not holding my breath they are going to make this right. I'm sure Amazon will give me my money in the end, but this doesn't help me now as old batteries are dieing which is why I ordered the replacement. I could order the better separate batteries which are less money from another company as now Amazon has a higher price for the same APC pack. Last time I order off of Amazon for the APC pack I got a good and price and had no problems. So watch who is shipping your battery pack and double or triple check to be sure you are getting the real deal. What I would really like is for Amazon to give me a return label for these batteries and ship me the real APC batteries!

I have two APC Back-UPS RS1500 systems at home that have been in constant use for several years now. Both systems have the BR24BP extended battery pack. These systems are absolute troopers and the extended battery packs give them excellent run times, so I haven't had a good reason to replace them yet. One system started failing during outages. Even a small power blip that wouldn't kill other systems without a UPS would cause the UPS to shutoff and come back on. I've seen this behavior before and knew it was the result of a failing battery, despite the lack of a battery failure warning on the front of the system. I purchased two of the RBC33 batteries, one for each of these systems, and replaced both of them at the same time. It was a flawless replacement that required no downtime for the attached equipment.

Prezzo un po' altino...

alles absolut top ! gerne wieder !

Dieu que c'est lourd. Et pour cause, ces batteries de remplacement pour onduleurs APC sont bardées de plomb. En même temps, c'est ainsi qu'elles sont faites, et malheureusement, on est pas prêt de changer les choses. Bref, excellent produit répondant parfaitement à mes besoins, à savoir remplacer la batterie défaillante de mon onduleur.

Work great in this old model of UPS

Le regreso la vida al mi regulador apc 1500