[Cialug] UPS Batteries

Nathan C. Smith cialug@cialug.org
Tue, 5 Apr 2005 13:12:05 -0500


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I wondered about the quality of the batteries.  we used to have a chemical
engineer who worked here who was expert in battery technology.  he had a
tirade he would go into about cheap foreign batteries and American battery
quality.
 
In the long run it still might be cheaper to replace a cheap battery every
two years or an expensive one every three years - except for the pain of
changing them.  
 
-Nate
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: John.Lengeling@radisys.com [mailto:John.Lengeling@radisys.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:05 PM
To: cialug@cialug.org
Subject: Re: [Cialug] UPS Batteries



Customer service at Interstate has always been great!  You can drop off any
batteries for them to recycle and that is what we do at work when we need to
recycle our ISO 14000 bin-o-batteries. 

My only problem with them is that they use cheaply built Chinese batteries
which are not as good as the original equipment manufacturer batteries.
That is why their replacement batteries are so much cheaper. 

johnl

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<DIV><SPAN class=589530618-05042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I 
wondered about the quality of the batteries.&nbsp; we used to have a chemical 
engineer who worked here who was expert in battery technology.&nbsp; he had a 
tirade he would go into about cheap foreign batteries and American battery 
quality.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=589530618-05042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In the 
long run it still might be cheaper to replace a cheap battery every two years or 
an expensive one every three years - except for the pain of changing them.&nbsp; 
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<DIV><SPAN class=589530618-05042005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>-Nate</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> John.Lengeling@radisys.com 
[mailto:John.Lengeling@radisys.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 05, 2005 
1:05 PM<BR><B>To:</B> cialug@cialug.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Cialug] UPS 
Batteries<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Customer service 
at Interstate has always been great! &nbsp;You can drop off any batteries for 
them to recycle and that is what we do at work when we need to recycle our ISO 
14000 bin-o-batteries.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>My only 
problem with them is that they use cheaply built Chinese batteries which are not 
as good as the original equipment manufacturer batteries. &nbsp;That is why 
their replacement batteries are so much cheaper.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT 
face=sans-serif size=2>johnl</FONT></BODY></HTML>

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