APC UPS Battery Replacement, RBC7, for APC Smart-UPS Models SMT1500, SMT1500C, SMT1500US, SUA1500, SUA1500US, SUA750XL and select others, Black,1 Count (Pack of 1)

I’ve been using these APC branded replacements without issue for a couple of decades now. They cost more, but piece of mind is worth it.I went the non-OEM “a battery is a battery and I like saving money” route several years back. I had 2 identical units that use these batteries and both of the non-APC replacements ended badly. They both lasted about as long as the OEM batteries, but instead of just testing bad and replacing them without incident, they both got so hot that I had to turn the units off and unplug them for 12 hours until they were cool enough to touch. Once I was able to access the battery compartments safely I found that they were both completely stuck. I forget exactly how I managed to get them out, but I do remember that they could be moved slightly from side to side and that it took quite some time to “rock” them out. Once I removed them the reason was apparent, both batteries had shorted out cells that had swelled as a result, effectively locking them in place. No, they didn’t fail at exactly the same time, but it was a fix the first one, assume it was just a one time thing, then not too long after, there goes the other one kinda thing. The failures were so close together that I do consider it a single incident. Only a week or two apart.I put new APC replacements in each, lesson learned! Both of those UPS units were replaced about 5 years ago. One of them (the oldest) experienced a rather violent failure involving a very loud “pop” and a puff of smoke, but that was after it was taken out of service. It had been failing to recover from total battery depletion on restoration of line power for quite some time before that (it had to be powered up manually. Unacceptable!) It blew when I was using it for battery maintenance on its now unused “backup” battery. The other wasn’t responding to its power button with any consistency; both were retired at the same time. I’m wondering just how much the extreme heat both units experienced had to do with their ultimate failures only a few years later.They were both replaced with the latest version of the same APC units and both of those units original batteries are still testing good. The amount that they are both depleted during those short tests indicate that they will need to be replaced shortly, but 5 years is a good run. I’m very impressed, since the old units batteries generally needed to be replaced every 3 years. APC claims improved battery management has increased the useful lifetime of the batteries, I’m inclined to believe them.

Installed this battery in a Smart UPS SMT1500 and it was an exact APC replacement. It is working well so far.

Muy facil... solo se conecta al UPS y ya. Bastante basico y funcional. Producto original.

Piuttosto cara ma… originale.

llego muy rapido de un dia para otro gracias al servicio primesi compran un reemplazo les recomiendo que sea APC porque de otra manera tendran que trabajar un poco mas para reusar los conectores anderson, ya que otras baterias no incluyen estos conectoresgracias