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author: Sam White
toc-title: Contents
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title: Lab Maintenance - Cluster UPS Battery Replacement
date: '2019-10-22 08:58'
tags:
  - battery
  - ups
  - apc
  - gannet
categories:
  - 2019
  - Miscellaneous
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Replaced the batteries on one of the APC uninterruptable power supplies (UPS) on our local server cabinet.


Bad battery indicator light:

![Bad battery indicator light](https://github.com/RobertsLab/sams-notebook/blob/master/images/20191022_ups_battery_replacement-01.jpg?raw=true)

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UPS faceplate removed, battery cable disconnected:

![UPS faceplate removed, battery cable disconnected](https://github.com/RobertsLab/sams-notebook/blob/master/images/20191022_ups_battery_replacement-02.jpg?raw=true)

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Battery module drawer removed and opened:

![Battery module drawer removed and opened](https://github.com/RobertsLab/sams-notebook/blob/master/images/20191022_ups_battery_replacement-03.jpg?raw=true)

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Old batteries bulging and cracking!

![Old batteries bulging and cracking](https://github.com/RobertsLab/sams-notebook/blob/master/images/20191022_ups_battery_replacement-04.jpg?raw=true)

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New batteries are in:

![New batteries are in](https://github.com/RobertsLab/sams-notebook/blob/master/images/20191022_ups_battery_replacement-05.jpg?raw=true)

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UPS powered back on, indicating good batteries:

![UPS powered back on, indicating good batteries](https://github.com/RobertsLab/sams-notebook/blob/master/images/20191022_ups_battery_replacement-06.jpg?raw=true)