My UPS (APC) has faulty batteries (again). 3 years old, already fried. I don’t mind the poor capacity of the PbAc batteries but this life cycle is horrible (2-3y tops).

Can I replace them with equivalent LiFe batteries like the ones you find on Amazon and such with the same form factor?

Or are there LiFePo4 UPS available in Europe?

  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    14 days ago

    I’ve looked into this a bit but not deeply and add to the chorus of no. The voltage isn’t right and the charge controller doesn’t charger properly and it’ll detect charge levels incorrectly - its not like a car where it’s fed a fairly constant 12-14V that can be handled by a BMS and integrated charge controller.