APC RBC7 UPS Replacement Battery Cartridge for APC - SMT1500I / SUA1500I and select others

Good product for its price. Works well. I like it

I was a little worried reading some of the other reviews in case I got a non APC part; however I needn't have worried. This was an APC original part properly packaged in a purpose made Styrofoam outer and the appropriate cardboard box. it arrived as specified and was a doddle to swap the unit out, so far is working as specified, only time will tell if it lasts the 8+ years the original cells did. so far so good. I think the trick is to make sure that your order is direct from amazon so that you get OEM parts not generic. I would not accept generic parts for this price. I also bought the Ritar cells to compare in an identical unit. so far no difference other than having to use the old fuse and wires and saving 50% of the costs

I ordered this Sunday evening and it was delivered Tuesday morning. Its well packaged and comes with an installation CD/DVD although I didnt watch it, installation is very simple. The battery is identical to the one being replaced from my APC 1500, it is branded as a genuine APC product and was labelled with a manufacture date of August 2010. They provide a sticker so you can note the date you installed it, I also noted down it was a no.7 cartridge. The charge level was 4 out of 5 bars, it takes approx. four hours to charge before being able to run at maximum load on battery.

Battery is not APC original badged as per the image and thus misleading. The one I received was freshly made and delivered quickly. Had to re-program UPS manually to resolve the battery status problem. Hope it helps others, do at your own risk: APC Smart UPS 1400/1500-2200 - Program to optimal status procedure: 1) Serial cable to UPS, NOT the USB cable 2) Stop ALL APC PowerChute Services 3) Connect to UPS (HyperTerminal) 4) 2400 Baud; 8 bits; 1 stop bit; no parity; Xon/Xoff protocol 5) Empty window --> PRESS [SHIFT+Y] --> console should now show "SM" 6) SM Window --> PRESS [1] TWO times with a TWO second pause --> console should now show "PROG" 7) PROG Window --> PRESS [0] This will report current UPS status (Optimal is 8C) 8) PRESS and HOLD [-] key to program the UPS, cycle to "8C" [-], finally PRESS [+] key at "8C" (Long list!) 9) 8C is final line showing in console --> PRESS [SHIFT+R] --> console should now show "BYE" You are finished, you have reset the hardware to report as optimal status You will hear clicking sounds from the UPS as you cycle through the list, this is normal You may PRESS [SHIFT+Y] and [0] once again to verify the UPS status as "8C" This procedure fixes fresh battery from reporting "0m" runtime and a "discharged" status... Cheers

The illustration is a little misleading as it's not an actual APC battery. But it's working fine and my previous one lasted five and a half years.

Despite some warnings in review comments, provided you get one that is 'Dispatched from and sold by Amazon', you get the real deal. The included instructions didn't cover my particular UPS model, but I'd replaced the battery in it before so knew what I was doing. After the previous ('compatible') battery died without warning and didn't want to come out of the UPS, it's reassuring to see the genuine one go in easily and all five battery charge lights now lit.

Was unsure whether to buy this or not because of some people not getting genuine APC batteries, so i thought that i should write to say that i bought mine from Amazon (ie sold and shipped by Amazon) and it's the genuine part. All good, and whilst i haven't had the chance to use it yet as i've just received it, i'm sure it'll be as good as APC always is.

Just received my replacement battery ,it's a genuine APC one received the next day. Most satisfied , a bit apprehensive when i read that some did not get a proper APC. Relieved when I opened the parcel. APC RBC7 UPS Replacement Battery Cartridge for APC - SMT1500I / SUA1500I and select others

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

I’ve been using these APC branded replacements without issue for a couple of decades now. They cost more, but peace 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. They got so hot that all the rubber feet completely melted! Once I was able to access the battery compartments safely I found that both batteries were 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 wedging them in place. No, they didn’t fail at exactly the same time, 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. Both units were replaced with the latest version of the same APC units and both OG batteries are still testing good. The amount that they are depleted during the short bi-weekly tests indicate that they will need to be replaced soon, 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. UPDATE (5/17/24): Unbelievably, the OG batteries in both replacement units are still going strong (nearly 6 years so far!) I had to find a way to keep the 3 shelved replacements healthy until they’re needed. Two were bought 17 months ago (now well beyond the 18 months after manufacture date that the risk of permanently damaging them due to over discharge becomes an issue.) On average, new batteries are about 4 months old by the time you receive them, so they’re both at 21 months. All 3 are currently being maintained, however, and have been since last August (well within the 18 month limit for the “new” ones.) I purchased a very nice battery charger/conditioner for this purpose. It wasn’t cheap, but the first time the old “retired” batteries were connected it topped off the first one (tested good) and failed the other (no question, I knew 100% what their status was.) The 2 “new” ones just needed topping off as well, so they haven’t experienced any degradation. This time all three topped off quickly; all in excellent condition. It also resurrected a NOS battery that I’d completely forgotten about many years ago. When I found the sealed box, I realized what it was (and that it was over 8 years old!) It was completely dead, but amazingly this charger fully restored it. It’s now installed in my oldest active service UPS and doing great, approaching 9 months now. If interested, do a search for “Optimate7”, the higher current 12v/24v version. You may think it’s not worth it, but I’ve already recuperated the purchase price (and a significant amount more!) Unfortunately, doing a recent search it seems that the model I purchased is now quite difficult to find, but there are some still available. I’ll update when the OG batteries in the current units finally need to be replaced and on how the newly installed “long term storage” replacement batteries appear to be doing. That’s all for now. UPDATE (4/16/26): A bit late on this update, but it is timely as of the last significant event (yesterday.) The first OG battery finally gave it up in March of ‘25 (6.5 years after UPS’s were put in service.) Replaced it with the last remaining retired battery from the units they replaced. That old battery just failed yesterday and was replaced with one of the two new batteries purchased in December ‘22 (delivered January ‘23.) The OG battery in the other unit is still going strong (or so it seems, both failures came with absolutely no advanced warning; just completely dead one day.) The error message both times was “battery not connected”; Total failure! Once they were replaced all was good again. Both replacements went smoothly, besides the old batteries being completely dead and fairly warm. Both batteries used were being maintained by my automated reconditioning charger. Every 6 months or so they were connected and topped off, until they were installed. Down to the last “new” battery now, still undergoing scheduled maintenance until it’s finally needed (presumably in the other unit, still running with its OG battery. Approaching 8 years old now.) I’m not looking forward to purchasing new replacements when the time comes and it doesn’t look like they’ll ever be significantly less expensive than they are now! Admittedly, I got a great price on those last 2 batteries (best price ever on Amazon, a flash sale. I’m never that lucky, but that time I was!) Compared to the “normal” price at the time, new ones are about 30% more expensive now. The Optimate7 charger/conditioner appears to be readily available now (just checked here on Amazon.) If interested, check it out and read my review. Maybe one of the best purchases I’ve ever made! I’ll update again when that last OG battery gives it up!

Ein wunderbares Produkt. Die Frontplatte der Smart UPS 1500 einfach abnehmen (oben abziehen, Klips löst sich, nach unten wegklappen). Mit einem Kreuzschlitz-Schraubenzieher zwei Schrauben lösen, alten Akku herausziehen, abstecken und den neuen auf umgekehrtem Weg einfügen. Montagedauer ca. 10 Min. HINWEIS: Akkutausch in der Konfiguration eintragen (Datum). Perfekt, bin sehr zufrieden. Plug & Play :-)

Acheter pour installation sur un APC 1500 d'un ami, il fonctionne merveilleusement bien jusqu'a ce jour, 4 ans d'utilisation et régulièrement tester pour ne pas faire l'abimer. RETOUR D'EXPERIENCE ; DECEMBRE 2017 Cette batterie achetée sur Amazon 216,98 euros (une folie !) en novembre 2013, m'a duré 3 ans puisqu'elle m'a lâché fin 2016 entrainant avec elle l'alimentation de mon poste de travail (cout 200 euros de plus). Elle était dans un APC smart UPS 1500 VA. JE DECONSEILE FORTEMENT CE PRODUIT car a ce prix il vaut mieux acheté de la sous marque et en changer tout les deux ou trois ans on est davantage gagnant. Je rappelle que j'effectuais des cycles de charge et de décharge au moins une fois par mois en laissant du matériel informatique fonctionné sur l'onduleur débranché du secteur pour solliciter la dite batterie. Voltage constater au multimètre 10,8 V. Lorsque je la branche a plusieurs onduleur du même type même constat impossible de charger : BILAN HS

esattamente quanto richiesto e atteso !