Thread: Which UPS to buy?

My UPS's (Microtek) battery is gone.I enquired abt replacing the battery. But its coming around Rs 800~1000. So, Iam plannig to buy a new one. Thought of buying new UPS. I thought of buying Microtek. But one of my friend said to buy APC UPC (APC - Country Selection Page).
Kindly suggest me a good UPS.

APC is good but any new UPS will cost you Rs. 2000+. Why are you reluctant to replace the battery? If UPS circuit is good not need to buy new one. And yes, battery cost is as per market rate and correct.

i too have a APC ups, using it for over 3 years now. no complaints yet.

what if I change the battery & after 6 months the battery goes...
thats the reason why I though of buying a new UPS...
Microtek UPS costs around Rs 1700.dunno about the cost of APC.
Any idea about the cost of APC.

Hi,

As far as I know, APC is the best one in India and the costliest too.

I bought Numeric for its service network and it is not as costly as APC.

Kind regards,
Pothi Kalimuthu.

Originally Posted by jee.ramesh1983

what if I change the battery & after 6 months the battery goes...
thats the reason why I though of buying a new UPS...
Microtek UPS costs around Rs 1700.dunno about the cost of APC.
Any idea about the cost of APC.

i bought APC 3 months ago
For 500 VA it cost Rs 2600

Originally Posted by jee.ramesh1983

what if I change the battery & after 6 months the battery goes...
thats the reason why I though of buying a new UPS...
Microtek UPS costs around Rs 1700.dunno about the cost of APC.
Any idea about the cost of APC.

The battery will have more life if u buy a genuine one never worry about it being damaged in 6 months
Then wat if battery of new one goes in 6 months
Never think like that


Buy branded batteries(I prefer Camelion. I dont know whether it is available ther) of same voltage and power rating

Replace it yourself

Just open the UPS cover
Remove old battery
Replace by new one

U will find it ll only cost u about Rs.400-500 (according to power rating)
U will also have to work for 10 minutes

It is quite easy than u think

APC brand is better because the brand has become synonymous with quality power back-up and management solutions.

Originally Posted by jee.ramesh1983

My UPS's (Microtek) battery is gone.I enquired abt replacing the battery. But its coming around Rs 800~1000. So, Iam plannig to buy a new one. Thought of buying new UPS. I thought of buying Microtek. But one of my friend said to buy APC UPC (APC - Country Selection Page).
Kindly suggest me a good UPS.

Exide battery 12V 22W - Rs.600-650

gives backup of 700VA

Originally Posted by jee.ramesh1983

My UPS's (Microtek) battery is gone.I enquired abt replacing the battery. But its coming around Rs 800~1000. So, Iam plannig to buy a new one. Thought of buying new UPS. I thought of buying Microtek. But one of my friend said to buy APC UPC (APC - Country Selection Page).
Kindly suggest me a good UPS.

I dont know about the other one but I know microtek is good... I have a Luminous ups aswell which I got last month and thats working well aswell but Its too new for me to recomend it.

Microtek comes with a 2 years warrenty... is your old ups more then 2 years old? if not go and get it replaced.

@ anand what is this donating thing dude,i did click but how does it become a cup of rice??

Originally Posted by Admin

I dont know about the other one but I know microtek is good... I have a Luminous ups aswell which I got last month and thats working well aswell but Its too new for me to recomend it.

Microtek comes with a 2 years warrenty... is your old ups more then 2 years old? if not go and get it replaced.

My UPS is more than 5 years old.....Should I repalce with a new one.
I enquired abt the price: Its Rs 1700 with 2 years warranty.

Hmmm. My UPS is more than 6 years old (I think it is APC). I changed the battery once - cost Rs. 900.

If UPS is working fine and battery is gone, just replace the battery with a good branded one.

Originally Posted by just4kix

Hmmm. My UPS is more than 6 years old (I think it is APC). I changed the battery once - cost Rs. 900.

If UPS is working fine and battery is gone, just replace the battery with a good branded one.

How long its been you changed the battery ?

3 or 4 years ago. The battery life is typically 3-4 years.

Why i asked was....few of my friends they changed the battery & like after 3-4 months the battery went...again they had to change the battery...

Been using APC for a long time.... no issues

1 way to make your UPS last longer is to always keep the power supply to ur UPS ON 24/7 .... No there r no risks .. i do that ...