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Shopping for double A batteries is a fairly easy procedure, but shopping for APC batteries for your power protection systems, such as an RBC7, can be a little more complicated. However, the process can actually be quite simple indeed if you know which steps to take beforehand. By pointing out exactly what steps should be taken, we are hoping that here we have simplified the process for you.

If you are shopping for a replacement battery, it’s one of those events, that can either be really really simple or a major hassle. Do you just point and click when ordering a replacement battery as there are a few steps you need to take prior to this.

For starters, when you order a replacement RBC7 battery, there’s no guarantee that it’s actually the battery you need. Unlike, say, triple A batteries or 9 volts, which all really come in the same size and shape, there are dozens of different shapes and sizes for any given APC battery.

Furthermore, manufacturers of equipment that uses RBC7 batteries are frequently known to change specifications without notice, so just know that you can’t, say, rely on the specs listed on the manufacturer’s website, but rather, you actually will have to take the battery out of your unit and see what the specifications are.

Certainly, one of the most common complaints dealt with at APC battery retailers is that the customer’s new RBC7 doesn’t fit, no matter how they try to put it in. It can be a very costly event if the wrong shape, size battery has been ordered, as it is perceived to be the responsibility of the buyer to send the wrong battery back, at their own expense of course. This also means you will be paying out a second time to get a new battery shipped. In short, just make sure to check your RBC7’s specifications before ordering a replacement or a backup.

Knowing precisely when to replace your battery, is difficult, but you can assume your battery, as a general rule will last one year, but will not last as long as two years. There are plenty of exceptions, however, and many batteries won’t last a single year, or may last longer than two. The rule of thumb is generally to use the warranty as a guideline, in that a replacement APC battery is guaranteed to last at least as long as the warranty. If you want to look after your ups system and have continual uninterrupted power supply, then it really is better to replace it before it expires.

Truthfully, most well made APC batteries will actually last considerably longer than the warranty covers them for, but if your battery has a one year warranty, then it’s only guaranteed to last about one year. As soon as the warranty runs out, it is important to replace your RBC7 batteries. You need to remember that your powerware needs to be working in an emergency; so why wait until something terrible happens to find out your battery does not work. By replacing it in a one year period, you will be certain to be safe in an emergency.