Help/Suggestion with Battery Back ups

Hey guys... could use a little advice on what to do with some large and heavy battery back ups. I have two APC AP9630 Battery backup/power supplies given to me. Do I tear these apart or sell them? They are not complete as the compartment on the right front is empty which I assume was the computer portion of the device. These things weigh about 40lbs a piece which means shipping will be a PITA and costly. Any one tear these down before? I know it has nice transformers inside but was curious about if I should sell it as is. I can try to get pics on here if that would help.

Thanks in advance.

just tear them apart. should have a midgrade and a low grade board in it also. The batteries you should be able to sell to your local yard that buys lead acid batteries. Also there is a nice size transformer in them plus some small copper bus bars usually.

Tore the first one down. It was fun. Serious transformer in that puppy. Will do the second one tomorrow.

I tore apart five of these the other day. It was a first for me, but I like 'em. Don't miss those brass buss bars that make up the electrical output plugs.
I got .31 a pound for the batteries and .12 a pound for the transformers. Pretty good considering that is where most of the weight is. It adds up fast.

Good call on the Brass bars Hipo. They were fun and decent in size!! Gonna do the other one in a couple minutes.

I just tear them down. I like them, easy money. Last time got 0.40 for batteries, 0.30 for the transformers, and 0.20 for the boards. I get them quite often.

Let me chime in and say that the capacitors on those things will bite you and BITE HARD.

I bought a few in an auction lot a couple years back and the first one I tore into welded my screwdriver to the back of the low grade board.

The rest I opened the case, (carefully) removed the lead-acid batteries & dunked the remaining parts straight into a large plastic tote full of water, with a ground wire one end stuck into the water & the other into into wet ground.

I guess that drained the capacitors, none of the other UPS' did any sparking.

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Originally Posted by auminer

Let me chime in and say that the capacitors on those things will bite you and BITE HARD.

I bought a few in an auction lot a couple years back and the first one I tore into welded my screwdriver to the back of the low grade board.

The rest I opened the case, (carefully) removed the lead-acid batteries & dunked the remaining parts straight into a large plastic tote full of water, with a ground wire one end stuck into the water & the other into into wet ground.

I guess that drained the capacitors, none of the other UPS' did any sparking.

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I've been bit by them several times.

I have been hit a couple of times from stereo power supply caps, a good 'twinge', and a 'thwak' from cutting the red wire to the suction cup on the screen of a CRT.

And a 'bzzzzzz' when I cut the platter motor wires on a microwave just after I'd tested it, and not unplugged it....

I'm quite sure a UPS power capacitor would be a whole different level on the 's--- I cannot believe I just did that, and survived' scale of being a organic electron conductor.

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Originally Posted by eesakiwi

I have been hit a couple of times from stereo power supply caps, a good 'twinge', and a 'thwak' from cutting the red wire to the suction cup on the screen of a CRT.

And a 'bzzzzzz' when I cut the platter motor wires on a microwave just after I'd tested it, and not unplugged it....

I'm quite sure a UPS power capacitor would be a whole different level on the 's--- I cannot believe I just did that, and survived' scale of being a organic electron conductor.

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Could have been a scrap metal organ donor as well!