Customer Reviews

RBC5 Replacement Batterycartridge By American Battery Co

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I have always avoided paying the premium price for "genuine" APC replacement batteries. When one of my APC UPS's needed a new battery, I decided to try the RBC5 from American Battery.

I like that it has a sturdy label tag that makes installing and removing it much easier.

One word of caution: The American Battery RBC5 is slightly larger than the APC RBC5. It is about 1/16 of an inch bigger. It was a very tight squeeze to slide it into my UPS.

It has been powering one of my servers at home 24/7 for several weeks with no problems.

This is my second ABC (American Battery Co) replacement battery (the first one was a RBC2 replacement). Both batteries have worked without any problems. ABC seems to be a good alternative to the more expensive APC brand. Give it a try.

The battery works fine. My only disappointment is that one has to dispose of the old one separately - there isn't a mail in service.

Purchased what was supposed to be an American Battery Co Product through Wonder Electronics. When the item arrived, would not hold a charge, and I was unable to reach anyone at Wonder Electronics, I contacted American Battery Co. They verified that, based on the identifying numbers on the battery, it was a fake!!!! I tried to return it to Wonder Electronics, but they have refused to either take it back or refund my money. I'm pretty sure selling counterfeit products is a CRIME!! Do yourself a favor, spend the extra money & buy from the manufacturer or a reputable distributor. Wonder Electronics was a nightmare to deal with...I'm now out the money & have a worthless, phony product to show for it!

Although the picture is of an APC battery, this replacement is manufactured by another company, ABC (American Battery Company).

I do not appreciate being misled. Had I ralized that this was an after-market battery, I would have expected it to have been much less expensive than the name brand.

No free recycling of the old battery was included, either.

However, the battery does seem to function adequately.

Battery fit well and seems to be working well. It shipped quickly and reasonably. Very good experience.