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spodosaurus wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> It looks like the battery in my APC Back-UPS Pro 650 has reached the
> end of its life (battery light is red, it keeps beeping
> intermittently). I'd like to buy an APC replacement battery kit for
> it, as they apparently have a prepaid service for return and disposal
> of the old battery that comes with the replacement kit. I suspect
> that shipping of one of these kits to me in Perth would be rather
> expensive given the weight of the item, so I'm hoping to pick one up
> locally. Does anyone know of a supplier of these APC kits in Perth
> for my model of UPS?
> Cheers,
>
> Ari

You could also look at buying some appropriately rated batteries from 
Jaycar. It might end up cheaper. 

"spodosaurus" <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote in message 
news:434cd7bf@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi all,
>
> It looks like the battery in my APC Back-UPS Pro 650 has reached the end 
> of its life (battery light is red, it keeps beeping intermittently). I'd 
> like to buy an APC replacement battery kit for it, as they apparently have 
> a prepaid service for return and disposal of the old battery that comes 
> with the replacement kit. I suspect that shipping of one of these kits to 
> me in Perth would be rather expensive given the weight of the item, so I'm 
> hoping to pick one up locally. Does anyone know of a supplier of these APC 
> kits in Perth for my model of UPS?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ari

Hey Ari,
Pretty expensive in Oz ($135 is not unusual)
However, you can get one starting at US15 (Buy it Now price) on Ebay.
I am sure shipping would stretch it to Oz prices, but check it out anyway. 
Here is URL:-
 http://search.ebay.com/APC-RBC4-Battery_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfclZ3QQfromZR7QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsacatZQ2d1QQsofindtypeZ0QQsofocusZbs

"Con Sohlayshen" <contiki@pacific.com> wrote in message 
news:434cecf0$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
(SNIP)

> I am sure shipping would stretch it to Oz prices, but check it out anyway. 
> Here is URL:-
> http://search.ebay.com/APC-RBC4-Battery_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfclZ3QQfromZR7QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsacatZQ2d1QQsofindtypeZ0QQsofocusZbs
>

Sorry, should read (of course) would NOT stretch, etc).

Con Sohlayshen wrote:
> "Con Sohlayshen" <contiki@pacific.com> wrote in message 
> news:434cecf0$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
> (SNIP)
> 
> 
>>I am sure shipping would stretch it to Oz prices, but check it out anyway. 
>>Here is URL:-
>>http://search.ebay.com/APC-RBC4-Battery_W0QQcatrefZC5QQfclZ3QQfromZR7QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQnojsprZyQQpfidZ0QQsacatZQ2d1QQsofindtypeZ0QQsofocusZbs
>>
> 
> 
> Sorry, should read (of course) would NOT stretch, etc).
> 
> 

Thanks Con, but I'd really rather purchase locally, or at least within Oz.

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neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in 
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone 
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow 
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

I had a feeling the ones from Oatley Electronics were supposed to work with 
UPSs.
Check out http://www.oatleyelectronics.com/battery.html

"spodosaurus" <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote in message 
news:434cd7bf@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi all,
>
> It looks like the battery in my APC Back-UPS Pro 650 has reached the end 
> of its life (battery light is red, it keeps beeping intermittently). I'd 
> like to buy an APC replacement battery kit for it, as they apparently have 
> a prepaid service for return and disposal of the old battery that comes 
> with the replacement kit. I suspect that shipping of one of these kits to 
> me in Perth would be rather expensive given the weight of the item, so I'm 
> hoping to pick one up locally. Does anyone know of a supplier of these APC 
> kits in Perth for my model of UPS?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ari
>
> -- 
> spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply
>
> I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my 
> neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in 
> hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone 
> marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow 
> transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
> http://www.abmdr.org.au/
> http://www.marrow.org/ 

Stanley wrote:
> spodosaurus wrote:
> 
>>Hi all,
>>
>>It looks like the battery in my APC Back-UPS Pro 650 has reached the
>>end of its life (battery light is red, it keeps beeping
>>intermittently). I'd like to buy an APC replacement battery kit for

> You could also look at buying some appropriately rated batteries from 
> Jaycar. It might end up cheaper. 

Ari,
It might be better to go to a battery specialist, like the "battery 
world" franchise.  You want a deep-cycle lead-acid? Gel-cell?

Or if its just for home use, and the occasional power outage,
a plain old car/motorbike battery might do the job. Actually,
they are ideal for rarely-used backup. But ask the battery shop expert.

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:31:16 +0800, spodosaurus
<spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>It looks like the battery in my APC Back-UPS Pro 650 has reached the end 
>of its life (battery light is red, it keeps beeping intermittently). I'd 
>like to buy an APC replacement battery kit for it, as they apparently 
>have a prepaid service for return and disposal of the old battery that 
>comes with the replacement kit. I suspect that shipping of one of these 
>kits to me in Perth would be rather expensive given the weight of the 
>item, so I'm hoping to pick one up locally. Does anyone know of a 
>supplier of these APC kits in Perth for my model of UPS?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ari
Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts of
things.

Alan

-- 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Manufacturers and Suppliers of HF Selcall
P O Box 1108, Morley, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9370 5533 Fax +61 8 9467 6146
Web Site: http://www.jenal.com 
Contact: http://www.jenal.com/?p=1
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

spodosaurus wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> It looks like the battery in my APC Back-UPS Pro 650 has reached the end 
> of its life (battery light is red, it keeps beeping intermittently). I'd 
> like to buy an APC replacement battery kit for it, as they apparently 
> have a prepaid service for return and disposal of the old battery that 
> comes with the replacement kit. I suspect that shipping of one of these 
> kits to me in Perth would be rather expensive given the weight of the 
> item, so I'm hoping to pick one up locally. Does anyone know of a 
> supplier of these APC kits in Perth for my model of UPS?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ari
> 

Okay, following some instructions I found online I shut down EVERYTHING 
connected to the UPS and let it charge overnight before reconnecting. So 
far today, things seem okay. I expect this to only be a temporary 
solution, though, as the warnings I've read say that when this starts to 
happen the battery may be nearing the end of its life. At least this 
gives me a little more time to find a replacement. MCG apparently sell 
these, but for about $20 than Harris Technology (who have yet to reply 
to my query submitted through their website).

Cheers,

Ari


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I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my 
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in 
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone 
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow 
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:

> Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
> of things.

They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
camel land in Joondalup somewhere.

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My info may be out of date, BUT most of the UPS units for PCs use common batteries that are also used in burglar alarm 
and similar systems. The photo of the battery on the APC web site is a common battery!

Once out of warranty it matters buggerall if you try one, or open it up yourself.  It is not even soldered in.  Replace 
it, charge it overnight, and you are good for another 3-ish years.  Where?  Try JACAR, Dick Smith, or your local alarm 
company.  Been there, done that :-)

YMMV.

JS

elecpower


"spodosaurus" <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote in message 
news:434cd7bf@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi all,
>
> It looks like the battery in my APC Back-UPS Pro 650 has reached the end 
> of its life (battery light is red, it keeps beeping intermittently). I'd 
> like to buy an APC replacement battery kit for it, as they apparently have 
> a prepaid service for return and disposal of the old battery that comes 
> with the replacement kit. I suspect that shipping of one of these kits to 
> me in Perth would be rather expensive given the weight of the item, so I'm 
> hoping to pick one up locally. Does anyone know of a supplier of these APC 
> kits in Perth for my model of UPS?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ari
>
> -- 
> spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply
>
> I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my 
> neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in 
> hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone 
> marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow 
> transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
> http://www.abmdr.org.au/
> http://www.marrow.org/ 

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"spodosaurus" <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote in message 
news:434cd7bf@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi all,
>
> It looks like the battery in my APC Back-UPS Pro 650 has reached the end 
> of its life (battery light is red, it keeps beeping intermittently). I'd 
> like to buy an APC replacement battery kit for it, as they apparently have 
> a prepaid service for return and disposal of the old battery that comes 
> with the replacement kit. I suspect that shipping of one of these kits to 
> me in Perth would be rather expensive given the weight of the item, so I'm 
> hoping to pick one up locally. Does anyone know of a supplier of these APC 
> kits in Perth for my model of UPS?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ari
>
> -- 
> spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply
>
> I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my 
> neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in 
> hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone 
> marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow 
> transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
> http://www.abmdr.org.au/
> http://www.marrow.org/ 

prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
> Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:
> 
> 
>>Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
>>of things.
> 
> 
> They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
> camel land in Joondalup somewhere.
> 

Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!

Cheers,

Ari

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I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my 
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in 
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone 
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow 
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:41:00 +0800, spodosaurus
<spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:

>prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
>> Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:
>> 
>> 
>>>Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
>>>of things.
>> 
>> 
>> They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
>> camel land in Joondalup somewhere.
>> 
>
>Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
>stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
>properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
>right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ari
Mark can probably dispose of it for you, afterall he has probably
hundreds/thousands of old batteries to get rid of each year.

Alan

-- 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Jenal Communications
Manufacturers and Suppliers of HF Selcall
P O Box 1108, Morley, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9370 5533 Fax +61 8 9467 6146
Web Site: http://www.jenal.com 
Contact: http://www.jenal.com/?p=1
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Alan wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:41:00 +0800, spodosaurus
> <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
>>
>>>Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
>>>>of things.
>>>
>>>
>>>They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
>>>camel land in Joondalup somewhere.
>>>
>>
>>Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
>>stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
>>properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
>>right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Ari
> 
> Mark can probably dispose of it for you, afterall he has probably
> hundreds/thousands of old batteries to get rid of each year.
> 
> Alan
> 

I asked the lady at the counter who got the battery for me and rang up 
the sale, and she said that they don't do that.

Ari


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I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my 
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in 
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone 
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow 
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

Hi

In article <4373165b@quokka.wn.com.au>, 
spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com says...
> prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
 
> Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
> stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
> properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
> right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!
> 
take the batteries to any Place that sales batteries 
example the "tyre factory" they more than happy to 
recycle them for you even for free.
or take them to your local council recycling centre "tip 
Balcatta for example".
I bought 8 batteries last year to replace the one in my 
UPS "sola 610/900VA" , but the units them self turn up to 
be faulty.

> Cheers,
> 
> Ari
> 
> 

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Cheers......

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:45:15 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:

>Alan wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:41:00 +0800, spodosaurus
>> <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
>>>>>of things.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
>>>>camel land in Joondalup somewhere.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
>>>stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
>>>properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
>>>right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Ari
>> 
>> Mark can probably dispose of it for you, afterall he has probably
>> hundreds/thousands of old batteries to get rid of each year.
>> 
>> Alan
>> 
>
>I asked the lady at the counter who got the battery for me and rang up 
>the sale, and she said that they don't do that.


They don't OFFER to do it.  Ring Mark B and ask him.

budgie wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:45:15 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Alan wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:41:00 +0800, spodosaurus
>>><spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
>>>>>>of things.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
>>>>>camel land in Joondalup somewhere.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
>>>>stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
>>>>properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
>>>>right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>Ari
>>>
>>>Mark can probably dispose of it for you, afterall he has probably
>>>hundreds/thousands of old batteries to get rid of each year.
>>>
>>>Alan
>>>
>>
>>I asked the lady at the counter who got the battery for me and rang up 
>>the sale, and she said that they don't do that.
> 
> 
> 
> They don't OFFER to do it.  Ring Mark B and ask him.

What part of "I asked" don't you understand? I emailed Mark before going 
in about recycling the old battery. He hasn't replied yet, but that may 
be because he checks emails and responds to them in the mornings, not 
the afternoons.

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I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my 
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in 
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone 
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow 
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:39:45 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:

>budgie wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:45:15 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>Alan wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:41:00 +0800, spodosaurus
>>>><spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
>>>>>>>of things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
>>>>>>camel land in Joondalup somewhere.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
>>>>>stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
>>>>>properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
>>>>>right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!
>>>>>
>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>>Ari
>>>>
>>>>Mark can probably dispose of it for you, afterall he has probably
>>>>hundreds/thousands of old batteries to get rid of each year.
>>>>
>>>>Alan
>>>>
>>>
>>>I asked the lady at the counter who got the battery for me and rang up 
>>>the sale, and she said that they don't do that.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> They don't OFFER to do it.  Ring Mark B and ask him.
>
>What part of "I asked" don't you understand?

What part of "ask him" don't you understand?  The lady at the counter doesn't
make these decisions.  Siomar pay a sizeable sum for proper disposal of all
battery types.  Like tyres, there is a cost to be paid.  With tyres, it is
bundled in the price of the replacement.  By default Siomar (and presumably
others) don't take your dead batteries and dispose of them.

>I emailed Mark before going 
>in about recycling the old battery. He hasn't replied yet, but that may 
>be because he checks emails and responds to them in the mornings, not 
>the afternoons.

The best time to discuss diposal is when arranging the purchase, bundling it.

Fortunately for me, my local transfer station takes SLA's if you're dropping off
car batteries at the same time.

budgie wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:39:45 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>budgie wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:45:15 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Alan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:41:00 +0800, spodosaurus
>>>>><spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
>>>>>>>>of things.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
>>>>>>>camel land in Joondalup somewhere.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
>>>>>>stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
>>>>>>properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
>>>>>>right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ari
>>>>>
>>>>>Mark can probably dispose of it for you, afterall he has probably
>>>>>hundreds/thousands of old batteries to get rid of each year.
>>>>>
>>>>>Alan
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I asked the lady at the counter who got the battery for me and rang up 
>>>>the sale, and she said that they don't do that.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>They don't OFFER to do it.  Ring Mark B and ask him.
>>
>>What part of "I asked" don't you understand?
> 
> 
> What part of "ask him" don't you understand?  The lady at the counter doesn't
> make these decisions.


Then she shouldn't be employed to deal with customers. Do you demand to 
have the manager ring up your timtams when you go to the grocery store? 
For your information, I emailed Mark before buying the battery asking 
him this very question. He did not respond.



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I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my 
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in 
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone 
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow 
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:06:06 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:

>budgie wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:39:45 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>budgie wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:45:15 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Alan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:41:00 +0800, spodosaurus
>>>>>><spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
>>>>>>>>>of things.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
>>>>>>>>camel land in Joondalup somewhere.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
>>>>>>>stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
>>>>>>>properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
>>>>>>>right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ari
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Mark can probably dispose of it for you, afterall he has probably
>>>>>>hundreds/thousands of old batteries to get rid of each year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Alan
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I asked the lady at the counter who got the battery for me and rang up 
>>>>>the sale, and she said that they don't do that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>They don't OFFER to do it.  Ring Mark B and ask him.
>>>
>>>What part of "I asked" don't you understand?
>> 
>> 
>> What part of "ask him" don't you understand?  The lady at the counter doesn't
>> make these decisions.
>
>
>Then she shouldn't be employed to deal with customers. Do you demand to 
>have the manager ring up your timtams when you go to the grocery store?

It's a discretionary area that costs him money.  So he makes the call on whether
it is available/offered.  Just like your average used car salesman in a big yard
has to run an offer past the UCM.

>For your information, I emailed Mark before buying the battery asking 
>him this very question. He did not respond.

Already noted that.  Ring him.  Hang on, I already advised you to do that.

FFS I'm trying to help you find a solution to your conscientious waste disposal.
Next time I won't bother.

budgie wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:06:06 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>budgie wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:39:45 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>budgie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:45:15 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Alan wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:41:00 +0800, spodosaurus
>>>>>>><spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
>>>>>>>>>>of things.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
>>>>>>>>>camel land in Joondalup somewhere.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
>>>>>>>>stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
>>>>>>>>properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
>>>>>>>>right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Ari
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Mark can probably dispose of it for you, afterall he has probably
>>>>>>>hundreds/thousands of old batteries to get rid of each year.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Alan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I asked the lady at the counter who got the battery for me and rang up 
>>>>>>the sale, and she said that they don't do that.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>They don't OFFER to do it.  Ring Mark B and ask him.
>>>>
>>>>What part of "I asked" don't you understand?
>>>
>>>
>>>What part of "ask him" don't you understand?  The lady at the counter doesn't
>>>make these decisions.
>>
>>
>>Then she shouldn't be employed to deal with customers. Do you demand to 
>>have the manager ring up your timtams when you go to the grocery store?
> 
> 
> It's a discretionary area that costs him money.  So he makes the call on whether
> it is available/offered.  Just like your average used car salesman in a big yard
> has to run an offer past the UCM.
> 
> 
>>For your information, I emailed Mark before buying the battery asking 
>>him this very question. He did not respond.
> 
> 
> Already noted that.  Ring him.  Hang on, I already advised you to do that.
> 
> FFS I'm trying to help you find a solution to your conscientious waste disposal.
> Next time I won't bother.

Your help is appreciated. I might ring him, but I'm pretty sure he's 
checked his email, so ringing probably isn't going to get much more of a 
response. Also, he's in Balcatta, and I'm SOR, so if I can find a place 
that'll recycle it for ~$10 (not that I have any clue what the going 
rate is for this sort of thing) that's closer it'll save me $5 in petrol 
and a further hour of driving.

Ari

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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:00:12 +0800, spodosaurus
<spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:

>budgie wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:06:06 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>budgie wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:39:45 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>budgie wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:45:15 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:41:00 +0800, spodosaurus
>>>>>>>><spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>prep@prep.synonet.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Alan <me@somewhere.com.au.invalid> writes:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Try Siomar in Balcatta.  They do battery repackaging for all sorts
>>>>>>>>>>>of things.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>They are the best locally, except I think they have now gone off to
>>>>>>>>>>camel land in Joondalup somewhere.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Nope, they're in Balcatta. Emailed Mark yesterday and he said they had 
>>>>>>>>>stock of a replacement battery for ~$50. Now I need to know how to 
>>>>>>>>>properly dispose of/recycle my old battery...can anyone point me in the 
>>>>>>>>>right direction? I will NOT just throw it out!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Ari
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Mark can probably dispose of it for you, afterall he has probably
>>>>>>>>hundreds/thousands of old batteries to get rid of each year.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Alan
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I asked the lady at the counter who got the battery for me and rang up 
>>>>>>>the sale, and she said that they don't do that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>They don't OFFER to do it.  Ring Mark B and ask him.
>>>>>
>>>>>What part of "I asked" don't you understand?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>What part of "ask him" don't you understand?  The lady at the counter doesn't
>>>>make these decisions.
>>>
>>>
>>>Then she shouldn't be employed to deal with customers. Do you demand to 
>>>have the manager ring up your timtams when you go to the grocery store?
>> 
>> 
>> It's a discretionary area that costs him money.  So he makes the call on whether
>> it is available/offered.  Just like your average used car salesman in a big yard
>> has to run an offer past the UCM.
>> 
>> 
>>>For your information, I emailed Mark before buying the battery asking 
>>>him this very question. He did not respond.
>> 
>> 
>> Already noted that.  Ring him.  Hang on, I already advised you to do that.
>> 
>> FFS I'm trying to help you find a solution to your conscientious waste disposal.
>> Next time I won't bother.
>
>Your help is appreciated. I might ring him, but I'm pretty sure he's 
>checked his email, so ringing probably isn't going to get much more of a 
>response. Also, he's in Balcatta, and I'm SOR, so if I can find a place 
>that'll recycle it for ~$10 (not that I have any clue what the going 
>rate is for this sort of thing) that's closer it'll save me $5 in petrol 
>and a further hour of driving.
>
>Ari
Ari

Have you tried speaking to your local council waste disposal people.
Even if they won't handle it perhaps they know who will.

Alan

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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:00:12 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:

>budgie wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:06:06 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:

(much snippage)

>>>For your information, I emailed Mark before buying the battery asking 
>>>him this very question. He did not respond.
>> 
>> 
>> Ring him.

>Your help is appreciated. I might ring him, but I'm pretty sure he's 
>checked his email, so ringing probably isn't going to get much more of a 
>response.

Well, you've had NO response so at least a phone call will get AN answer, even
if it is negative.

> Also, he's in Balcatta, and I'm SOR, so if I can find a place 
>that'll recycle it for ~$10 (not that I have any clue what the going 
>rate is for this sort of thing) that's closer it'll save me $5 in petrol 
>and a further hour of driving.

He might even be able to advise you on that.

hi ari
if you still need it to be recycled
drop it over and i'll send it in with my next batc
mitch

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"budgie" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message 
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> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:00:12 +0800, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> 
> wrote:
>
>>budgie wrote:
>>> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:06:06 +0800, spodosaurus 
>>> <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:
>
> (much snippage)
>
>>>>For your information, I emailed Mark before buying the battery asking
>>>>him this very question. He did not respond.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ring him.
>
>>Your help is appreciated. I might ring him, but I'm pretty sure he's
>>checked his email, so ringing probably isn't going to get much more of a
>>response.
>
> Well, you've had NO response so at least a phone call will get AN answer, 
> even
> if it is negative.
>
>> Also, he's in Balcatta, and I'm SOR, so if I can find a place
>>that'll recycle it for ~$10 (not that I have any clue what the going
>>rate is for this sort of thing) that's closer it'll save me $5 in petrol
>>and a further hour of driving.
>
> He might even be able to advise you on that. 

Hi Mitch,

That'd be great. The guy did email me back with the name of a place to 
conact, but with all the doctor and hospital visits as well as the final 
work on my dissertation I haven't had the chance to arrange for 
recycling of the battery yet.

Cheers,

Ari

webmaster@repeater-builders wrote:
> hi ari
> if you still need it to be recycled
> drop it over and i'll send it in with my next batc
> mitch
> 


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hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone 
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow 
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/