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I ended up going with the 35Ah batteries at Harbor Freight Tools. With the 20% off coupon they were $60 each. They look as good as any other Chinese made battery. At least I have a core to turn in next time I need to replace them.

Oh believe me! If I could I would! I'm in the telecom industry and would love to have flooded cells that I could maintain! The wireless company I work for has some flooded cells that are 33 years old and still going strong! Unfortunately, there is an open pilot light about 2 feet away. So...

Great thread! I'm about to do this with my Minute Man PRO1000RT UPS. It's just over a year old but one of the two 9 Ah SLA's swelled up and are dead. I'm not surprised with the level of heat that was inside the steel box. So going external will let the batteries stay much cooler. I have...