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APC SYMMETRA PX 40KW UPS UNIT 208Y Upstate NYS

ice69man2005

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Full disclosure I don't have pictures yet but will be getting them. There's a lot of other things around it in my garage haha.

I picked this up a few years ago when I first decided I wanted to get into solar and was thinking off grid and three phase for a mill or lathe down the road. I have a 120V hobby mill and an old 120/240 Southbend hobby lathe in the house that should be in the garage, hence part of the reason I'm listing this unit.

It came out of a data center and the batteries were all shot but I was planning on using 18650s in the shells. This thing is fully equipped with the forty or whatever the most battery units is, again more details coming.

I'm selling this to fund the rest of my going solar. I know I could totally use this in a few years but don't want to hang on to it for longer than I have already. That being said, I've had it for a few years and am not looking to fire sale it either.

I'm asking $10000 for it, seems to be on the low side of what they are listed at on eBay with less of the battery units. I don't know about shipping but could arrange that for an additional charge. Just seeing if there is any interest here and somewhat local before I go to eBay with it.

Schneider electric is supposed to have some sort of trade in credit program too where they give you 25% of the original unit towards new unit purchases. I never looked into it but these were like $40k new.
 
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Pictures from back when I got it so some proof of life haha
 

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I doubt this is the right place to sell it. You might have better luck on some of the homelab/IT forums. They are good units, but not really well suited for the solar market. I'm not in the market for one, but I would think they are worth more like $7-8k without a working battery.
 
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