UPS Batteries, etc

[Tony Del Porto]

I've found a cheap local option for recycling: Sears Auto Centers.  
They have a regular collection of batteries and allow you to put  
yours on the pile for free. I dropped off 4 batteries yesterday at  
the Sears Auto Center on Telegraph in Oakland. I called first to make  
sure they really did take them for free, and it took longer to find  
someone to point me at the battery pile than it did to dispose of the  
batteries.

And regarding fitting generic replacement batteries, that's exactly  
the sort of thing I'm concerned about. The batteries I just pulled  
from the "extended life" battery packs have threaded terminals on top  
to which a harness is attached. I held on to the harnesses, but  
having not looked under the hood of my car in a while I don't  
remember if most lead acid batteries come with threaded terminals.

I'll look into Rage batteries and see where that goes.

Thanks for all the responses!

Tony