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Pros & Cons
Pros
The smt-1500 upss use a 24v internal pack (two 12v cells connected in series) two optima cells were required to be connected likewise. The wires attached to the anderson connector are 8 gauge, and since i had decided to use 6 gauge cable to connect th... Read More
This thing is awesome. Got lucky there. Does what it's advertised to do.
Very well reputed maintenance-free agm batteries. Many reviews criticize the apc branded replacement batteries for failing prematurely. The battery appears to be functioning.
Cons
Fans are loud enough that they would be annoying anywhere within the same room. Power consumption with no load and batteries at 100% charged is 1. With my imac plugged in the consumption is at 2. Fan runs most of the time even though the battery indic... Read More
Highlights
Quality
This is because with the apc smart ups, it is always monitoring electrical inputs, so it actually knows when to switch to battery power.
I recommend anyone that has serious equipment to protect start with a good quality ups like the one i purchased.
Had some stability issues but they were traced to unrelated root causes.
It was a bit tricky to set up the usb interface and configure with the software on the pc, and i had to call support because th... Read More
Price
The only cons: heavy as hell (the cost of having a big ass battery).
Shipping
My only issue is that the device is very heavy and unfortunately got damaged during shipping.
Packaging/appearance
Was down to 42% when i replaced the fuse.
Competitiveness
This is the top of the line 75ah model, but they make a less expensive 55ah model that will likely suit most needs.
It has enough power to support two high-end pcs, each with its own lcd monitor, two four-hdd nas boxes, and a small phone system.
I was told by the company that built my computer that this size unit was the bare minimum because it has to handle the peak ini... Read More
I just removed the internal battery pack by disconnecting the gray 50-amp anderson connector.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
two, great, down, each and standby. - Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 200.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 70.8% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 161 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 13 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its easy to not think about how heavy 47 pounds really is
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ups starts tripping on and off
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Their life expectancy is about 40 months average and there is a warning sound the device makes about a week before it turns off completely
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bought it oversized for my modest needs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Was down to 42 when i replaced the fuse
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The other 12 reason was due to apcs own reputation
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The box it is packed in was insufficient to prevent damage to the unit during an obvious drop by the carrier
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did not return the item as none the functionality of the unit was damaged only the case had been bent in the back of the unit
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