As we struggled to lift the 124-pound APC Smart-UPS 2200 RM XL onto our test bench, a number of words immediately entered our minds: robust, powerful, and hernia. With a 2.2-kVA rating, the ...

I replace the battery in mine about every 2 years for the same reason.<BR><BR>If you hook it up to a linux machine you can query the UPS and see if the EPROM reports the age.

Looking at the specifications, the APC Smart-UPS 1500 (SMT1500) sits in the middle of the Smart-UPS lineup, designed to protect maximum loads of up to 1000w, or 1440va.

That reminds me I need to do a UPS test. My APC 1500va makes a chick as it switches to and from battery power. I assume it's a relay switching the power source.