Mike, Where do you get those mother boards, sounds like something I would like to have.
Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Morris WA6ILQ Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: UPS At 06:36 AM 05/25/07, you wrote: >On Thu, 24 May 2007 22:27:21 -0500, Paul Finch wrote: > > >Lot of inefficiency when you have to chop up battery and convert it > >to 120 volts AC. > >I agree with you Paul, but more and more repeater sites are being >fitted with computers (for IRLP), so using the UPS will allow you to >power other equipment that doesn't use 12 volts. > >Tedd Doda, VE3TJD >Lazer Audio and Electronics >Baden, Ontario, Canada > >www.ve3tjd.com (personal) >www.eraradio.ca (Linked repeater system) The Mini-ITX format motherboards run on +12 and are ideal for that environment. In fact, the "embedded IRLP" node design is based on that design and have no hard drives.... they boot from a thumb drive and run in RAM, and support both IRLP and EchoLink in one box. Mike WA6ILQ Yahoo! Groups Links No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/817 - Release Date: 5/24/2007 4:01 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/817 - Release Date: 5/24/2007 4:01 PM Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
