On Friday 06 July 2007, Bill Maas wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 12:40 +0000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bill Maas writes: > > >Hi, > > > > > >here's a question that's been in my mind for a while now: is there some > > >widely available toy or other mass-produced item that happens to have an > > >excellent loader and batteries which can easily be ripped out and could > > >serve as a lightweight UPS for my 2 Soekris boxes? > > > > So-called "battery baked power supplies" used in fire- and > > burglar-alarms are perfect for the job. Usually they're a bit > > overprized though. > > That's a nice one! Hadn't thought of that. And do I just happen to know > a fire safety consultant.. Likely to come across dozens of outdated fire > alarms. > > Thanks all for the replies. I'll report back my experiences once I've > found something that works. > > > Bill > > > This company: > > > > http://www.ibexmfg.com/ > > > > Builds the power supplies that go into such boxes, so if you are > > not afraid to mount the stuff yourself, that's a much cheaper route. > > > > Their FAQ is a very good introduction to the task
If you are into build-you-own then RS Components do such a supplies. You might start with the RS Stock no. 591-916 (rswww.com) but there are other similar ones. You add a battery and off you go. David David _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
