David Goodenough wrote: > 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 Likely to come across dozens of outdated fire 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 >
What a sod that its slightly too tall for a 1U box. This sort of thing, combined with a small sealed lead acid battery or two, would have fit beautifully into the empty space in one of Wim's 19" 1U rack cases... Anyone know where I could get a suitable open frame supply to fit into the empty space in one of these: http://soekris.kd85.com/serial.html ? Even after the supply I suspect I could fit at least 2 of the 2.2Ah 12V batteries from http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ITAG=SPEC&ModuleNo=19363&doy=4m7#spec in there... -- Richard 'Dave' Wilson Systems Administrator Senokian Solutions Ltd. Business Innovation Centre, Binley Business Park, Coventry, United Kingdom CV3 2TX T: +44 (0)24 76 233 400 DDI: +44 (0)24 76 233 416 F: +44 (0)24 76 233 401 _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
