[Soekris] small battery backup??

[J Moore]

On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 01:54:31AM -0700, the unit calling itself Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote:

> > > http://phk.freebsd.dk/soekris/ups/
> >
> > That's pretty cool, but I have very shaky hands and soldering is
> > extremely difficult for me.  Any idea where we could buy something
> > pre-made?
> 
> Any good boat or camping stoore (the latter is cheaper) which has simple
> photo voltagic boards. Bit overkill - but it works. A good alert system
> vendor in an agricultural area can sell you something similar for the
> larger alarm systems - but those are expensive (generally meant for water
> pumps, sumps/sewage pumps and gas fan's).
> 
> Of course you can always buy the cheapest of UPS-es.

This is clearly the way to go... an "el cheapo" UPS can be had at most 
of the bargain barns for less than $40. No way you can buy components 
and build something home-made for that price. 

Jay