[Soekris] Lightweight UPS

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <1183547678.5710.7.camel at aurora>, 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.

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

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