[Soekris] Lightweight UPS

[David Goodenough]

On Friday 06 July 2007, Bill Maas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 12:40 +0000, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> > 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.
>
> 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 Likely to come across dozens of outdated fire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