On 09/20/2005 04:16 pm, John Hasler wrote: > Josh Battles writes: > > I would think that a marine deep cycle would be better suited to the > > task... > > Only if you expect to have a power failure every day. Deep cycle batteries > are designed to be deeply discharged with great frequency. Car batteries > are designed to frequently delivery large amounts of current and be either > on float charge or disconnected most of the time. The ideal is a standby > power battery, but car batteries are close enough and readily available. > > Try to get one that you can add water to and check the electrolyte level > regularly. It'll last a lot longer.
I have an emergency power supply (it is not a UPS) that uses gel lead acid batteries, so I keep it indoors and don't worry about ventilation. I use it a few times a year during storms and it can even power a computer, DSL router, monitor, etc. I would have bought a UPS for my computer but I don't know of any low cost UPS units that are compatible with Linux. > > Battery boxes should be plastic. I have never seen a metal battery box. 8) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
