On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Jason Dagit<[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Michael Robinson > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> So I am thinking car batteries as they pack a lot of punch, are >> available practically everywhere, and they are recoverable without >> special equipment. However, open lead acid batteries are not >> appropriate for use on a desktop. I've also heard if these >> batteries don't vibrate that they will sulfate up much faster. > > > I could be mistaken, but I was thinking that car batteries (slowly) produce > toxic fumes as they work. Something that is not a problem under the hood of > your car, but worth considering in homes. You might want to research this.
No clue about toxic fumes, no clue if this is best, but I have 2 that I use for running my laptop when I am "camping" (for various values of camping.) http://www.batteriesplus.com/p-35924-wkdc12-33j-werker-deep-cycle-12v-33ah-agm-battery-with-j-terminal.aspx $80. "Designed for deep discharge in wheelchair," So I would hope the fumes thing isn't an issue. 2 features I like: 1 - 24lbs - I can carry that for a mile without my arm falling off. 2 - nice built in handle. however, the handle in the picture is different than my handle, which looks more like the one here: http://www.batteriesplus.com/p-32658-werker-12v-31ah-gel-battery-with-j-terminal.aspx -- Carl K _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
