On 04/03/2014 12:30 AM, wrote:


As a retired battery, service engineer I find those fascinating.

Just solder two wires to the terminals in your computer and put two of
those dry cells in series.



Here is my laptop and the batteries that power it:


https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/...86645054_n.jpg

Whenever I suffer a power outage that lasts a year or two I hardly even
notice.


Now that's just totally wild !!!!!!!!





I have all the computers in the house on industrial grade UPS's as well
as the lights in any room with a computer.


Many times we've had power failures and no one even notices.

My work bench is fed buy two UPS's and they have about 18 hours or more
of reserve power.