From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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Date: Thu,  6 Jun 2013 10:47:12 +0200
From: lucio@proxima.alt.za
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Hardware recommandations for new CPU and file servers
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> Still, a laudable goal. Have you checked out various
> do-it-yourself sites?

I think I have a cultural inability to search the web, but I certainly
did try.

That I actually found a single supplier of Li-Ion battery backed-up
PSUs for desktop computers suggests that there is the engineering
savvy and possibly even a marketplace for such devices.

The marketplace itself is not terribly relevant, I'd be satisfied with
a higher unit cost if in some way it was possible to add capacity in
steps.  Being able to build it from readily available components (deep
discharge lead-acid batteries are one annoyingly unavoidable expense)
is important and one would like modules that can be trusted to last a
long time - if necessary by over-engineering them a little.

I will have a look at off-the-grid suggestions, but I fear they tend
to focus on pre-built modules and in my opinion the hobbyist can focus
on issues that commercial companies prefer to avoid, such as quality
and long-term reliability.

++L