[CentOS] Power-outage
Jason Pyeron
jpyeron at pdinc.us
Sat Jul 2 13:00:54 UTC 2011
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> From: centos-bounces at centos.org
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Timothy Murphy
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 8:52
> To: centos at centos.org
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Power-outage
>
> Emmanuel Noobadmin wrote:
>
> >> It seems to me that it should be possible to have a simple,
> >> torch-battery operated, system which will keep the machine
> alive long
> >> enough to make a graceful exit.
>
> > Like others have suggested, a cheap UPS is the way to go.
>
> I'm convinced.
> Could you (or anyone) suggest a cheap UPS?
> This is only a tiny server (HP MicroServer) on a home LAN.
http://www.amazon.com/APC-Back-UPS-shutdown-software-UPS-BE350G/dp/B001985SWW/
>
> > The problem
> > with your idea is that you'll need a DC to AC inverter that
> can handle
> > the output current required by your server and something to
> hold the
> > batteries (you'll need more than one because attempting to
> draw a huge
> > current from a normal battery will either kill it or at the
> very least
> > cause it to have a shorter than expected capacity) and everything
> > together, it's probably going to cost more in both money
> and time to
> > have this thing.
>
> I'm sure you are right, as I know nothing at all about power supplies.
> But surely computers actually use DC,
> so couldn't my torch-battery device just supply the PC
> components directly?
>
You will either need many different batteries for the different voltages (1.2,
3.3, 5, 12, -12, -5) or a DC ATX power supply (not cheap and not very powerful
until the 48V input variety)
> Many decades ago I went to lectures at university given by
> Fred Hoyle (famous at the time for a TV series where he said
> God was unnecessary).
> The lectures (on thermodynamics) were not really very good,
> but they were interesting because Fred Hoyle was slighly
> paranoid, and believed evil capitalists were foisting
> unnecessary devices on us.
>
> One of his pet theories was that cars did not need huge
> accumulators, but could be started with a torch-battery.
>
> Another was that incandescent bulbs were deliberately made to
> fail after a certain time.
>
> Another was razor blades, which according to him could easily
> last for ever.
>
> One interesting idea was that instead of nuclear power
> stations it would be cheaper, and give the same energy, to
> plant trees in a strip around the equator (I forget how wide).
>
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> --
> Timothy Murphy
> e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net
> tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366
> s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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