On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Robert Miesen <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm no a hardware hacker, but I would almost bet money that a lawnmower > battery is not going to be built to the same quality specs as that of a > laptop battery. For example, I suspect that a lawnmower battery doesn't > necessarily need to have the same strong voltage and ampre output regulation > that a laptop battery does.
If you're getting it for low power equipment, like laptops, netbooks, or (heaven forbid!) SBCs, 12V and 5V regulators are cheap and easily to use (http://tinyurl.com/yas4y33). This is exactly what we're planning to use in our delivery computers -- 5V regulators in the box with a pigtail to the power source. Preferred pigtail connectors: Anderson Power Poles (http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/). If you're carrying a laptop bag, anyway, I don't see why this can't be practical. I like the whole idea of being able to swap out batteries without shutting down, too. -- Andrew Jackman [email protected] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. All your base are belong to us. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
