Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by jhickok on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @03:00PM
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Out of curiosity, wouldn't a conventional consumer UPS take care of that?
Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by callmejoe on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @03:56PM
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yeah. but it's more efficient to have the battery be on the output side of a PSU, since that's gonna be DC.
Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by topspin on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @09:13PM
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You might want to reconsider. I've found a separate UPS to be invaluable because, as you'll find, just getting power to the box is not sufficient. Other devices need power as well, especially network switches and displays.
Re:The Framework is the most exciting laptop I've used
by bserge on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @02:53PM
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Yeah, it is the most efficient way to power everything (no conversion losses). 30 minutes is enough tbh.
The battery will fit in an empty PSU case, I just need some custom cables and connectors for the passthrough, my biggest problem is charging and switchover. Looks like I will need a custom board for that. I thought it'd be easier heh
This should totally be a thing. I wish it was a thing. It doesn't even have to provide hours of runtime, just needs to be enough to handle the occasional stupid California brownout.