OT: Lowest-power small server solutions

[Chuck Guzis]

On 11/2/2005 at 6:19 PM Scott Stevens wrote:

>But don't lithium batteries contain just lithium, which is all gone by the
>time the battery discharges?  An alkaline or carbon-zinc battery starts
>oozing as a rule within a few years.  The AAA lithium battery presumably
>doesn't run the risk of that until at least 2020.
>
>Does anybody know more they can contribute on the topic?

I believe that primary lithium cells use  thionyl chloride as the
electrolyte--and it's plenty corrosive.

I suggested AA alkaline cells with the idea of putting them in a battery
holder EXTERNAL to the box.  If they leak, you get goop on your floor and
desk, but your system's safe.

Personally, I hate the idea of anything liquid inside my computer.  Liquids
belong on the outside, preferably sitting in a cup or glass--or in the
operator.

Cheers,
Chuck