In message , Lew Pitcher
 writes
>Adrian wrote:
>
>> I'm looking into getting a small UPS, that will handle a PI and an
>> external disc drive.  We seem to be a bit prone to very short power
>> outages (~1 minute), but this is causing problems with remounting drive
>> when the PI reboots.  Longer term power outages I'll live with.
>>
>> Any recommendations welcome.
>
>How about one of those cellphone battery banks? They can simultaneously
>supply power while being charged from an AC converter, and will continue to
>supply power (for a reasonable time) after the AC has cut out.
>
>Outside of the smarts, and the DC-AC converter, they seem to be capable of
>acting as a UPS for a Raspberry PI. Just plug the Pi into the battery pack's
>DC output port, and the wall wart into the battery pack's charger input
>port.
>

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm not sure that it would work in this
case. Whilst the sort of solution (noting the comments below about
charging) might keep the Pi going, there is the issue with the disc
drive, which is also mains powered (which looking at my original posting
wasn't clear), so I'm looking for something which would handle both.

Adrian
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