[AusNOG] Power consumption of NBN (was Re: [ISOC-AU-mems] Quigley announces architectural "stakein the ground"

[Damien Gardner Jnr]

On 17/09/2009, at 12:35 PM, Paul Brooks wrote:

> As for replacing batteries and needing technician truck-rolls - meh  
> - make it user-replaceable, add an audible alarm and flashing light  
> when the battery gets low, and re-use the distribution (and  
> recycling) chain for telephone books to throw a new battery onto  
> everyones lawn every 3 years. A small gell-cell would have to be  
> lighter, smaller and more efficient to distribute than 2 volumes of  
> the Sydney white-pages.

The problem I can see with that, is that while noone generally knocks  
off their neighbour's phone books (unless you just got a new desk, and  
your monitors aren't high enough ;) ), I can see a mad scramble  
happening when the new batteries are distributed, with folks running  
around after the guys throwing them out, picking them up for their  
home gro-light setup (and replacing their own UPS batteries, etc.. ;)

-_DG

Damien Gardner Jnr
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