YouTuber ScruffedBits has built what is effectively a homegrown UPS made from dozens of AA batteries. Some were rechargeable, but most were cheap disposables, and they were able to get a full-size ...
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Enthusiast rebuilds AA-battery-powered PC, sextuples run time to 30 minutes with 64 batteries
YouTube creator ScuffedBits re-did their experiment and was able to eke out 30 minutes of game time (and a benchmarking session!) while running their desktop PC on 64 AA batteries.
If you’ve done work on a computer for any length of time, you’ve likely experienced the horror being in the middle of a project and the power goes sideways - either from a surge or an outage - and ...
Editor's Note: March 16, 2026: We've added a section answering some frequently asked questions related to purchasing a UPS backup at the end of this story, which we hope will help you figure out how ...
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