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Care to share more details? Interested in the software stack, and what you use it all for. This is really intriguing. I'm currently running a SFF machine as a

Care to share more details? Interested in the software stack, and what you use it all for. This is really intriguing. I'm currently running a SFF machine as a server, and thought about adding some Pi devices to play around with a local kubernetes cluster.

ransom1538 6y ago
It was a fun project - but I wouldn't use old cellphones. Having these old cellphones plugged in all day - basically just made the batteries enlarge and broke the casing. But you can get old android phones for nothing -- even cheaper than a raspberry pi.
- StavrosK 6y ago
  Don't they work with the batteries removed?
  - crowbahr 6y ago
    Most phones do not have removable batteries anymore.
    - StavrosK 6y ago
      All phones have removable batteries. It just depends on how dedicated you are!
      - fomine3 6y ago
        :) but i don't want to tear down a device before power off.
- bigiain 6y ago
  It's pretty easy (at least for single devices) to use a timer powerpoint switch and guess/tweak an appropriate duty cycle to keep the battery topped up often enough without leaving it charging 24x7. I have an old iPad that's been running for 5+ years with 1hr/day charge time. (I cooked it's predecessor's battery to a screen-cracking-bulge in about 9 months.)