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From: grege@gold.gvg.tek.com (Greg Ebert)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: 12VDC --> 110VAC ?
Message-ID: <2044@gold.gvg.tek.com>
Date: 7 Mar 91 19:41:03 GMT
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In article <1756@eastman.UUCP> lsls00@iliad.kodak.com (Ilia Levi) writes:
>As many of you probably heard, Rochester, NY area had a very bad
>ice storm and many houses were left without electrical power for
>several days. 
> [...]

If you're in an urban area, dismiss it as a fluke. Probably won't happen
again. But if it happens again, race down to your nearest equipment
rental yard !

I live in a rural area, so a generator is the best standby source of
electricity. I got a new 5kW unit for less than $500. I can run my
whole house on it without fussing with extension cords, etc. It is
impossible to buy/construct and operate a battery/inverter system with an
equal rating as a generator, especially if you are without electricity
for several days.