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From: jones@sj.ate.slb.com (Clark Jones)
Newsgroups: ba.mountain-folk,misc.rural,sci.electronics,sci.energy
Subject: Re: Wanted: info on self-contained power systems for houses
Keywords: generator, photovoltaic, battery
Message-ID: <1991Mar14.011308.23237@sj.ate.slb.com>
Date: 14 Mar 91 01:13:08 GMT
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Reply-To: jones@sjs.sj.ate.slb.com (Clark Jones)
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In article <445@octelb.octel.UUCP> jfd@octel.UUCP (John F. Detke) writes:
>
>Hello,
>
>I am activly pursuing purchasing a house beyond PG&E power.
>The house currently has a 5 KW generator, batterys and 
>a 24 volt converter, and propane refridgerators.
>
>I am interested in starting a discussion, and getting
>any experience with such systems. Items I am particularly
>interested in are: maintenance requirement, battery life,
>generator life, etc. I know most of these are "it depends".

To mis-quote an old TV program, "sci.energy is the place ya wanna be"...

I don't know about Sun's, but computers on inverters is a hot topic in
Home Power (see below).  Apparantly, it boils down to "most computers work
OK, laser-printers don't".  I'd add that I doubt most _old_ (read >5.25")
hard disks would run on an inverter.

Anyway, it's been a few months since I posted this, so here it is.  Hope
it helps.

---------------------------- My standard message on solar ----------------

I see so many requests for info about photovolatics (PV's) and such that I've
put together this "standard reply". 

For "how-to" info and "war stories" from people that are living with PV's:

		Home Power Magazine
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			Central Am., Bahamas, Bermuda, Columbia, Venezuela:
				Air - $21, Surface $15
			So. Am. (ex. Col. & Ven.), Europe, No. Africa:
				Air - $27, Surface $15
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either company mentioned above is as a satisfied reader/customer.

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