voipdabbler
join:2006-04-27
Kalispell, MT
| reply to mazilo
Re: Power failure
Yes, they're too expensive. Battery technology, and the lack of real developments in high-capacity, long-life batteries is going to be the stumbling block for cost-effective, non-fossil fuel energy systems used by individual home owners. It's all fine and good to capture energy, like solar or wind, but if your battery banks need replacing every 24 months, it gets to be very, very expensive. (Plus you need to keep track of your power consumption and learn to conserve, which many just can't seem to do.) I see the future of solar, wind, etc, being large power plants that deliver what they generate via a grid and don't worry about storing excess capacity for later use.. |
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mazilo
From Mazilo
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join:2002-05-30
Lilburn, GA
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said by voipdabbler  :You could use a sealed re-chargable RV battery fairly safely, just expect to replace them fairly frequently. Let me guess, this sealed re-chargeable RV battery is pretty expensive compared to a regular car battery of the same ratings, isn't it? |
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voipdabbler
join:2006-04-27
Kalispell, MT
| reply to mazilo
I know I hated dealing with the sealed, re-chargable RV batteries when I had a camper. Even with solar panels, they didn't seem to have a life span greater than 18 months. You could use a sealed re-chargable RV battery fairly safely, just expect to replace them fairly frequently. |
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asitgoes
@wavecable.com | reply to mazilo
As long as its not wired into the house... |
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mazilo
From Mazilo
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join:2002-05-30
Lilburn, GA
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said by voipdabbler :I have two, but the batteries are small and only meant to last long enough to power down equipment, not run it through a power outage. I have some clients in some other 3rd world countries using various UPS; however, most of them have replaced the original dead battery with a car battery and the UPS can easily run more than 6 hours during an outage. To avoid the H2S gas emits from the car battery, they locate this battery out door and run a heavy gauge pair of wire from the battery to the UPS. Honestly, I don't know if such a hack is legal here in the US. Anyone?
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