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<DIV><FONT size=4>In this last year we had two multi day power outages. In
terms of comfort, we do pretty well with firewood, flashlights, a pitcher pump
to cistern to get water needed for toilets and washing. If I could get a
stored power source for my laptop, I could actually stay productive.
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Any experience on the list for running laptops off of low
voltage direct current batteries? I checked into UPS and to get a 8 hours
at 60 watts, the units were over a thousand dollars. Since the chords are
AC-DC adapters, it seems it would be more efficient to run the computer directly
from the DC and not go from DC-AC-DC. Reading the fine print on my power
chord AC-DC adapter, it list the output at 18 volts, I assume DC. This
could be 3 deep cycle batteries hooked in series that could normally kept at
full charge with a smart battery charger when the grid is proving power.
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Any thoughts?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Eli </FONT></DIV>
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