I run a 12 volt Solar system, 4 100 watt panels hooked up to 4 6 volt Golf Cart batteries. I have 12 volt LED lights (look like a regular lightbulb) all over the QTH, run router, wifi, phone, shack all without an inverter. If you end up losing the things in your fridge we’re talking what, $100, so what. We’re in Maine so we have wood burning stove in the basement you can even cook with if need be. Loose power all the time, no big deal... 73 from Ecuador where we’re on holiday w/my HF radio... Jose Douglas KB1TCD (HC2/KB1TCD)
Sent from my iPad > On Nov 3, 2019, at 11:53 AM, Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT > <kx...@coldrockshotbrooms.com> wrote: > > Yes, Jim, I do realize that a lot of the problem is PG&E making poor choices > to benefit investors and not provide safe power. They do the same with > natural gas. > > SCE is better, but they're hardening their grid, fixing the problems you > mentioned, and we've had lots of maintenance outages to replace poles. > > You mention generators, and that makes my point: > > The problem is manageable. A small generator can solve a lot of problems at > a fairly low cost. > > I don't need much power for lighting, and have a number of battery powered > camping lamps that work great. Candles too. > > My internet connection and servers are mission critical to me, but that's 80 > watts total. > > If it's below freezing, I want to be able to run the furnace at least part > time. > > My refrigerator and freezer are important, but not critical. > > I can get by with about 2kw. I think the Ryobi 2300 I have was $600. > > I can go a couple of hours without power easily before I need to start > thinking about the generator. > > Siphoning gas from the cars works -- and has been tested, new cars are harder > to tap for gas. > > 73 -- Lynn > >> On 11/3/2019 12:04 AM, Jim Brown wrote: >> As to Elecraft - many of their employees live in areas that WERE affected by >> the power shutoffs. Some are my neighbors. Our generators have gotten a lot >> of running time in the past week or so. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to kb1...@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
