UPS are gel cell. Car batteries aren't. I dont think you or your home owners insurance co want car batteries in your house.
-Rolf Alex Chamberlain wrote: > http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93096 > > I saw this in the local HF store and thought it looked like a pretty > fun toy. I've seen these combination inverter/chargers designed to > run your whole house, marketed to the off-the-grid folks for major > bucks, but never one this small or cheap. On the side you can't see > in the picture, it has both a 120 VAC input and screw terminals for a > 12V battery. > > So, hook up a couple of old car batteries in parallel, and you have a > UPS that will last a lot longer when the power goes out than your > typical OfficeMax model, correct? > > I wonder what would happen if you combined this with the little solar > panels and matching charge controller that HF also sells. In other > words, hook both the inverter/charger and the solar charge controller > directly to the battery's terminals. It'd be great if the sun would > charge the batteries and the inverter so the latter runs off DC power > most of the time, but when the sun goes down, the charger side takes > over and starts pulling AC to recharge the batteries and directly > power whatever you have connected to the AC outlets. Wonder if the > control circuitry is that smart or if I'd just be asking to blow up > the batteries and burn the house down? > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
