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Homemade Emergency Power System


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BUILDER:
Jeffrey R. Yago on motherearthnews.com
DESCRIPTION:
Homemade emergency power system constructed from a deep cycle marine battery, a 500W inverter, a 10-amp battery charger, a 3/4" plywood enclosure, and battery cables.
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Aug 09, 2014 5:26 PM
DIYer
I've been looking into these things and it looks like the deep cycle battery would be the most expensive outlay. But putting one together should be a lot cheaper, and more satisfying, than buying a commercial unit.
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DIY Emergency Power System - comment on how to build a Emergency Power System - 1 comments
DIYer says:
Aug 09, 2014 5:26 PM
I've been looking into these things and it looks like the deep cycle battery would be the most expensive outlay. But putting one together should be a lot cheaper, and more satisfying, than buying a commercial unit.

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