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  1. BengalBeaux

    Power Supplies with Battery Backup

    ItsSmoked, I appreciate your concern and words of caution, but don't worry. I used the term garage liberally; a better description is a shed or storage area that is detached from the house. It's also not nearly airtight enough for air poisoning even if you close the doors and stand in the shed...
  2. BengalBeaux

    Power Supplies with Battery Backup

    I've emailed several battery charger manufacturers for their suggestions. Schumacher is a manufacturer that makes manual chargers which I think may do the trick. Disassembing the AC generator and connecting an alternator to it is not something that I want to do. It would void the warranty and...
  3. BengalBeaux

    Power Supplies with Battery Backup

    Using a battery charger was my first choice, but today's battery chargers all seem to have smart charge technology and I haven't seen any of them that tell me what their output voltage is (only that they will charge at a specified rate of current). My concern is that the charger will output a...
  4. BengalBeaux

    Power Supplies with Battery Backup

    I'm wanting to build a standby power system for my home with items I happen to have on hand, which are, a couple deep cycle 12 volt batteries, an 800 watt continuous load AC generator, a 2000 watt DC/AC inverter, and quite a few old computers. I want to use the inverter to power the home...

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