TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:


 RW> TW>> Slipped my mind that you were in Texas. With a good wind pattern
 RW> TW>> you coual get along quite well. As a side note I calcualtedthe
 RW> TW>> batteery drin for that 220v/2.4amps and it comes to a 40 Amp
 RW> TW>> draw on a 12 volt Battery.

 RW>> Actually, I was thinking in terms of 10-12ea 12v batteries in
 RW>> series, which makes up 120vdc. Then a 2nd bank making up the other
 RW>> 120vdc and converting each to AC, providing 220vac.

 TW> Now you are talking BIG Bucks. That would take 20 to 24 45 Watt solar
 TW> panels at about $200 Each for a quality panel. IF you hurry you c
 TW> uld pick up 20 to 24 of those $149 Harbor Freight kits and throw
 TW> away everything except the panels and save a few bucks.

Think wind...wish I lived closer to the river, it flows at 2000 - 3400
fpm...I could run a generator with the output I need at that flow.

 TW> And you may need to custom build your inverters as 48 Volt converters
 TW> are the highest voltage I could locate.

Tripp-Lite makes inverters that will output 120vac, 100 amp service.
Magnum and Duracell make similar inverters. About $1100 - $1200 each.

                R\%/itt


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