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You can run a 3/4 hp irrigation well pump from a Prius - and several electric room heaters all at the same time. It can handle 3 kw long-term...
Looking even deeper into Capstones, from what I've read they are all 3-phase 480 volt units which is useless for home use unless you buy a very...
And see my post to you above saying that even the capstone turbine generator doesn't touch the Prius. The capstone is just another engine-only...
Actually as I explained in a later post, I used 1500 watt-hour in each of 3 hours, and again for 5 hours at night, then 200-300 for the other 16....
No reason to do any calculations, I posted the numbers I've actually measured 3 posts above (see my sig link for more info).
Obviously due to economies of scale, the answer is "the grid" which is what I think Hill is alluding to. But we are talking about emergency...
The 12 volt system can support 80 amps @ 12 volts for an external load. Nothing you do will force the traction battery to recharge more than a...
I tapped the battery on the far side of the computer-controlled relays (see the link in my sig for full pictures). If there is a fault within the...
Exactly. People in NJ who (like me in northern MD) were without power for days because of Sandy needed 20 gallons of gas per day to keep their...
You can't run any generator for only a couple of hours a day, unless you only want to power your fridge and TV for a couple of hours a day. A...
Yes, and by my description I was showing my rate of consumption during specific hours of the day. If I had just used the term "watts" that would...
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Far from the truth. It actually functions as efficiently as a 1000 or 2000 watt Honda inverter-generator while actually giving you the ability of...
Almost, my setup keeps the UPS in the garage and is attached to the Prius using a standard 12 gauge extension cord. However, I have put the UPS...
You misread my numbers. The term "watt-hour" refers to the watts used per hour. So ~1500 watt-hour (per hour) for about 5 hours in the evening,...
The APC Back-ups line can't accept the 201 volts nominal from the traction battery, only Smart-UPS between 3000 and 6000 watts (not below, not above).
You can buy a weight distribution hitch to reduce tongue weight, but you have to be careful because you need to keep the tongue weight at least...
You need to click the link in my signature. I wasn't using the UPS with the usual lead-acid batteries... it was being powered by my Prius, too....
200-244 volts, with a brief drop to 190 when the engine starts.
Umm, no. 3 days on one tank at 2000 watts isn't going to happen, or a week with "normal household useage". I've run most of my house (all of the...
