Lights on
Subtitle: the non-technical guide to battery power when the grid goes down
By: Jeffrey Yago
Publisher: WND Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781944229603
Subjects: Storage batteries; Electric Household appliances; Energy conservation; Power supply; Ecological houses; Emergency power supply; Popular works; Dwellings
Description: Provides instruction in replacing electric "grid-powered" appliances with battery-powered devices, with relevant photographs and diagrams.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Reality check; title: Back to the future-again; title: Living on battery power; title: Lighting with battery power; title: Emergency communication with battery power; title: Computers with battery power; title: Entertainment with battery power; title: Medical equipment with battery power; title: Portable tools with battery power; title: Clean water with battery power; title: Refrigeration with battery power; title: Security with battery power; title: Using vehicles for battery power; title: RV camping with battery power; title: Rechargeable batteries for grid-down operation; title: Generator and battery power; title: Bugging out with battery power; title: Connecting devices to battery power; title: Cooking without grid power; title: Clothes washing without grid power; title: Understanding solar system components; title: Building your own solar power supply; title: EMP protection of battery-powered devices; title: Closing comments.