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[smokingboot]

I want to write a story for tomorrow, a Yule story, a pleasant story, something in which nobody gets murdered/possessed/pursued/lycanthroped up/turned into mulch. New territory for me.

So if someone wandering by knows how to siphon electricity from a generator and where/how one would store it, I would be very grateful for any details as to how this could be done. This story begins with a pair of jump leads in my head, I like to think this may be the seed of an idea and not a precog of EST.

Any help would be gratefully received.

Oh, and the weekend? Exhausting. Never made it to Jilly's. Passed out instead.

Comments

[rebby.livejournal.com]

It depends how much power you need, how long you require the storage to work and how critical it is for the equipment to be on.

Banks of batteries is a good one as most people can visualise(the look like car batteries).

As an example of telephone exchange:
AC power coming into the building.
Generator with one week supply of oil should the ac into the building fail
Banks of batteries that take the slack between ac going off & generators kicking in & short term supply (two hours) should AC mains & generator fail.


Have I board you yet? ;-)

Neanderthal scratches head

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

I'm not at all bored. I am grateful and trying not to be baffled!