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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.

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[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Now, once you've got the juice in a battery, how do you make an electrical appliance run from it? A cable I guess?

[yapman.livejournal.com]

If it's direct current only, yes, or technically, two cables. You can, if you connect one terminal and one end of the appliance to earth technically only use one cable, but in effect ... If you want to be clever, with alternating current you can use induction (shifting magnetic fields).

[smokingboot.livejournal.com]

Clever? *crosses eyes hopelessly*

Right. Armed with all this knowledge, let's see if I actually get this thing written. I am easily diverted, you see, by warm fires and hot chocolate and stuff that needs doing...and lj of course!

Thanks again!