n2qfd wrote to hollowone <=-

Still thousands w/out power around the region. It's a process to re energize the lines. Every section must be checked by qualified
individuals before they switch on again. Sometimes it's just getting to where the lines are and they have survived fine and other times it's finding where the damage is and getting repair crews routed to the
spot.

I get the feeling I'm going to miss my Prius. The last time we had a
major outage, I was able to run an extension cord from the refrigerator
to an inverter in my Prius. I could lock the doors and leave it in READY
mode. The engine would turn over every 20 minutes or so to keep the
battery charged. Saved a fridge full of food.

I was running the BBS off of a laptop; I took the laptop to work with me
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Re: Re: Big Storms
By: poindexter FORTRAN to n2qfd on Wed Jul 17 2024 07:10 am

I get the feeling I'm going to miss my Prius. The last time we had a major outage, I was able to run an extension cord from the refrigerator to an inverter in my Prius. I could lock the doors and leave it in READY mode. The engine would turn over every 20 minutes or so to keep the battery charged. Saved a fridge full of food.

It's like having a generator (which might not be a had idea, especially if power loss is a semi-common thing where you live).

Did you ever have to replace the battery in your Prius? That's still one of the things I'd be concerned about if I had a hybrid/EV, as I've heard battery replacement in those cars tends to be fairly expensive.

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Re: Re: Big Storms
By: Nightfox to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Jul 17 2024 10:40 am

It's like having a generator (which might not be a had idea, especially if power loss is a semi-common thing where you live).

Yeah, I should bite the bullet and buy one.

Did you ever have to replace the battery in your Prius? That's still one of the things I'd be concerned about if I had a hybrid/EV, as I've heard batter replacement in those cars tends to be fairly expensive.

No, never did. I had a 2014 plug-in Prius, drove it for 9 years and 190,000 miles before it was totalled. The battery still had 75% charge, according to a diagnostic I ran.

Battery prices are getting cheaper as time goes on. It used to be $3000+ for a Gen3 prius, now it's half-that - and there are Lithium Ion batteries with more charge and less weight than the original NiMH batteries.

I'm tempted to pick up a Gen3 Prius with a bad battery and replace the battery with one of the new LiIon batteries. I've seen decent condition Priuses with dead batteries for $3K. To get a running Prius with a known good/new battery for $5K would be a steal.
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It's like having a generator (which might not be a had idea, especially
if power loss is a semi-common thing where you live).

THat's what I'm considering to buy. 1800W, gasoline powered, should suit my needs in case of electricity shortage.

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I was running the BBS off of a laptop; I took the laptop to work with me to send/receive mail packets. Where there's a will, there's a way!

That's the spirit!

We were told to think outside the box then it seems get punched back into it for doing just that!

Power is mostly restored here though there are some pretty rugged spots where transmission lines came down in our hills.

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THat's what I'm considering to buy. 1800W, gasoline powered, should suit my needs in case of electricity shortage.

Ponder, mightn't a diseasal be a better bet? You can store the fuel far
longer, in a pinch even run it on alternative fuels.

Spec


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Re: Re: Big Storms
By: Spectre to hollowone on Fri Jul 19 2024 08:51 am

THat's what I'm considering to buy. 1800W, gasoline powered, should suit
my needs in case of electricity shortage.

Ponder, mightn't a diseasal be a better bet? You can store the fuel far longer, in a pinch even run it on alternative fuels.

What is diseasal? Do you mean diesel?

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What is diseasal? Do you mean diesel?

Just so.


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