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On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:53:26 +0000 "M.Blackmore" <mblackmore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Totally off topic, or possibly, just, a teensiest little bit relevant > in the most tenuous degree 'cos I'm planning to go off grid with a > domestic scale combined heat and power system using veggie oil (and > flog any excess lekky back to the grid). Are you going to be using some form of UPS between the machine and the generator? Computers don't like variations in voltage. > Still doesn't solve the problem of boiling the kettle 3 or 4 times a > day (3kw load for say 2 minutes for a big pot) but when we ditch the > last of the CRT TVs and monitors then we're well within the range for > a good old 6/1 Lister... And spikes arising from a kettle (on or off) also signal problems for a computer. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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