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Re:He has powered his house for 8 years using laptop batteries by beardyw on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @05:16AM (#44105248)
What do you do about devices that need mains voltage AC?
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Re:He has powered his house for 8 years using laptop batteries by heythere22 on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @08:21AM (#44106218)
There is an inverter somewhere that converts the battery voltage to whatever you need to power stuff. 110v AC, 220v AV, 240v AC
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Re:He has powered his house for 8 years using laptop batteries by beardyw on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @08:56AM (#44106505)
I can't imagine that's very efficient.
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