TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:   
      
      
    RW> TW>> Slipped my mind that you were in Texas. With a good wind pattern   
    RW> TW>> you coual get along quite well. As a side note I calcualtedthe   
    RW> TW>> batteery drin for that 220v/2.4amps and it comes to a 40 Amp   
    RW> TW>> draw on a 12 volt Battery.   
      
    RW>> Actually, I was thinking in terms of 10-12ea 12v batteries in   
    RW>> series, which makes up 120vdc. Then a 2nd bank making up the other   
    RW>> 120vdc and converting each to AC, providing 220vac.   
      
    TW> Now you are talking BIG Bucks. That would take 20 to 24 45 Watt solar   
    TW> panels at about $200 Each for a quality panel. IF you hurry you c   
    TW> uld pick up 20 to 24 of those $149 Harbor Freight kits and throw   
    TW> away everything except the panels and save a few bucks.   
      
   Think wind...wish I lived closer to the river, it flows at 2000 - 3400   
   fpm...I could run a generator with the output I need at that flow.   
      
    TW> And you may need to custom build your inverters as 48 Volt converters   
    TW> are the highest voltage I could locate.   
      
   Tripp-Lite makes inverters that will output 120vac, 100 amp service.   
   Magnum and Duracell make similar inverters. About $1100 - $1200 each.   
      
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