Ian Woofenden wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:
 IW> On (05 Nov 97) Roy J. Tellason wrote to Ian Woofenden...
 IW> Most RE homes these days are 24 volt, and some are 48 volts.
 RJ> I wasn't aware that you could get DC appliances in those
 RJ> voltages.  Or how common they were.  Are they real costly
 RJ> compared to the standard stuff?
 IW> I don't know about 48 volts, but 24 volt lighting and motors 
 IW> are plenty common in our house, and not more expensive than 12 
 IW> volt. 
Where do you find that sort of stuff?
 IW> But most modern RE homes are using primarily AC, and inverters 
 IW> are readily available in 24 volt and 48 volt configurations.
I'm looking forward to getting some more info on what's available these days, 
when it gets here...
 RJ> They use some seriously large wires on those batteries,  too, 
 RJ> heavier
 IW> Big currents at low voltages take big wires to avoid losses.\ 
Yeah,  but these wires are bigger than what I remember seeing in six volt 
automotive applications,  and we're talking 36 or 48 volt systems.
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