Ian Woofenden wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:
 IW> On (16 Nov 97) Roy J. Tellason wrote to Ian Woofenden...
 IW> But most modern RE homes are using primarily AC, and inverters
 IW> are readily available in 24 volt and 48 volt configurations.
 RJ> I'm looking forward to getting some more info on what's
 RJ> available these days, when it gets here...
 IW> You subscribe to _Home Power_ magazine, I hope!
Nope.  I don't subscribe to *any* magazines at this point in time,  
unfortunately...
This will probably change when I get closer to owning,  rather than renting.
 IW> Order catalogs from their advertisers and get a liberal 
 IW> education.
Got some stuff in the mail yesterday regarding inverters,  thanks to a post 
in here.  
 IW> Big currents at low voltages take big wires to avoid losses.\
 RJ> Yeah,  but these wires are bigger than what I remember seeing 
 RJ> in six volt automotive applications,  and we're talking 36 or 
 RJ> 48 volt systems.
 IW> Bigger currents! The only large currents in an automotive 
 IW> system (that I can think of) are from the battery to the 
 IW> starter and from the generator to the battery. Those are 
 IW> substantial wires, even with the short runs.
I recall typical battery-to-starter cables being either 4 or 6 gauge,  and 
the wire from the alternator something like 10,  maybe.  This stuff I'm 
seeing at work is about as thick as my finger!
email: roy.j.tellason%tanstaaf@frackit.com 
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