[misc.handicap] Power Supply

Adrienne.Barhydt@f778.n115.z1.fidonet.org (Adrienne Barhydt) (08/10/90)

Index Number: 9705

 
>>>spend a night away from home.  I live in *TERROR* of a 
>>>power failure in the mmiddle of the night. 
  
>>Isn't it possible to have a back up generator so that the 
>>equipment will receive power even if there is a power 
>>outage? 
  
>   Possible?  Yes.  Affordable?  No.  The smallest self-
>starting generator set I can find has about 100 times the 
>capacity I need, and prices in at about $1600.00.  
 
Yikes!!!  Is there any sort of battery backup possible?
 
I just got a notice with my electric bill that you should 
notify the power company if you used any sort of life-
support equipment.  That way in the event of a power 
failure they will be able to give priority to restoring 
your service.  Obviously, that doesn't deal with the 
immediate problem of having the failure occur in the first 
place.  Perhaps your power company would be a good place 
to check with for info on battery backup or some sort of 
power outage alarm to wake you.
 

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