Joshua M. Smith
Member
Hi Folks,
I've rigged a laptop and modem to a car battery. Not much rigging actually; a couple light extension cords, a power inverter, and the modem and back in business!
A series of storms has knocked out the power all along here for more than 24 hours now, and I'm hearing that it will be at least another 24 before they turn it back on. This is rumor-mill only; the power company won't answer its phones.
I can charge the batteries, and with the type of fridge I have, everything that's supposed to be cold still is; everything that's supposed to be frozen still is.
Cooking is via camp stove or fire. It's in the '90s and I'm wishing for the A/C, but oh well. It cools at night almost like the desert so it's not too bad.
So, I'm enjoying myself. Might make a better, non-aluminum heat sink for this laptop as I simply cannot run the cooler for the laptop. I'm currently drawing a little under 5 amps peak right now with the modem and computer. I'd like to try to keep the computer's fan from running as much as possible, too.
Business is totally dead and I'm seeing holes that I need to plug for next time this happens. Anyone know what's going on? Is it slow all over? This is the time I need it to speed up! Down time on machines = really good time to take orders, and not be rushed about it!
This is always good practice for when the lights finally don't come back on!
Josh
P.S. Unless I'm missing it, we don't have a survival section at THR, do we? J.S.
I've rigged a laptop and modem to a car battery. Not much rigging actually; a couple light extension cords, a power inverter, and the modem and back in business!
A series of storms has knocked out the power all along here for more than 24 hours now, and I'm hearing that it will be at least another 24 before they turn it back on. This is rumor-mill only; the power company won't answer its phones.
I can charge the batteries, and with the type of fridge I have, everything that's supposed to be cold still is; everything that's supposed to be frozen still is.
Cooking is via camp stove or fire. It's in the '90s and I'm wishing for the A/C, but oh well. It cools at night almost like the desert so it's not too bad.
So, I'm enjoying myself. Might make a better, non-aluminum heat sink for this laptop as I simply cannot run the cooler for the laptop. I'm currently drawing a little under 5 amps peak right now with the modem and computer. I'd like to try to keep the computer's fan from running as much as possible, too.
Business is totally dead and I'm seeing holes that I need to plug for next time this happens. Anyone know what's going on? Is it slow all over? This is the time I need it to speed up! Down time on machines = really good time to take orders, and not be rushed about it!
This is always good practice for when the lights finally don't come back on!
Josh
P.S. Unless I'm missing it, we don't have a survival section at THR, do we? J.S.
