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(ET) Power Inverters
Every winter, when there is an impending ice storm, I begin to wonder if
there is a way to use the 36 VDC power source of my ET battery pack to
operate my gas furnace for a day or two, since the gas is still
available. Those of you who have used ET power inverters for this
purpose could tell us how much wattage you can get from fully charged ET
batteries, and for how long. It would have to supply about 11 AC amps at
115 VAC/60 Hz to run the blower and gas valve. At a reduced
house-thermostat setting, it seems to me that maybe enough heat could be
circulated to get through two day's power outage.
Is there a good simple design out there for making a 60 Hz inverter?
Does anyone know if the 24 VAC furnace gas valve will operate on DC?
Bill Alburty
E-12