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		beardyw 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: He has powered his house for 8 years using laptop ... What do you do about devices that need mains voltage AC?

heythere22 11 months ago [–]

There is an inverter somewhere that converts the battery voltage to whatever you need to power stuff. 110v AC, 220v AV, 240v AC

beardyw 11 months ago | [–]

I can't imagine that's very efficient.

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