[Steely Tom]

They can do it, by means of forced blackouts. I wonder if they will.

Generator sales will skyrocket. Well, if generators aren’t made illegal.

If they are, I would expect a boom in conversion accessories to let you power your house using your car/truck electrical system.

[RFEngineer]

“If they are, I would expect a boom in conversion accessories to let you power your house using your car/truck electrical system.”

You know, the only thing a hybrid is good for in my opinion is a mobile generator/battery bank.

A 25kW battery bank, motor/generator attached to a sufficiently sized split phase inverter would power an entire house, air conditioning and all.

You can drive it wherever you need power.

[gonzo]

"...If they are, I would expect a boom in conversion accessories to let you power your house using your car/truck electrical system..."

DAMN, Tom, I lost the schematics for turning a cars' alternator into 110 Volts.

I think we're gonna need those tips ................... FRegards

[Nowhere Man]

If they are, I would expect a boom in conversion accessories to let you power your house using your car/truck electrical system.

I know in the 1950's and 1960's, many amateur radio operators and others added an extra alternator to their cars that will provide 120 volts A/C so they can run their ham radios. I have a Fall/Winter 1969 Montgomery Wards catalog that had one for sale that provided 3500 watts 120 volts A/C. I've also seen "dynamotors" where a motor converts 12 or 24 volts D/C into 120 or 240 volts D/C and them convert that to 60 cycle A/C. Other dynamotors only provided what the appliance required, usually the various voltages a radio needs for its vacuum tubes. Dynamotors used one set of windings for the 12/24 VDC input and the other winding put out the higher voltages needed. I saw a jeep from the Korean War with such a setup. getting back to the alternator, you just idled your 1950's/1960's era car and you get your electricity. Even some new cars do have inverters, the Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix has one, 115 volts A/C at sometime like 70 or 100 watts, I'll have to look at the one we have at work. It's good for plugging in laptops and "wardriving" for free Wi-Fi spots. B-)

[screaminsunshine]

I would expect anyone with a brain to get the hell out of there.