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Subject:Re: Vanagon in Rough Neighborhood -precautions?
From:Timothy Crooks, RN,CDE
Date:Tue, 26 Jan 1999 21:52:29 +1100

Blue Eyes wrote:
>
> LouiZE said, "I will be moving (one/two blocks) near a fairly rough
> neighborhood and would like suggestions/discussion thread on preventive
> "pre-emptive strike" .  .  .  . "
>
> A "stacked pair" of Trace SW5548 inverters, each continuous duty 5,500 watts @
> 120 volts rated gives you 240 volts with 2.5 times the continuous duty load for
> short duty applications of something like 30 seconds.  So that gives you a nice
> 27,500 watts at 240V.
>
> But mine weighs 136 pounds, and that's just for one.  So you you'd have to
> multiply that by two and add four batteries capable of delivering the load for
> under a minute and add a good salt water grounding sprayer system.  Trace
> doesn't mention this in their applications chart.  Peace.
> John

Uh yuh, but don't forget to deactivate it when you put in your key, or
....