It's quite unfortunate that in many parts of Africa, power supply is nothing to write home about. Nevertheless, lots of people always come up with ideas on how to improve things - they improvise.
Here in Nigeria, inverters sell like nothing. Unlike the usual UPS (with limited battery capacity), inverters (though certain models are quite bulky) have higher battery capacity. They are usually made from batteries of automobiles and trucks.
I've seen particular inverter (using two truck batteries) that can power a system for 5 days. They are more expensive than UPSes but are more cost effective in the long run. It's cheaper to maintain and in some cases better to operate than generators.
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Your freeplay.org link should be freeplay.net. Thanks for the comment.
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It's quite unfortunate that in many parts of Africa, power supply is nothing to write home about. Nevertheless, lots of people always come up with ideas on how to improve things - they improvise.
Here in Nigeria, inverters sell like nothing. Unlike the usual UPS (with limited battery capacity), inverters (though certain models are quite bulky) have higher battery capacity. They are usually made from batteries of automobiles and trucks.
I've seen particular inverter (using two truck batteries) that can power a system for 5 days. They are more expensive than UPSes but are more cost effective in the long run. It's cheaper to maintain and in some cases better to operate than generators.