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Another Prius UPS save

Discussion in 'Knowledge Base Articles Discussion' started by bwilson4web, Sep 4, 2012.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    So we had some thunderstorms move through the area yesterday afternoon and when I got home, only half of the lights were working and stove and range did not work. Knowing we have two, 100A fuses feeding the power distribution box, I figured to fix it in the morning.

    Now pulling the mains means losing all power to the house. So I backed up the NHW11; turned on the inverter, and; ran the extension cords to the closet with the power box. I turned on a light powered by the Prius and pulled the mains. A couple of minutes later, the bad fuse was replaced and power restored.

    Sure, I could have done everything with a flashlight but I had this Prius with 110VAC power . . .

    Bob Wilson
     
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    classic engineer story:D