Learn EVERYTHING you need to know about going off grid with home battery banks, and details about power inverters. Then go out with a MOBILE battery bank! I teach you how to build all of the battery banks.

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News Segment by J.Bradbury of PreparePDX.com:

* Supreme Court Judgement: You Cannot Purchase Firearms for Another Person:

* http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/13pdf/12-1493_k5g1.pdf

* Large Protest in Brazil over Corruption and Lack of Service:

* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/10133833/Brazil-World-Cup-protests-teenager-dies-as-a-million-people-take-to-the-streets.html

* The Summer of Survival Training:

* http://summerofsurvival.com/sos/

Discussion: BUILDING BATTERY BANKS, DC BATTERY SYSTEMS, AC/DC BATTERY BANK SYSTEM, HOME AND MOBILE BATTERY BANKS,  HOW TO USE INVERTERS IN YOUR BATTERY BANKS

I was trying to decide how I would present this information to all of you, and I realized that Steven Harris of Solar1234.com and of Battery1234.com did a terrific job on the audio presented on his websites, so I decided to use his information (and hopefully he doesn’t mind) on most of this topic, with some more detail added by me to unnecessarily expound on the wonderful information that he has provided.  If you decide to purchase ANYTHING that I have discussed today, please go to Steven’s websites and purchase from him through HIS affiliate links, to thank him for all of his hard work.

DC Only System

Walmart GP 29 Marine Battery

10A Schumacher Charger

Place in closet or cupboard

always leave charger on battery

1-2 12 volt sockets

12v splitter

12v USB chargers for multiple uses

bigger is better, get 2A if possible, then 1A, not 500mA

Best and cheapest way to charge this battery when power is out

Start Car, attach jumper cables to car battery

Adding inverters will add more options, but inverters have their own draw

Keep a voltmeter for indication

also a small 12vdc LED light

Great one right here

Adding Inverters

Should actually buy inverters BEFORE batteries

Modified Sine Wave Inverters vs True Sine Wave Inverters

Modified is cheaper

Step AC vs True AC

Electronics have DC power supply anyways