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R: net33: @10000 [05:31 08/06/94]
To: U.WASHINGTON.EDU (MCDANI

On 5 Aug 94 09:00am mcdaniel@u.washington.edu (McDaniel) Wrote:

>     I was thinking of putting in a massive bank of *HUGE* 40 
>     gallon batteries and storing power to them when the sun is 
>     good.  As backups, I'd have wood furnaces.

>     I hope it won't be too hard to cart building supplies to the 
>     property. 

The usual methods of moving supplies to remote areas in summer is by
boat or by air... In winter, many people haul materials via trucks or
snow machines (I don't recommend overland hauling for most people) and by
air.

In most regions of Alaska, liquid filled batteries are difficult to use
for much except as vehicular power sources.. They loose about 90%
efficiency at -60 degrees (F), and freezing usually damages them beyond
repair.

The other *big* consideration is the availability of help should an
emergency arise... Help can be hours, days, or in rare instances, weeks
away.. So you would have to be prepared to handle anything pretty much
on your own.

On the other hand, people do make it everyday, if you know what you're
doing, you should not have major problems.

                                 Later
                                  A.J.

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