car batteries

[masoud.saadatfakhr]

guys if we can charge car battereis so there must be a way to use the their electricity for house(kitchen at least).like gathering some car batteries and charge them then connet them to kitchen.that is a good idea what u think?

[MyTJ]

Not sure it's doable in practice due to the diffrence between alternative current (what kitchen appliance use) and direct current (what batteries provide).

 

In theory there are inverters that can achieve that, but I figure it comes at a loss of efficacity.

 

Even without factoring the loss of efficacity, the 12V of the battery would be a limiting factor for appliances that use 110V (all of them) or 220V (oven). This would mean that to reach the power output of those appliances (in Watts or Kilowatts), you'd need 9.17 or 18.33 time the amps, increasing the risk of overheating, shorts and just generaly draining your batteries more quickly.

[masoud.saadatfakhr]

so we come back to solar system.it is in the a survival game like sheltered(check it out)and also very very useful and realistic.if there is a engineer skill and we are going to keep a community with NPCs so we need gas(already provided by last update)and electrisity for houses.

Edited June 8, 2018 by masoud.saadatfakhr

[grammarsalad]

On 6/8/2018 at 6:22 AM, masoud.saadatfakhr said:

guys if we can charge car battereis so there must be a way to use the their electricity for house(kitchen at least).like gathering some car batteries and charge them then connet them to kitchen.that is a good idea what u think?

There should be an electrician recipe to convert a car battery to a short range power source (like a generator but more limited). It should require a battery charger at various intervals

[bpdlr]

Just remember, the game is set in 1993 when battery technology was far less advanced than it is now. Most people back then wouldn't have a clue about solar setups, using inverters and how to set up a battery pack, and if they did it wouldn't be half as efficient (or widely available) as it is now - you'd basically need to build it from scratch and the panels themselves would be expensive and rare. So even the idea of setting up a household battery pack and inverter probably wouldn't cross their minds back then - most people's go-to solution would be a gas generator.

[Faalagorn]

I'd rather want a wind turbine (with new wind variable from weather update? hint hint) or a water-powered engine, since we have access to a river, as that seems more probable than solor panels for the game settings.