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Books on Electrical Energy
[The] The 12 volt Bible and The 12 volt Doctor
How to operate on 12 Volts.
Alternator Secrets
$4.50 How to modify car alternators to work with windmills.
Back to Basics
by Reader's Digest, shows a methane digester and a storage tank for methane.
Battery Book for Your PV Home
By Fowler Solar Electric for about $8.00. It's short, concise and well worth the money. There is a really good
discussion on batteries in the book.
Brakedrum Windmill Plans 2000
by Hugh Piggott. $14.95
[The] Complete Battery Book
By Richard A Perez. Published by Tab Books Inc., Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214. ISBN 0-8306-1757-4
(paperback). 185 pages, illustrated. Written for the layman. Talks about what is a battery, lead acid, ni- cad,
edison cells, primary cells, methods and machines to charge, using batteries effectively, inverters, energy
management, and new battery technologies (the book was written in 1985), formulae and conversion factors.
Will teach you the basics of batteries. Recommended by decastro@netcom.com (Richard A. De Castro), on
misc.survivalism.
Die Technik
A German book containing 290 diagrams explaining how everything from an iron to a nuclear reactor works.
Where this book is in German and the 608 pages of text may require some translation, it is highly recommended
for those who may have to make it work, with or without instruction. Distributed by Langenscheidt Publishers,
Inc., 46- 35 54th Rd., Maspeth, NY 11378, $35, (800) 432-6277.
Direct Current Fundamentals
By Orla E. Loper and Edgar Tdsen. Publisher Delmar Publishers Inc., 2 Computer Drive West, PO Box 15-015,
Albany, New York 12212. ISBN #0-8273-4146-6. More of a text book but very needed information.
Recommended by decastro@netcom.com (Richard A. De Castro), on misc.survivalism.
[The] Electricians Toolbox Manual
By Rex Miller, 1989, published by ARCOS/Simon and Schuster, distributed by Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-
247701- 7. A small sized book full of good information on electrical wiring. Seems especially good for do-ityourselfers
who are unsure about the specifics of wiring. Section on tools, NEC, etc. Recommended by
decastro@netcom.com (Richard A. De Castro), on misc.survivalism.
From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank, How to Make Cheap, Clean Fuel from Free Vegetable Oil
By Joshua Tickell, from Greanteach publishing of Sarasota, Florida. Step by step instructions. If you are serious
about learning all the ins and outs of this alternative energy source, it is very cheap at 19.95, and very well
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