Living on Twelve Volts With Ample Power [Paperback]

David Smead (Author), Ruth Ishihara (Illustrator, Author), Nancy Overman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Rides Pub Co; Revised edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945415052
• ISBN-13: 978-0945415053
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,545,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A reference book for the Alternate Energy Enthusiast, September 6, 2000

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"cliff_rogers" (Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Living on Twelve Volts With Ample Power (Paperback)

This is a great, well written, interesting, reference book for the 'do it yourself' user, builder or technician of alternate energy systems, and in particular, portable alternate energy systems. It does a very good job of covering the production, storage & effective use of energy. An engineer writes it however it is a very practical reference with lots of block diagrams. It is not just a text full of theory & complex maths & formulae. The reader will need some understanding of the subject as it does not go as far as giving you complete circuit diagrams with part numbers or where to buy the parts required. In all, I recommend it to the Do IT Yourself Alternate Energy Enthusiast

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Living on Ample Power - Terriffic Book!, January 14, 2004

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Kevin Ellis (Long Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Living on Twelve Volts With Ample Power (Paperback)

In the process of equiping my sloop for an extended voyage I have found this book to be the last word in electrical systems illustrated. While some of the explainations are a bit technical, the authors have throughly presented the finer points of operation, design and mangement of 12v systems. A fundimental understanding of electrical principles is helpful to put the material to use. I highly recomend it to anyone attempting to modify any boat or RV electical system.