Got Juice? Intro to Generators and Batteries

100 North Water Street,Norwalk CT 06854

30 January, 2021

Description

Learn to keep the power on when it goes out while enjoying craft cocktails Got Juice is part of our date night with a purpose series. Charge up your relationship and fill your belly with craft cocktails hors d'oeuvres while learning all about alternative power solutions. In this workshop we will talk about using small home generators during power outages. We will focus on small generators vs. large whole house systems. We will consider how much you can power with these kinds of generators, how much fuel they will use, and how to plan your consumption so you can reduce the power you need and thus reduce the gasoline/propane you need. We’ll also talk about issues relating to safe usage of these generators.In the battery portion, we will explain what battery sizing means and how that translates into the amount of use you can get out of a battery. Our focus will be on typical car batteries, deep cycle marine batteries, and newer technology such as LiFePro4. While we won’t specifically talk about battery systems such as those offered by Tesla, the concepts we will discuss are directly applicable to even those systems. So in short, you cant swipe right without a light so come and learn to thrive NewEnglander style with drink in hand - it will be grand. Meet Your Instructor // Jon Perelstein has been an amateur radio operator since 1965.  He has been involved with individual and volunteer emergency communications since becoming an amateur.  He is currently a member of Stamford CERT and is president of the Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club (GNARC).   Jon has been involved with individual and volunteer emergency communications since becoming a ham. He is active in ham radio emergency communications organizations and in public service providing communications support for major fundraising events such as the Bloomin Metric bike ride here in Fairfield County. Jon is currently a member of Stamford CERT and is president of the Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club (GNARC). He has also trained with FEMA and has a FEMA AUXCOMM certification (Auxiliary Emergency Communications unit leader).