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GENERATORS HAVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS AND MAY NOT BE ALLOWED IN SOME PUBLIC
LOCATIONS.  FIRST, NEVER USE THE CAR BATTERY FOR OPER ATING YOU NEED IT TO
GET HOME.  ALSO, AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR THIS TYPE OF
USE.  DEEP CYCLE MARINE BATTERIES OR LARGE GEL CELLS ARE BETTER CHOICES.
WHATEVER YOU USE, CHARGE IT WELL WITH A GOOD CHARGER BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME.
IVE HEARD IT WAS CHARGED LAST TIME I USED IT TOO MANY TIMES.  GOOD POWER
CABLES ARE ESSENTIAL.  MOST OF US USE THE ROBUST AND RELIABLE ANDERSON
POWERPOLE CONNECTORS, WIRED ACCORDING TO THE ARES/RACES STANDARD WWW. CVRC.
NET/ POWERPOLE.HTML FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.  THE CONNECTORS AND HEAVY
RED/BLACK ZIP CORD ARE AVAIL ABLE FROM SEVERAL QST ADVERTISERS.  IN
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