Batteries provide DC. House power is AC. Whole different ballgame.

And we won't even get started on amperage draw......

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On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 16:26:36 GMT, "David Martel"
wrote:

Patt,

6 AA batteries produce the same voltage as a 9 volt battery. If a 9 volt
will fit inside the case just wire in the correct plug for a 9 v battery.
Or
put the 9 v connector outside the case and attach a battery when you need
to
use the meter. You can get the connector and a battery holder at Radio
Shack.

Dave M.


Yep, and 80 AA batteries in series can produce 120 volts, so you can
power your whole house off of them, unless you need 220, then you need
160 AA batteries.

So, if your power goes out and you are in the middle of cooking dinner
on the electric range, just hook 160 batteries in series, to your
electric range and continue cooking.

You can easily center tap a wire at the 80th battery and get both 120
and 240 off the same batteries, so you can run your electric range and
turn on the kitchen lights at the same time.

Of course, 10 12 volt car batteries in series (or 20 of them for 220)
does the same thing.