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ChadTower:

A car battery and a CB radio, baby.

This Tower always has power.

How much voltage comes in on the landline?  I wonder what you could MacGyver into powering off the phone line.

Jouster:
That's an interesting thought...now what to put on the phone's power?  The frig?  The AC?  The TV and radio for news updates?  My money is on the arcade...to make the time go by quicker.

Jouster

ChadTower:

I'm thinking that if the power DOES go out... your batteries and generator would only last so long, yes?  Well, if you can snag a small current at 5v off the phone line, at least you'd be able to power a small radio without problem.  Even better if it's 12v.

EDIT:  just looked it up... it's 50VDC.  I bet you couldn't get much current but 50VDC could be useful.

TOK:
I think there is a small voltage normally ~12v, and up to 90v at ring. You won't power anything with it because there is hardly any amperage. My VOIP will run via battery for about 8 hours with no power, but it's likely the cable will be down before then... If the cell phone dies, I can use it/charge it in the car. If all the cars are somehow incapacitated, I have access to a generator.

At this point we're probably looking at a real poop-hits-the-fan moment... In that case, the guns always work. With them, you can get everything else you need.  >:D

ChadTower:

Yeah, amperage is the problem... but a small LED light would be doable, possibly, just enough to keep from having to use a battery or candle in that spot.

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