This video follows the attempt to build a self-exciting electric generator from iron, copper wire, and hand-forged parts. The project starts with the limits of chemical batteries and moves into the ...

[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 2, number 4 (July–August 1970), pages 18–21. The text is reproduced as ...

With a standby generator for backup power, you’ll ensure that your home can keep the lights on when the rest of the ...