After weeks of research into voltage stabilizers, inverters, surge protectors and generators and numerous calculations involving Amps, Voltage and Watts, we finally made the decision to buy a 1800 Watt generator and a similar capacity stabilizer.
This was the most difficult decision we have yet made since none of the options available to us were ideal. We did not want to suspend training during extended power cuts, but neither could we afford a good quality generator.
We scoured the shops in Mbale, the nearest town where generators could be bought, becoming rather familiar with the shop owners.
In the end we squeezed the budget extra tight, bargained hard and came home with a generator and a stabilizer.
We have been lucky in finding a mechanic who has been volunteering to fine tune the generator.
We can now rest easy knowing that the laptops are protected from voltage spikes and that SDV will continue to have its doors open even when there is no power.
Though, given the price of petrol (gas), the use of the generator is reserved for training sessions only - rather than for general access.
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