Staying Power

Between the recent government shutdown and yesterday’s Facebook fiasco, we’re willing to bet that, like us, you’ve had just about enough of things not working when they’re supposed to. Yeah, it’s a crazy and somewhat out-of-control world out there, but it is possible to take control is some small ways.

One of those ways? Having a generator on hand. And we’ve got ’em – check out Machinery and Tools to find generators of all sorts & sizes.

We know we’ve talked about these dynamos before, but it’s a subject we find quite, well … powerful. Early prototypes of generators differed greatly from those we know today for a simple reason: the first inventors just didn’t know quite what to do with alternating current, so the focus of the first ones was on trying to eliminate the AC in order to harvest direct current. By the late 1880’s, however, inventors like William Stanley, George Westinghouse, Nikola Tesla & Elihu Thompson had begun to develop their own designs for generators that used the more controllable and more powerful AC currents. And today? Well, we use those back-and-forth currents of electricity to keep life moving forward, even when things go seriously awry. Between fall hurricanes and upcoming winter storms, we’ve got you covered with an impressive number of listings for generators.

More Power to You

Lights out!

Yeah, it happens. Most famously, it happened last night when the power failed, the New Orleans Superdome went dark, and CBS lost its feed from the broadcast booth. While a power outage at your home or business won’t leave millions hanging, it can be a huge inconvenience (at the very least).

Whether or not you were a Boy Scout, you know that it always helps to be prepared, and a generator is probably one of the best precautionary preparations you can make. Ever wonder how, exactly, it works? In a nutshell, generators move electrons through a conductor to create power; magnets force electrons to move along a wire while putting pressure on them.

When it comes to backup power, we’ve got you covered. Check out our Machinery & Tools category to find the right generator to keep the lights on, no matter what.