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bassdow: 12:05pm On Feb 28, 2024

isangjohnson:

Poor harvest. What type of s are you using?

the combination ~~therapy~~ na bambam

bassdow: 12:10pm On Feb 28, 2024

mvphenryeto5:

So even tubular ba3 have 50% Did?

Yea. That's a limitation of the battery chemistry, not the technology (Tubular)

Should you want something higher (about 80%), go for Lithium based batteries. Just be sure you getting genuine cells. Quality of the cells are a major concern. Make you no go spend millions on overRated low Quality cells

bassdow: 12:17pm On Feb 28, 2024

jikaseo:
Yea, I've got 3 batteries at 3 different occasions and they all didn't even last one week. They sell fake and I'm tired of wasting money.

in as much as, most of those batteries are FAKE + some don tey for shelf, the charging system of the Fan should equally be probed.

Firstly, those Fans are often too sluggish in recharging a Battery which on themselves, takes long to fill.

Another is, those Fans no dey get low Voltage cutOff hence e go run until battery go 100%, except you off am.

Now there's every possibility say, the Fan is always completely used before it could fully recharge it's battery and that must kill the battery even if na Original which we know it isn't.

Me have lots of rechargeable Fans which I bought used BUT I no dey ever get battery wahala because I draw light directly from a secondary chargeController. That way, even if I leave the Fan ON travel, if the battery run to a certain level, the chargeController go cut am off

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bassdow: 12:20pm On Feb 28, 2024

Obnoxious2001:

Go and buy keke napep batteries.
They will serve better.
Those battery you are looking for doesn't worth the price they are call.

The only disadvantage is some times, the fan may not cover well

Naturally, the Fan's charging system already struggles to charge it's followCome battery of low amperage. To add battery of higher amperage na extra wahala, except dem go use external charger.

Also those fans don't come with Low Voltage cutOff hence that one go follow dey kill the batteries fast

Valto(m): 12:23pm On Feb 28, 2024

Obnoxious2001(m): 12:24pm On Feb 28, 2024

bassdow:

Naturally, the Fan's charging system already struggles to charge it's followCome battery of low amperage. To add battery of higher amperage na extra wahala, except dem go use external charger.

Also those fans don't come with Low Voltage cutOff hence that one go follow dey kill the batteries fast

Tru

bassdow: 12:40pm On Feb 28, 2024

icjunior:
Please who knows how to use this timer socket?
I'd like to be able to set it to come on when the sun comes up,say 11am and go off 3pm everyday.

Those socket acts like our normal electrical sockets at home. Only difference is, it's got a timer where you set when you want it to ON and when you want it to OFF, and the interval.

Alternatively, why not use your charge Controller as a timer switch. and for heavy appliances, e go work wella if you understand how relay Switches work

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icjunior(m): 1:02pm On Feb 28, 2024

bassdow:

Those socket acts like our normal electrical sockets at home. Only difference is, it's got a timer where you set when you want it to ON and when you want it to OFF, and the interval.

Alternatively, why not use your charge Controller as a timer switch. and for heavy appliances, e go work wella if you understand how relay Switches work

I don't understand how relay switches work though,but been able to configure the timer socket now.

bassdow: 1:03pm On Feb 28, 2024

icjunior:

I don't understand how relay switches work though,but been able to configure the timer socket now.

so you already have the switch.

Show us pictures. Let's all go through it together. I suppose it ought be simple though

TechGeek777: 1:49pm On Feb 28, 2024

Drgreatone:

Got it cheaper wit @odimbannamdi. Received it today.

How much did you buy?

mvphenryeto5: 1:54pm On Feb 28, 2024

dbshaywhy:
Good morning professionals
Thanks for those that posted that fouani is now selling jinko s, they are as well into inverter(growat), Huawei lithium battery and one other brand lithium battery, but they are much more expensive.
I need the professional input, I already have this set up

2 200w zinox

1 220w tokunbo (brand name forgotten, just added few months ago)

30a epever mppt cc

1 220ah Mercury tall tubular battery

1kva nexus inverter.

Presently I intend full 3 - 3.5kva inverter and lithium battery of 5kwh.

1. Will 4 pcs of 435w jinko s mono facial suffice full charge?

2. Is it advisable to use an hybrid inverter in of durability, efficiency and stability, if yes, what brand?
3. Can I still use the former set up alongside, the s and the cc excluding the battery and inverter... Thanks for your input

Is your inverter for sale? Did the mercury ba3 serve you well, will you recommend it?

mvphenryeto5: 1:58pm On Feb 28, 2024

bassdow:

Yea. That's a limitation of the battery chemistry, not the technology (Tubular)

Should you want something higher (about 80%), go for Lithium based batteries. Just be sure you getting genuine cells. Quality of the cells are a major concern. Make you no go spend millions on overRated low Quality cells

So you recommend someone buying used inverter?

Edrizz(m): 3:12pm On Feb 28, 2024

mvphenryeto5:

So even tubular ba3 have 50% Did?

Sorry, it was an error from my end, only LiFePO4 has 80-90% DOD while both gel battery n tubular battery has 50% DOD

bassdow: 3:37pm On Feb 28, 2024

mvphenryeto5:

So you recommend someone buying used inverter?

where did I say so ?

MeanWhile, Nothing BAD buying USED items so long it ain't PennyWisePoundsFoolish, and/ OR you can't afford and/ or source for same item BrandNew.

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bassdow: 3:50pm On Feb 28, 2024

dbshaywhy:
Good morning professionals
Thanks for those that posted that fouani is now selling jinko s, they are as well into inverter(growat), Huawei lithium battery and one other brand lithium battery, but they are much more expensive.
I need the professional input, I already have this set up

2 200w zinox

1 220w tokunbo (brand name forgotten, just added few months ago)

30a epever mppt cc

1 220ah Mercury tall tubular battery

1kva nexus inverter.

Presently I intend full 3 - 3.5kva inverter and lithium battery of 5kwh.

1. Will 4 pcs of 435w jinko s mono facial suffice full charge?

2. Is it advisable to use an hybrid inverter in of durability, efficiency and stability, if yes, what brand?
3. Can I still use the former set up alongside, the s and the cc excluding the battery and inverter... Thanks for your input

Let me show you how to HELP YOUR SELF

To get total number of Solar s required depending on Inverter Capacity.

Size of Inverter Divided By Wattage of a single solar of your choice
hence let's say you intends buying 300W solar s, but don't know how many pieces you would be needing.

Let's also assume your target is a 3KVA inverter system

Then to get the Number of Solar s required, you do 3KVA / 300w

But mathematically, 3KVA means 3,000VA

hence 3,000 / 300 = 10 Solar s.

Let's assume we prefer a 200w solar since a 300W solar is Heavier, hence our calculation would now be 3,000va / 200w = 15 Solar s

PS: Kindly note that, even though our formular above says 10-s, you still could get away with 4pcs of Solar s. Of course it would never work like it ought to be, should you have used the minimum required which is 10-pcs of 300w.
This is expecially TRUE for una wey sabi use 2pcs of 200AH batteries onTop 3KVA or 3.5KVA inverter.

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bassdow: 3:56pm On Feb 28, 2024

dbshaywhy:
Good morning professionals
Thanks for those that posted that fouani is now selling jinko s, they are as well into inverter(growat), Huawei lithium battery and one other brand lithium battery, but they are much more expensive.
I need the professional input, I already have this set up

2 200w zinox

1 220w tokunbo (brand name forgotten, just added few months ago)

30a epever mppt cc

1 220ah Mercury tall tubular battery

1kva nexus inverter.

Presently I intend full 3 - 3.5kva inverter and lithium battery of 5kwh.

1. Will 4 pcs of 435w jinko s mono facial suffice full charge?

2. Is it advisable to use an hybrid inverter in of durability, efficiency and stability, if yes, what brand?
3. Can I still use the former set up alongside, the s and the cc excluding the battery and inverter... Thanks for your input

Question: 2. Is it advisable to use an hybrid inverter in of durability, efficiency and stability, if yes, what brand?

Answer: I have always adviced against Hybrid inverter systems and have on several occassion, given plethrea of reasons as backing. I might not be willing to wa ste space and time repeating myself yet again BUT just understand that whoever made the parable that "You shouldn't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket" , is more than Correct.

Even investors, spread their risks.

Even I mySelf, prefer Buying 2pcs of 300W Solar s, than 1pcs of 650w Solar

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bassdow: 4:06pm On Feb 28, 2024

dbshaywhy:
Good morning professionals
Thanks for those that posted that fouani is now selling jinko s, they are as well into inverter(growat), Huawei lithium battery and one other brand lithium battery, but they are much more expensive.
I need the professional input, I already have this set up

2 200w zinox

1 220w tokunbo (brand name forgotten, just added few months ago)

30a epever mppt cc

1 220ah Mercury tall tubular battery

1kva nexus inverter.

Presently I intend full 3 - 3.5kva inverter and lithium battery of 5kwh.

1. Will 4 pcs of 435w jinko s mono facial suffice full charge?

2. Is it advisable to use an hybrid inverter in of durability, efficiency and stability, if yes, what brand?
3. Can I still use the former set up alongside, the s and the cc excluding the battery and inverter... Thanks for your input

Question: 1. Will 4 pcs of 435w jinko s mono facial suffice full charge?

Answer: K means thousand (1000) hence 1k = 1,000 while 3K = 3,000 and so on.
Now since your supposed inverter capacity is 3KVA , that means, your inverter size is 3,000VA

Now to know if "4 pcs of 435w" (brand doesn't matter) of Solar s is enough, you add the wattage of the "4 pcs of 435w" hence, 4pcs * 435w = 1,740w.

But 1,740w is no where up to the required inverter capacity of 3,000 .

So NO , "4 pcs of 435w" is not enough at all. Of course e go work, but e go slow Development in Nigeria.

PS: of course, calculation above considers a Series connection Ooo. Kindly understand "4 pcs of 435w" in Series, ain't same as "4 pcs of 435w" in Parallel BUT either way, "4 pcs of 435w" wether in Series, or Parallel, is no where close.

bassdow: 4:15pm On Feb 28, 2024

dbshaywhy:
Good morning professionals
Thanks for those that posted that fouani is now selling jinko s, they are as well into inverter(growat), Huawei lithium battery and one other brand lithium battery, but they are much more expensive.
I need the professional input, I already have this set up

2 200w zinox

1 220w tokunbo (brand name forgotten, just added few months ago)

30a epever mppt cc

1 220ah Mercury tall tubular battery

1kva nexus inverter.

Presently I intend full 3 - 3.5kva inverter and lithium battery of 5kwh.

1. Will 4 pcs of 435w jinko s mono facial suffice full charge?

2. Is it advisable to use an hybrid inverter in of durability, efficiency and stability, if yes, what brand?
3. Can I still use the former set up alongside, the s and the cc excluding the battery and inverter... Thanks for your input

Question: 3. Can I still use the former set up alongside, the s and the cc excluding the battery and inverter.

Answer: NO. Whenever you mix Solar s of different Capacities, the Solar of higher Capacities, comes down to level of the Lowest Solar 's capacity on the string hence 200w + 100w in series would give you 100w.

yea you could start considering the VOCs but those are hacky tactics better left to those who really knows what they're doing. Even then sef, there must be looses

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bassdow: 4:20pm On Feb 28, 2024

dbshaywhy:
Good morning professionals
Thanks for those that posted that fouani is now selling jinko s, they are as well into inverter(growat), Huawei lithium battery and one other brand lithium battery, but they are much more expensive.
I need the professional input, I already have this set up

2 200w zinox

1 220w tokunbo (brand name forgotten, just added few months ago)

30a epever mppt cc

1 220ah Mercury tall tubular battery

1kva nexus inverter.

Presently I intend full 3 - 3.5kva inverter and lithium battery of 5kwh.

1. Will 4 pcs of 435w jinko s mono facial suffice full charge?

2. Is it advisable to use an hybrid inverter in of durability, efficiency and stability, if yes, what brand?
3. Can I still use the former set up alongside, the s and the cc excluding the battery and inverter... Thanks for your input

I'm glad you're using a brand of charge Controller that's much better than the Plenty nonesense wey full market.

hopefully, you're very much aware You would require a charge Controller of higher capacity.

bassdow: 4:35pm On Feb 28, 2024

dbshaywhy:
Good morning professionals
Thanks for those that posted that fouani is now selling jinko s, they are as well into inverter(growat), Huawei lithium battery and one other brand lithium battery, but they are much more expensive.
I need the professional input, I already have this set up

2 200w zinox

1 220w tokunbo (brand name forgotten, just added few months ago)

30a epever mppt cc

1 220ah Mercury tall tubular battery

1kva nexus inverter.

Presently I intend full 3 - 3.5kva inverter and lithium battery of 5kwh.

1. Will 4 pcs of 435w jinko s mono facial suffice full charge?

2. Is it advisable to use an hybrid inverter in of durability, efficiency and stability, if yes, what brand?
3. Can I still use the former set up alongside, the s and the cc excluding the battery and inverter... Thanks for your input

To know what Capacity of charge Controller required for your Solar s ,

you take Total wattage of your Solar s, and divide by capacity of your Battery Bank.

Since your inverter Capacity is 3KVA which from our sipmple maths, and using 300w Solar , we got at least 10-Solar s.

Since we have 10pcs of 300w solar s, we do 10 * 300 = 3,000

Let's now assume we intends using 2pcs of 200AH batteries in series, which gives us 24-volts, then we do 3000 / 24 = 125A. You then have to get a charge controller of at least 125A or higher

Mind you, the 2pcs of 12v battery I stated, is just for example.

Note that should you have Solar s in Series & Parallel, your target is wattage of the Series connection.

princy80(m): 5:05pm On Feb 28, 2024

Good day everyone. I'm in need of Garde A lifepo4 cells 75ah -100 ah or thereabout. If it is possible to get it assembled in a battery pack that would be preferable. Location is Port Harcourt.

saxwizard(m): 8:12pm On Feb 28, 2024

bassdow:

Let me show you how to HELP YOUR SELF
To get total number of Solar s required depending on Inverter Capacity.
Size of Inverter Divided By Wattage of a single solar of your choice
hence let's say you intends buying 300W solar s, but don't know how many pieces you would be needing.

Let's also assume your target is a 3KVA inverter system

Then to get the Number of Solar s required, you do 3KVA / 300w

But mathematically, 3KVA means 3,000VA

hence 3,000 / 300 = 10 Solar s.

Let's assume we prefer a 200w solar since a 300W solar is Heavier, hence our calculation would now be 3,000va / 200w = 15 Solar s

Nice one boss

But I want to ask will this calculation cater for losses

Obnoxious2001(m): 8:31pm On Feb 28, 2024

bassdow:

Question: 2. Is it advisable to use an hybrid inverter in of durability, efficiency and stability, if yes, what brand?

Answer: I have always adviced against Hybrid inverter systems and have on several occassion, given plethrea of reasons as backing. I might not be willing to wa ste space and time repeating myself yet again BUT just understand that whoever made the parable that "You shouldn't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket" , is more than Correct.

Even investors, spread their risks.

This answer sweet sha grin

jplambert: 8:50pm On Feb 28, 2024

jplambert: 8:56pm On Feb 28, 2024

bassdow: 9:39pm On Feb 28, 2024

saxwizard:

Nice one boss

But I want to ask will this calculation cater for losses

The Calculation, gives you LOWEST / MINIMUM quantity of Solar s required. To for Looses, or make things more Faster, you could (blindly) add more Solar s in Parallel / Series

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rajo4real(m): 9:40pm On Feb 28, 2024

na wa ooo!

bassdow:

To know what Capacity of charge Controller required for your Solar s ,

you take Total wattage of your Solar s, and divide by capacity of your Battery Bank.

Since your inverter Capacity is 3KVA which from our sipmple maths, and using 300w Solar , we got at least 10-Solar s.

Since we have 10pcs of 300w solar s, we do 10 * 300 = 3,000

Let's now assume we intends using 2pcs of 200AH batteries in series, which gives us 24-volts, then we do 3000 / 24 = 125A. You then have to get a charge controller of at least 125A or higher

Mind you, the 2pcs of 12v battery I stated, is just for example.
Note that should you have Solar s in Series & Parallel, your target is wattage of the Series connection.

isangjohnson: 9:47pm On Feb 28, 2024

dbshaywhy:
Good morning professionals
Thanks for those that posted that fouani is now selling jinko s, they are as well into inverter(growat), Huawei lithium battery and one other brand lithium battery, but they are much more expensive.
I need the professional input, I already have this set up

2 200w zinox

1 220w tokunbo (brand name forgotten, just added few months ago)

30a epever mppt cc

1 220ah Mercury tall tubular battery

1kva nexus inverter.

Presently I intend full 3 - 3.5kva inverter and lithium battery of 5kwh.

1. Will 4 pcs of 435w jinko s mono facial suffice full charge?

2. Is it advisable to use an hybrid inverter in of durability, efficiency and stability, if yes, what brand?
3. Can I still use the former set up alongside, the s and the cc excluding the battery and inverter... Thanks for your input

Theory may not give you the needed results in question 1. Tell us your loads and we will tell you the pv capacity that will power the loads and charge the battery to full in a day plus or minus.

2. Hybrid and non hybrid are durable, efficient and stable. It's a matter of choice.

3. s are still ok if you wish to continue with that capacity but that 30a cc is not good for 24v or 48v system.

bassdow: 9:48pm On Feb 28, 2024

rajo4real:

na wa ooo!

? ? ?

kiekie1(m): 9:52pm On Feb 28, 2024

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●5Kwh 48v ..... 3,400,000
●10Kwh 48v ....6,400,000

Standard product warranty applies!
Pickup from any Prag outlet of your choice!!

For further enquiry & purchase;
,
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CALL LINE::::: 081-350-31951
WHATSAPP::: 081-703-85620

TechGeek777: 10:01pm On Feb 28, 2024

kiekie1:
UPDATED PRICES FOR PRAG LITHIUM-ION BATTERY!

●5Kwh 48v ..... 3,400,000
●10Kwh 48v ....6,400,000

Standard product warranty applies!
Pickup from any Prag outlet of your choice!!

For further enquiry & purchase;
,
Smartcell global services
CALL LINE::::: 081-350-31951
WHATSAPP::: 081-703-85620

Boss, you sure say no be typo be this?

Dollar prices dey crashed every hours now.

Even fuoani wey dey over increase prices, dey sell "Pylontech UP5000 4.8kWh Lithium Ion Battery" for 2.6m

Coupled battery pack still gives better ROI

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