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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 1:39am On May 03, 2025

numericalguy:
Good evening gurus in the house,

I am intending to buy LiFePO4 inverter battery but I have seen two types and I am confused on their differences, their advantages and disadvantages over each other

TYPE A LiFePO4 inverter battery
looks rather simple with no obvious BMS and no digital display

TYPE B LiFePO4 inverter battery
Looks complex and seems to have better design even with digital display

How can both be LiFePO4 inverter battery yet with obvious physical differences

cc:
Dam5reey1
Omotoda
brightk
AndroBlaze
bassdow
Nteogwuija
clevermugu
OgogoroFreak

Well the quick answer to this is type A and type B are designed to serve different markets, with type B clearly targeting a more premium market.

Also the pic of type A clearly shows a scancode with the words smart BMS, so I wonder why you would assume no BMS? A quick google lens scan confirms a Bluetooth BMS so no need for display when you have this.

Not used the battery before so can't give any recommendations, but personally I prefer having the basics compared to "sophistication", so I'd be eyeing type A over Type B, and the cost difference will only help my decision.

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 9:07pm On May 02, 2025

Dam5reey1:
Battery capacity and Inverter capacity has nothing to do with Panel size, he can even do No panel, 4, 5, 6 8, 16 if he wish.
What if Grid is available, or his load is only 300w average?

Yeah, he could have oversized his power bank to ensure that even if grid is not available for a day or 2, he is ok.

17kwh is what a bachelor without an AC could use from the grid in a week!

Though the size of the inverter indicates he has load shaaa

Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 7:05pm On May 02, 2025*

clevermugu:
u must be on a long thing , if u believe this is real 12v 200ah . from the shape that box, e no pass 12v 100ah . people should be very careful what they buy ... 95% of all lithium battery in Nigerian market now are not real capacity.

Kindly educate us on what you are seeing in "shapes" from tiny digital images that makes you say with confidence that they are lying even without reviewing more important specs like weight or even dimensions.

Anyway till then, we thankfully have gurus actually reviewing these "shapes" and giving us proper findings and not hearsay .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZm4fa_GjCM?si=2o6ABqB0-iFmvuPF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohJjSSqFV6E?si=M8e1Ok4RP0oMlEkl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0_YpKKdst8?si=1XPic0G3R6fAqM8Q

Education › Re: Is Newcastle A Good City For Students Who Enjoy Nightlife? by AndroBlaze: 6:39pm On May 02, 2025

Why start a topic with the answer to the question you posed?

Anyway, from my experience, the answer is , Yes.

Politics › Re: Baba-ahmed To Atiku: Don’t Run For Presidency Again by AndroBlaze: 12:25pm On May 02, 2025

He said all 3 of them should retire....in a way I kind of agree but honestly I haven't seen any of the younger ones coming up looking like they are any different.

I honestly wish we could import leaders from other countries!

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 10:25pm On May 01, 2025

toscotech:
see this battery also

why is lithium battery now cheap

This is actually a good deal and they seem to be in the country already.

Is one able to communicate with the BMS? Has anyone tried it?

Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 9:33pm On May 01, 2025

numericalguy:
Please, what does the 3.6 mean. How bad an idea is it?

He's referencing the maximum charge for a lifepo cell, which he puts at 3.6v, which when converted for a 12v battery is 14.4v. He doesn't believe in charging to that extent.

However, most Chinese manufacturers put maximum between 14.4-14.6v, just double it to get the maximum voltage for a 24v lifepo system.

As for recommendations for a 24v 5kw, why not chat up Valto? The other option is you drop the names of the batteries you are interested and people give you their experiences with them the same way we did for your inverter.

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 11:14pm On Apr 30, 2025

brightk:
i still use one

Ah then, sacrifice a weekend and try it out yourself, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 11:12pm On Apr 30, 2025

brightk:
i still maintain my stance on charging... if u have studied the lifepo4 charging curve u will understand better

Another thing you might not realise is that if he switches off the charging profile of that inverter, it kills the ability of that inverter to act as an automatic UPS, which I can tell you from personal experience is quite stressful for him to changeover every time NEPA takes light.

At least, lets first let him worry about obtaining the battery. On the first day he can charge it up for a while and observe it directly if he has a multimeter (which everyone in this forum should at least have by now).

Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 10:59pm On Apr 30, 2025

brightk:
i still maintain my stance on charging... if u have studied the lifepo4 charging curve u will understand better

Have you used a dumb indian inverter with a lifepo battery or is this another theory vs experience argument?

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 10:53pm On Apr 30, 2025

brightk:
i like to keep things safe.. 3.6 is a bad idea for me bro...

Omotoda's advice was given based on the experience of using a similar inverter. So is mine.

He doesn't need to worry about another charger as these inverters don't even have equalisation modes if I remember correctly.

Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 10:18pm On Apr 30, 2025

brightk:
it might actually be for the inverter output. but nevertheless my only advice for @numericalguy pls do not charge ur lifepo4 batteries with ur inverter
u can get an external charger for it until u upgrade to inverter that u can edit charging profile

The advice Omotoda gave him was sound. That inverter will work fine with lifepo batteries and won't overcharge it as the charging profile is on average lower than what is needed to fill lifepo batteries. Also those buttons have nothing to do with charging but control how fast the UPS kicks in.

It's still good for him though to get an external charger so that he can ensure he fully charges the battery once in a while.

Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 8:24pm On Apr 30, 2025

Dam5reey1:
I dey buy the one my power reach, Will do Haisic soon

Chairman that Haisic is the one we are all waiting for ooo....and may God continue to bless your pocket for taking one for the team

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Politics › Re: Court Orders EFCC To Release Aisha Achimugu Within 24 Hours by AndroBlaze: 8:22pm On Apr 30, 2025

Leboska:
Efccc is seriously a joke now

Please do tell why EFCC is the "joke" and not your response instead

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 7:48pm On Apr 30, 2025

GloryJoyeux:
It seems that ‘allegedly’, cworth’s way of making money is by over-rating all of their products. It’s very shameful and dishonest.

I don’t think we have a serious consumer protection agency in this country, you can be sued for false advertisement in the west!

Their 100a 48v battery is 86ah actual cells
Their 300ah 48v battery is about 260ah actual cells
Their 150ah 48v is actually 130ah cells
Their 10kwh, 20kwh and even 3.6kwh batteries are all overrated, the actual cell capacities are way lesser.

Now I did more findings, and can conclude that their 500w solar panels are actually 450 watts. They just made it to have 120 visible solar cells to give the impression its 500w but it reality, it can never reach that. The power specification sticker is also inflated, you can never get 40.6vmp.

This is unfortunately ‘allegedly’ how some Chinese companies do business, by cheating and cutting corners!

Note: These are my personal opinions and are not stated in any way to de-market, defame, or cause reputational harm to the brand or its parent company. This statement is made without prejudice, and is intended solely for informational and review purposes. I do not claim to represent the company, nor do I assert any factual authority beyond personal experience and publicly available information. Viewers are encouraged to conduct their own research and form their own conclusions.

To be fair to Cworth, practically every other chinese company that is operating in Nigeria do this. In fact I remember speaking in person with a chinese rep of a particular company and she told me they dumbed down their products as our local businessmen insisted on it so they can make their healthy profits.

My advice to anyone is to follow reviews closely and try your best to seek Chinese companies that have proper international reputations to protect and would be ashamed to have their products reviewed on social media like Youtube as substandard.

I'd also advise more of us to behave like Dam5reey1 and do video reviews of these substandard products which would force their parent companies in China to think twice before they accede to the advice of our greedy businessmen and ship substandard products to our shores.

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 7:38pm On Apr 30, 2025

Mavor:
My confusion is whether it comes with 10kwh battery or 5kwh and whether it supports WiFi remote monitoring. If it is 10kwh with WiFi monitoring, I will go for it. Please I am looking for an installer in Lagos, preferably Island axis based.

Speak with Fouani before you get your own installer as they claimed to a friend of mine that they will only honour warranty if installed by their installers (which is clearly illegal in my opinion ).

If you stay around Lekki check the Fouani after Osapa London, they had it on discount of a few 100k earlier this year.

Also note that these are lithium-ion batteries and not Lifepo and I believe people on here have already reported that their have been problems with the setup, so make sure you are able to hold Fouani to their warranty.

Edit: I was banned for this earlier, this spambot sef

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Celebrities › Re: VeryDarkMan: EFCC Targeting Igbos In Tribal Game. Let E-Money Go by AndroBlaze: 7:38pm On Apr 29, 2025

This VDM sha must trend every week, maybe that is the condition of the oath he took.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Bishop TD Jakes Hands Over Church To Daughter, Son-in-law, Sarah & Touré Roberts by AndroBlaze: 7:22pm On Apr 29, 2025

God1000:
Nice one, this may be due to his fragile health, his doctor must have told him he doesn't have much time left

In some cultures, only the male child will be given such

Please what Christian culture encourages you to ensure that your children must lead the church when you intend to retire.

When did Jesus say this, when did Paul write this letter....please I am interested in seeing your new testament quote for this.

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Politics › Re: One Year Later: EFCC Chairman Should Remember The Promise He Made. by AndroBlaze: 6:58pm On Apr 29, 2025

Lanruze:
Olukayode is currently the biggest disgrace to all right thinking Ekiti people especially people from Ikere Ekiti.

He talks faster than his thought process.

If he cannot prosecute Yahaya Bello, Orji Uzor Kalu, Ganduje, Okowa, Ikpeazu who moved 10B to an account for a non-existent Airport.

He will go down as one of the least performing EFCC chair.

Yes oooo, it must be EFCC's fault when a Judge refuses to convict someone who accepts that he paid his toddlers school fees from nursery to secondary school (14 years) in advance at one of the most expensive educational institutions in the world with cold hard dollars in cash ( in total I believe the sum was in millions).

Obviously the judge does not know that even if he was governor for 200 years his salary would never be enough to pay that school fees in lump sum the way he did for those kids and that no normal human being can act this way unless it was clear that he knew he would not be in charge of the source of funds any longer, thus the haste.

Surely EFFC and the people of Ikere-Ekiti deserve all the blame for providing such flimsy evidence and not the judges or the compromised judiciary that refuses to act on these things. Clown.

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 11:51pm On Apr 28, 2025*

abuzz33:
I am selling 2 luminous 200ah/12v voltcharge batteries of or roughly 4kwh. Used for less than 3 months. 300k each. 600k for the pair. Luminous will last you 6 years and still hold 80% of charge. You can drop your digits if interested.

No one will be able to get 80 % use from this battery after 6 years if one intends to draw fully down (cycle) that 4kwh once every week talk less of once every day.

@Newbies

In 2025, only buy tubular if you are confident you have steady light or you know you will have more than enough solar panels to ensure your batteries are adequately charged and never really do work.

The only advantage Lead acid has is that you will be able to get good money selling as scrap, which is very likely to happen if you plan to use a lead acid battery for 3 years with daily use and inconsistent power to charge it.

Lifepo is practically worthless as scrap, however it should never really become scrap in the first place as it has vampire blood flowing through it if used properly!

Also if you insist on Tubular or lead acid, only buy new. If you want to buy secondhand it must be a steal and you should aim to buy slightly above scrap value. Unfortunately I cannot call 300k a steal in this situation.

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 11:33pm On Apr 28, 2025

Alueheal:
way above my budget

You need to be upfront about your full budget, your load and what you want the new system you set up to be able to do.

If not you are actually wasting people's time with this piecemeal approach. Just state everything at once for the best advice. Shalom.

Politics › Re: Throwback Photo Of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu by AndroBlaze: 7:01pm On Apr 28, 2025

Maitunbi:
Is he the chubby cheek one or the one that looks like a grade level 6 civil servant?

I also can't tell which one of the guys in the picture is him as they both look similar.

At gunpoint I would choose the taller one.

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NYSC › Re: Corps Member Delivers Bouncing Baby Boy At Kwara NYSC Camp by AndroBlaze: 6:57pm On Apr 28, 2025

eteebanky1:
Her Husband is not responsible

Your wife is heavy, 9 months already and you let your wife to embark on this type of journey.

The Man no try at all.

Where does it say she is married?

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Politics › Re: Mistaken Identity: How Lagos CP Was Arrested By His Own Men In Mufti by AndroBlaze: 2:47pm On Apr 28, 2025

I had read the story long ago from the newspaper it was published in initially and since then I had come to understand the psyche of the average policeman that stands on the road.

The smallest of soldiers by their training would have started to suspect something was wrong straight away with the confidence the man was using to answer them....our Police are extremely reckless risk takers.

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Politics › Re: Owa Obokun of Ijesaland Bankrolls Repair Of Ibadan-Ilesa Road To Reduce Carnage by AndroBlaze: 2:26pm On Apr 28, 2025

AKWATGOLD1:
The name combination shock me CLEMENT HAASTRUP. Which royal family bears Haastrup in Ijesa land.

Mr AWKA, how familiar are you with Yoruba names in the first place.....kindly face your local chiefs and leave us alone with our rich History.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrick_K%C3%BAm%C3%B3k%E1%BB%A5n_Ad%C3%A9deji_Haastrup

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Politics › Re: Owa Obokun of Ijesaland Bankrolls Repair Of Ibadan-Ilesa Road To Reduce Carnage by AndroBlaze: 2:22pm On Apr 28, 2025

Tinubuadvocate:
Clement Hastrup A king without a Yoruba name

And so.....if you are Yoruba (or even African) you should know our names fulfil the function of telling outsiders who we are (or were) or (and) where we are going or intend to be...so what exactly is your problem.

Also I've never met a black Haastrup that wasn't Yoruba, so what exactly is the issue here?

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Crime › Re: Dr. Akintunde Bowden Shot Dead By Neighbor During Dispute Over Loud Music by AndroBlaze: 12:26pm On Apr 28, 2025

Hmmm, I'm not sure this man is a Nigerian, despite him bearing Akintunde.

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 8:55pm On Apr 27, 2025

Zoha99:
Please guys I’m new here. I’ve ready about 50 pages or so and I’ve seen the discussions about lithium batteries which I am trying to get. From experience please which would you recommend valto (seen many recommendations here) or vestwoods ( recommended by a friend)

Please provide links or details for the vestwoods battery. Reviews on Youtube seem to suggest they are ok (at least the international model).

Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 6:46pm On Apr 27, 2025

bassdow:
Look well. A lot of the links I shared are what I said. I wouldn't say so if I haven't used such, or know about them.

It's even on Jumia sef. Make una google abeg, or waka enter market.

Google gave me the below:
Here are some inverter brands known for supporting multiple voltages:

Victron Energy

SMA Solar

SolaX

Sungrow

Fronius

It's fine. At least MrReed has been able to give an example that appears on a credible site.

One thing I know for sure is that out of every 1000 inverters you see anywhere, you will not see one that is able to accept more than one input voltage, so I am still surprised you easily maintain they are readily available and that you have come across them more than once.

The point saint2ace made was where I was going i.e. we should not mislead newbies that an inverter that can meet that need is readily available so they understand the importance of setting up their systems appropriately from the onset.

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 6:16pm On Apr 27, 2025

saint2ace:
Link to this please

https://www.amazon.com/SUMRY-Inverter-Battery-Converter-Controller/dp/B0F2S56WKB

Wow, still can't believe an inverter like this has been mass produced. Trying to see if I can find any video of anyone using something like this.

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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AndroBlaze: 6:05pm On Apr 27, 2025

bassdow:
As for examples, abeg try use Google.

either way, here's one https://me3energy.ng/victron-multiplus-inverter-12v-24v-48v-800w

Let me use google and find some more. But if you waka well for market, e dey or use Alibaba dem

Update: A google search gave me the following:
1. https://www. jumia .com.ng/catalog/?q=12V+24V+48V+Inverter
2. https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=Hybrid+Solar+Inverter+12V+24V+48V
3. https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-Hybrid-Solar-Inverter-12V-24V-48V.html?g=y&SearchText=Hybrid+Solar+Inverter+12V+24V+48V&attr=10031-4160379%2C10022-4159956
4. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008285242051.html

Funny enough, a lot of so called SELLERs would tell you inverters don't work that way. Probably because their knowledge is limited

Thanks for the examples given, but none of the clickable examples are inverters that accept more than one input voltage.

I was really interested in the Victron (as if anyone could do it, it would be them) but after checking their site and reading the manual it's clear that whatever model of the Multiplus you buy, it only accepts one input voltage.

Same with the aliexpress links you sent that I was able to check.

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