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ceejay80s:
its true, now i understand u, the voltage on wanlesanhe is 2v or sometime 1v higher but mostly 2v higher, i dont know which is telling the truth, if its wanlesanhe or my charge controller display, but i beleive the wanlesanhe is more accurate, havent u noticed it doesnt heat up like souer charger?

Yeah the fan is always on, no matter how little the current is which is a bit unusual.

Besides the 0.2v issue, the charger is pretty ok, though I still don't understand the manual charging and how it works as it seems to be still doing smart charging, though it allows you to adjust the voltage.

The main reason I bought it was to revive 2 batteries. My car battery, which now seems to be ok but more importantly my 5 year old tokunbo Ritar telecom which it took almost a week to get full. Once I tried the load test the voltage dropped drastically and I then decided to use the manual charging to make things faster.... within a few hours the battery was swelling and smelling and I had to shut it down. The funny thing is that I gave it a day and the swelling disappeared like magic lol. I tried a load test and it failed again.

I might still use it on that battery for a month (in smart mode).

The on-display voltage is useful to me though as I use it offline to monitor my inverter's (India) charger as I blame it for spoiling my Ritar. Chinese seem to know more about charging than these Indians

ceejay80s:
try this man at idioro Mushin 08023441811

I wanted to mention Anyanwu but he's still owing me a 30amp charger oooo lol ... but he's definitely better than most of those Arena guys.

About the Walasanhe charger Ceejay, I bought it after your recommendation but noticed my unit is usually .2 volts higher than my multimeter.... so I usually turn my load off at the 12.5v reading it gives which I take as 12.3v (which should still represent 50% DOD). Have you tried independently testing the reading to confirm yours isn't off too?

ceejay80s:
nice!!!
thank u sir

Ahhhhh see chairman telling me thanks

micynute94:
Good Morning bosses in the house. Abeg, I need your help. #Desperate

I need a budget-friendly inverter setup for charging my laptop, mifi and phones.

I would need to power my laptop for about 18 hours daily.

And since my laptop lasts for about 3 hours, I would need an inverter that can last for 6 hours or there about.

Total Load: 75-90W (Laptop consumes 65W)

I was thinking of getting a 65 ah battery (720 W). Since it's recommended not to drain the battery below 50%. I would be able to get about 350W from the battery from a full charge (dunno, if I'm correct).

So, I'm currently looking for where to get a top-quality 65 ah battery and other devices I'd need to set it up.

I'm currently in Oyo. Although, I can be in Lagos if need be, I'd prefer to get everything I need close to where I am or if it can be way billed to my side.

65ah battery
150W solar panel
30A MPPT charger
300 / 500W Solar inverter
Cables and other stuff.

BUDGET: 55k - 80k

What do you think? Am I right on track? or do I need to make a few adjustments?

Also, how much can I get these devices? Thanks

P.S: EMPHASIS ON BUDGET-FRIENDLY.

I think most people have kept quiet on your post because of your budget, which is sad because the aim of this thread originally was to show great things could still be achieved even within a small budget.

Anyway my advice will be on what I know. I currently run my laptop from about 8am to 7pm everyday, usually with NEPA only coming in the evening. I have 2 seconddhand 200A gel batteries (3 months old now) , and funnily I run them on a 12v system one week at a time (meaning I alternate, I have chosen not to parallel them yet as I have been testing their capacity). My single battery load with the laptop and energy efficient lights I run never gets below a healthy 12.3 volts with the said load for that duration.

Simply put, I think you should get a 200Ah battery because of oversizing. Now since I discovered this thread almost 5 years ago I have used 4 batteries in total (all 2nd hand). A great Ritar 150Ah telecom battery which I bought by following Ceejays initial manifesto word for word (30k @ that time). That lasted me till early this year before it started dying off. 2 years into using that battery I got another great deal for a used Fullriver 200Ah battery. It did not last for up to 2 weeks before I realised it was pointless. However I lost almost no money on it because of the price I bought it for(18k) and i disposed of it after 6 months . Then earlier this year another good deal for these 2 batteries came up and I jumped on it, afraid (50% success at that time), but knowing I had little choice as my faithful Ritar was dying fast. These 2 200AH gel have been excellent and yes they are Ritar Batteries again but different chemistry from the earlier telecom Ritar.

The moral of my story is in 5 years I have had a 75% success rate with used batteries and in total not spent up to N140k which is the price for a single top of the line Ritar or Fullriver. So I have achieved 550AH easily below my budget.

Your challenge is the battery. Once you get a good battery everything else is an appendage. Don't be scared of your budget, look for deals.... your best bet are decommissioned battery banks for telecoms, hotels or banks. Trusted 2nd hand battery sellers are now rare but still an option. If you consider a new battery it will clear your 80k budget and honestly from my experience it isn't guaranteed that you wont experience battery failure.

That's my 2 cents.

Ooo and before I forget, I have a power hungry Dell laptop that takes 65 -70w... but thats only when charging. Test your laptop again and you will see that when the battery is full the laptop takes only half the power to run, mine takes 25w on power saving. So your consumption on an inverter is even less than you think.

Hey guys, for quick deliveries in Lagos, holla us

obinna37:
Thank u for helping me out,this is the back of my inverter,I didn't any fuse

Usually these indian inverters have easily removable fuses; and I am kind of certain its the fuse as this has happened to me several times with my own indian inverter.

You should take it to a technician unless you are confident enough to open it up.

obinna37:
Goodmorning,yes exactly what you first wrote, I have check the back of the inverter,I didn't see any fuse,below is model of the inverter,pls can you guild me

Bro, you should definitely have a fuse at the back. Watch this video for guidance and make sure you screw in the new fuse properly and tightly.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pYu-2XcFbk

obinna37:
Good evening my oga's,my luminous inverter ion,is supplying current, but isn't charging my batteries, what's should be the problem.

Clarify what you are saying.

Are you saying the inverter part works (works on battery) but it won't charge? Or are you saying something else?

If it is what I first wrote, change the fuse in the inverter usually located at the back of the inverter. Really easy to do.

Every few months we go through this cycle.

Nzeogwu was a patriot and probably one of the greatest patriots we ever had in this country.

The 1966 was never envisioned by him or the other idealist to be an Igbo coup or a power grab by the Igbo; but unfortunately for him and later the Igbo as a whole, a lot of his Igbo collabarators showed the typical selfish Nigeria tendencies which ensured it will always be seen as an Igbo Coup and power grab.

Nzeogwu had by far the hardest job of all the coup plotters and completed it masterfully and successfully like only a true idealist moved by genuine passion could. While his selfish brothers allowed their tribalistic nature to get the best of them and come up will silly stories of crosses and bishops not allowing them to execute the easiset of objectives in their own backyard.

The only moral of the Nzeogwu story and his subsequent death and rejection by his tribe is to choose your friends more wisely. He will always remain my greatest young Nigerian of that era.

Even the snake and northern puppet OBJ cannot say bad things about him. Infact no northern officer that knew him at that time ever did. It's his kith and kin that betrayed him in life that keep spoiling his memory in death

Awoleesu:
Says the OP...

They are from a Christian family, that's why I was surprised by the article claiming he was buried with muslim rites.

https://newsexpressngr.com/news/36490-Ex-Chief-of-Army-Staff-Gen-Bamaiyi-loses-mother

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/accusing-sleeping-brothers-wife-painful-bamayi/amp/

OlujobaSamuel:
Should they call you a liar, show them this https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/yaradua-administration-and-ASUU-strike.html

Thanks bro, but like I said I will not help anyone who does not want to help himself.

It only took me a minute after your OP to google it and see that you were indeed correct. Sometimes I think we are under some sort or curse or something.... a real shame.

OlujobaSamuel:
Lol, someone even said nothing like ASUU strike. I just dey laff.
I still remember vividly that we experienced the longest ASUU strike during his time, it was at that same time that he traveled to Saudi to commission a private university.
The man traveled more to Saudi than any other president, yet some are giving him a garment of sainthood.
There is this notorious smuggler in the North that was left off the hook because of his pally with Yar'Adua.
From 1999 till date, we have no patriotic president

Thanks bro, adding to my earlier post.... to think they post these lies which such confidence.

https://www.nairaland.com/327389/ASUU-strike-yaradua-seeks-oshiomholes

ilyasom:
Don't mind them. Collective amnesia

Bro it is very painful.

I wanted to respond with links for every single lie that has been told on this thread, but then I thought to myself, I'm just enabling there lazy behaviour.

If these people are our future we are doomed to keep repeating our mistakes over and over again.

Look at all the lazy youths above me.....even with the advent of google they cannot verify just a simple few things.

So Yaradua was the first and only president to reduce petrol price?

He introduced Batches into our NYSC system?

No ASUU strikes, students finished in record time?

No herdsmen killings under him? No militancy?

Boko was not around in his tenure?

Keep on lazy youths, keep on .

https://www.bigthink.com/those-who-do-not-learn-history-doomed-to-repeat-it-really.amp.html

I'd prefer you post yours so I can get in contact with you.

govman4:
@all, I hail o.
please I will like to confirm whether it is true that someone can't combine two batteries from different makers but same voltage and Ah together. Someone told me that it's going to spoil the batteries. please I need your response

This depends on the voltage system. Its always best to connect batteries of the same age and manufacturer together, but very difficult when you are dealing with used batteries.

In short, using Ceejay and others as an example, if you connect the batteries in parallel and it is a 12v system then fine. But if it is a 24v or higher connection, then probably best not to.

Please if you know any tried and trusted person that can help with ordering and delivering items from india, please help me post their contact details.

Please if you know any tried and trusted person that can help with ordering and delivering items from india, please help me post their contact details.

ceejay80s:

u guys should stop using these setup with your fans, just get ur self a 12v DC fan and a dc adapter, thats all u need, just saw the guy selling ups at arena today , he said people are complaining to him that apc ups is always damaging their fan, and i asked him if the 1000va apc ups is pure sine wave, he said no.
he saID HE PREFERS BLUEGATE to apc,
for me ,i will prefer the bluegate 1.2kva or 1.5kva to apc 1kva

No truer words, lost 2 fans and a couple of led lights when I was still using UPS. Just google it, modified sine wave is very bad for fans that use coil. Also if you hear excessive humming when you switch on your fan or any electric device, it's very likely not compatible with your UPS. I was very lucky the UPS didnt spoil my soundbar.

saint2ace:
True that, u Na chairman for him side na . But the chargers I bought from him then didn't last at all. The black 12/24v digital charger, the one that lasted only stayed 3months. But I'll give him another try with this one.

Hopefully it should be better

Hello guys, just decided to catchup with this thread and surprised to see people are throwing away their suoer chargers. PLEASE THEY ARE EASILY FIXABLE.
Since Ceejay set up this thread, I've bought 3 different suoers ( the original black 20 amp, the blue 30 amp, the black 12/24v 20amp) and fixed all of them multiple times thanks almost always to NEPA surges.

Arena guys can fix it, though they will rudely and hurriedly do so, but I want to reccommend an elderly calm guy near the main seller in Labinjo (it was his boys who recommended him first) who will fix it and not give you story. His name is Anyanwu and number 08023441811. Also you can try him with any other inverter or UPS too. Please haggle with him ooo (4kish for suoer usually).

Vtrd:
Isa funtua is supposed to fill a form and set an appointment to see the CBN governor.

The governor should not be the one straining to hear him.

The power of an entrenched cabal.

And what makes you think Mr Funtau came to see the governor? Is their any indication that is the CBN governor's residence or office?

Now lets try a little trick.

Imagine the man sitting down is not a Northerner and the one standing is not a Southerner.... try that for a moment and look at the picture again..... because all I see is a man in a suit walking into a place where 2 men are seated and one of them beckons to him that he wants to whisper in his ear.

Like I said, maybe its because I failed natural sciences at school... because I don't know many people who bow while typing with their phone in their two hands.

fahren:
CBN Governor Godwin Emeifele bowing to Samaila Isa Funtua, a member of the supposed Cabals who holds no known position.

I don't get it.

Is he suppose to stand up straight to listen to the whispering of someone sitting down?

Pls explain as I failed all natural sciences at school.

Behold the stomach filled with garri and unable to buy panadol.

tsephanyah:
People constantly ask why I'm anti-Igbo. I'm not anti-Ndigbo, any more than I'm anti-cutoffyourbigtoewithapairofrustygardenshears. It's a personal choice that I respect. They will twist anything for their ego, self-centered behavior including this post

My sister God has created all of us differently just thank him for how and where he chose to create you from.

Later they will be competing for the most educated ethnic group in the country award.

A four star General did no have N500 or money to clear his dustbin but rides in the latest Toyota Tundara filled with fuel, hires the best SANs to fight his case and all his family members remain comfortable in the USA.

I'm sure the harrowing pictures we saw of his bullet ridden gigantic belly was because of all the garri he has been forced to drink because of the EFCC.

Even if you believe it was an assassination ( which i kind of do for other reasons anyway), this silly story that a General drove to a remote farm without N500 being peddled by his extended family makes me wonder if Nigerians are among one of the most stupid sentimental people in the world.

I'll leave you with Mohammed Abacha's legendary words " No matter how much money the FG seizes from us, we can never be as poor as Dangote".

Nigerians should keep feeling pity for thieves.

Olumeme:
No third force can win any election in 2019, I can state categorically.
If you're not voting for PDP, you are indirectly voting for buhari to return

I agree.

Maybe next time you people will think twice before you bring a hardened thief as our saviour.

Nonsense.

McStoic:
I couldn't agree less. This is the simple truth. I so wish HITV or TSTV had succeeded in breaking DSTV's monopoly just like Glo against Emptyhen.

In the scenario you are trying to paint it should be "I couldn't agree more"

lefulefu:
i have never seen any naija babe watching porn. why?

You have not looked hard enough.

Does it come with a usb cable?

calddon:
Neatly Used
4gb ram
32gb storage
Snapdragon 820 processor
Good battery back-up
Lovely looking beautiful HDR+ selfie courtesy of 8mp selfie +G-cam
Dual rear cameras
4g LTE, enabled, tested and confirmed

Price is 33k LAST
Location is Alausa Ikeja
Contact on my profile.

Is it dual sim??

Bahddo:
Do thorough research before creating posts like this.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_passport

You should have just taken the correction.

The next line of what you posted indicates the OP is correct.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passport