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It is easy for me to belief vandalism of oil and fuel pipe lines but to break a gas pipeline is beyond me. What will the vandals use? Definitely not something that can make a spark otherwise...

olarevo: Hello house, please why is it that no matter how hard I try to post pics on this forum what I get is "Error 413 request entity too large" I have tried several browser and phone but still the same result. Please help me out

Most likely the size of the picture or document you are trying to upload is more than 200kb.
You can re-size the pictures and check that it is less than 200Kb before uploading.

I am not going to exonerate the OP for breaking the law and making it worse by bribing his way out.

I knew that the Nigerian police case was past redemption on the day they went to my day's office, a distance of more than 5km to their nearest station and got him arrested for printing police id cards.

The old man never had or owned a printing machine but one old guillotine machine used for cutting of paper to smaller sizes.

A call to a lawyer was even more disheartening, a demand of 3k before leaving his office. I just bailed my dad the un-official way, blame me as much as you can I wasn't ready to make my dad a victim of police rascallity.

The nigeria police case is past redemption.

I am very sure there are organizations that can pay such amount in a quarter.

Take for example my office with a dedicated bandwidth has about 10 voip lines for conference calls to Europe, about 200 or more computers connected daily and heavy data consumer applications like SAP.

Some people even download between 10 and 20gig data in a week before the IT department clampdown.

abunafiu: oga mi Dway, 50k is not for big boys. Our friend Deeplo spent 30k to repair his sukham 3kva damaged by nepa. He travelled several kilometers to lagos twice b4 his inverter was fixed. My 1.5kva is faulty and i am billed 15k to repair it. My brother, i am ready to spend any amount to protect my inverter even if its 100k. Men, am used to 25hrs electricity and i cant allow no nepa destroy ma inverter. So its only small boys that protect d little they have. Kindly post ur monthly harvest, its been a while since u did. Enjoy ur weekend.

PHCN has a good side after all, since they do not even supply my house power (last outage was for 5weeks) i can only think of buying such an appliance at my own convenience. In my condition, such money will go to solar panels.

Oga George, i am getting an offer of 400NGN/Watt for Suntech panels in Ibadan, is this a good deal?

abunafiu: I sat down looking at my prag stab doing its job. Very intelligent and efficient. As the nepa input hits 138v, the stab trips off and the delay timer kicks in. At 140v nepa input, the output is still above 200v. I managed to hang it on the wall some days back. I thank God for making it possible 4 me 2 purchase the stab.
For the new comers, if u stay in areas with poor nepa supply(low voltage), fluctuation etc. Then you have to consider buying the prag stab. The common 5kva relay type of stab works really fine but when the real nigerian nepa scenario sets in, ur batteries risk being over charged and explosion may occur. Currently the prag 10KVA servo stab is sold for 50k. Check it on buyright.biz.

50k na for the big boys

For that amount, that car must have an ATM that dispenses free 24/7.

earthrealm: @ ....that's the exact panels I bought in the usa .and they r enroute naija as we speak

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B8M39TI/ref=oh_details_o08_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

How much did it cost to ship those panels? Do you know if the over alert Nigerian customs will not milk you dry?

He is right only if he meant supply of darkness, my house gets more than 24hr supply of darkness from PHCN, thank goodness I moved past them...renewable energy all the way.

It is only bad roads that cause accidents?
What of careless driving and inadequate or total lack of maintenance of the vehicles on the road?
How i wish this incident, if really true, will bring sober reflections and not opportunity for our political gladiators to test their might and heat up the polity once more.

Is SHEPOPOTAMUS in the dictionary? NO!
OK, i will add it to my vocabulary!
And where is my goggles? This movie will definitely end in 3D.

The people I try to respect the most are cleaners, security staffs, casual workers and contract staffs....you can only know what they are today, tomorrow may be a different story...

exxell: Sorry bro for my ignorance. Its just that am not used to intricacies and stuffs. Thats the major reason I had to paste the question like that without going from the first page. Again, am not good in maths especially waltage calculation. But if you can help me, I wil be happy. The gadgets I have are; 21 inches LG tv, LG Home theater with tall boys, Royal crown fridge, 1 flourescent, 5 20 watts energy bulbs, 1 standing fan, 1 ceiling fan, 1 laptop, 1 sattelite receiver nd 3 phone chargers. Sorry for my ignorance... Thanks.

You cannot own an iphone app blog and not be good in maths.
You need to avoid rushing into solar power if you do not want to be frustrated and join the league of Nigerians who think solar power is a fraud.
It's your money that will be used here, i suggest you understand the rudiments and intricacies of the system if you want to do it yourself or consult professional installers if diy is going to be a lot of work on you.

tdjeans: Sorry, it's not unlocked.

Each of your post sends me back to the english class that I so much hate. It is not unlocked simply means, it is locked, shikena!

Ok, that resolved now, let's see the pictures, I am intrested and the coins are ready.

exxell: A guru Reply ASAP!

Or else?....

[quote author=phaim.services]Please where is the address of the RA12-150FD seller in Ibadan? I'm interested.
Thanks.[/quote]He is at oluyole industrial estate extension.
The house is adjacent the Rehoboth Cathedral.

Your post is kind of confussing...you said it is unlocked but locked to Verizon, is the phone locked or unlocked and can we see the pictures?

JUO: @bodejohn where did u get the battery from, and at what price each? i need it

You mean the ritar RA12-150FD batteries? I bought them here in Ibadan at 50K each.
If you are in Ibadan, we can arrange a meet and you can pick them up.
If you are outside of Ibadan, you will need to consider transportation costs.

evangmx: He willwork for 3month and govt will retire him nd give him ministerial appointment and 2015 contest for gov of kano

Is he no longer from Yobe State?

abunafiu: 65v for 48v?, kindly give me a link to view the spec of the controller

Na Chinese controllers me dey use o, if you no mind.

[quote author=George_D]bodejohn,

contrary to your assertion, you actually need more than the wattage and vmp of your solar panels.
when you are adding panels to your existing array, then a difference of voc of even 5v becomes very important.[/quote]Like i said before i wasn't adding or changing my panels.
Same old panels, i only changed the charge controllers because of the increase in battery bank voltage (from 24v to 48V).
I will make use of your advise when and if i need to add more panels.

[quote author=George_D]@bodejohn,

its always beneficial to take a snapshot of module nameplates which you are installing. that way you have a
record of its specs for future reference. you could even write them down somewhere on your desktop. that way it
becomes useful when you want to expand (add to your array) or maybe when you're overhauling your system. by
that time you won't need to climb to the roof again just to check your panels specs.[/quote]The only data i need from the panels are the wattage and the Vmp which i already know and wouldn't need to climb the roof to check anytime soon. The current ratings are almost irrelevant because of the MPPT controller I am using. The reason i have 5 panels in series is because my charge controller requires a minimum of 65v to work properly with my 48V battery bank. If you need these figures for any other reason or comparison, i can oblige you when i have some more time by taking the snapshot and uploading it.

abunafiu: Bodejohn, you have not given the parameter such as vmp, imp etc of ur panels. Kindly do sir.

Oops, I didn't know you require that much details. It is however not a new installtion, the panels are already on the roof and I am not sure of when I will have time to check those parameters you require.

earthrealm: @bodeohn...just some clarification

could you confirm if you can connect the output from ur 2 diff strings/charge controller to the same battery bank?

or do you hv 2 diff batt banks and inverters that the 2 strings of solar panels are powering?

The issue you raised was extensively discussed some few pages back on this thread.
Yes, you can connect multiple charge controllers into one battery bank.

abunafiu: Bodejohn, for how long have u been using those batteries in d picture. What amp hr capacity?. At 30% load, how many hours back up have experienced- with respect to %soc. I need 2 know this so that i can start planning my inverter portability.
Do you mean u connected ur 5 panels in series. Pls clarify stating ur panel specification.pls tell us as well the maximum charging current you've achieved so far @ 48v.

I have been using the batteries for 6 months now
They are all 150Ah/10hr capacity.
My house load on the new sukam has always been 0% because i have not been running my fridge due to low sunlight in the last one week.
Yes, i have 10 panels; 4pcs of 100Watts and 6pcs of 120Watts. 5pcs of 120Watts are connected in series and place on one of the charge controllers while the remaining are also connected in series and placed on the second controller.
I have not been able to observe the maximum charging current because i have been very busy in the office during the day and there's been a lot of cloud days in Ibadan for the past one week.

fikfik: uncle Bodejohn, please what make are your charge controllers and how many amps? how many array you have on each (how many solar panels).

With 12 no 250 watt panels what recommended MPPT charge controller I should put (8 battery 48V array) in hybrid charging setup.

Where can i get solar panels and mronign start charge controller?

Thanks

My mppt is directly from china. It's a 12/24/48v 50A charge controller with PV input of 150v.

I currently have 5panels of 120watts connected in series on each of them. Each of the controllers can handle about 2400watts at 48v. I got 2pcs for next capacity increases.

I do not know about morining star controllers alhough I have heard its one of the best in class. Oga George can tell you how to source for it.

Oga George, I just wanted to know if you have noticed the difference between a multimeter reading and that of the inverter, I have already made the fluke meter reading my guide.k

cinche: odo ona is an area i like for light at least 22hrs is certain daily

Odo ona Apata or Odo ona elewe or Odo ona kekere?

[quote author=George_D]hello bodejohn,

i think we are both saying the same thing. the battery equalisation function is embedded in the tristar mppt charge
controller. i don't know if same applies to your own brand of controller though. if yes, then you do not need an
external equaliser for your batteries. but if no, then perhaps you may need to go for it.


p.s: nice pictures there for your setup. however you will need a good battery rack for your batteries. its not too
advisable placing your inverter directly on top of your batteries.[/quote]Thanks again, Oga George.
I will relocate the inverter away from the top of the batteries.
One more question, i discovered that the dc voltage reading off my fluke meter and charge controller under the same condition is different. Infact it is almost 2volts. You know 2volts in batteries is a big gap in terms of determining the approximate level of SOC. When the inverter says 48.5v the fluke meter gives 50.4volts.
Have you noticed this difference in your sukam? Which of the readings would you rather trust, sukam or fluke meter?

ninja4life: wow dats bad o,do u know d cause of d problem,it might be ur area's transformer has problem or something dat can be taken care of.kilode lai sepe ikan ninu yin gba iyawo oga nepa.lol

Thanks for your concern...
But i have since moved past PHCN and my generators have been sold off, even if I do not get public power for 5years, I wouldn't bother. The nearest transformer to my home is about 1 or 2km away and PHCN wants my community to buy a transformer that will become their property once it is powered with crazy bills and fixed charges to follow.
My power now comes from the dawning of every new day...it's real peace of mind!!!

sheyie2007: the head wey carry enter this world no carry light https://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/shake.gif

Who is this kid?

Close to 4 weeks darkness around Ona Kekere in the same Ibadan.
I stopped to bother myself abut them since i went the renewable energy way.

Where I remember remember, water runaway me eyes o
A! E! A! E! water runaway me eyes o
When I remember Afrika, I remember Ekelemu...
A! E! A! E! water runaway me eyes o

RIP to the dead...