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Unfaized:
Where una dey see 15w chargers? Everybody just dey drop opinions lol.

The average chargers in the market right now are at least 25w, with some going as high as 40-50w power draw.

Phone charging business requires alot of energy, especially if you're located in a busy place that can do up to 100 phones and powerbanks in a day.

It's easy to throw words around like 2kva lol, try am first, body go tell u 😂. Better go and get a 4.2kva inverter if you're sure of 100 phones and above. That way nothing concern you with future upgrades. Don't be pennywise pound foolish.

Litewriter:
God bless you....
I was able to comment, then I saw this.
It's not as if the power banks draw their rate capacity in an hour, most of this power banks draw max continuous power of 20w

mctfopt:
I never knew that charging phones consumed so much power until a friend opened a charging shop near school. He runs at a minimum of 600W even on days when there aren't many phones. With 78 charging points, the wattage adds up pretty fast. He currently uses two old 220Ah tubular lead acid batteries paired with four 550W solar panels. Eventually, he will have to swap out those old batteries for lithium ones.

AyobamiOluwole:
You are wrong to do your maths that way and you also don’t understand the energy movement.

Let’s be generous to say that the owner uses a 15Watts chargers in his shop:

10 power banks = 15Watts by 10 = 150Watts
15 phones = 15Watts by 15 = 225watts

Total running loads at a time = 375watts per 1 hour.

Meaning that on the system is 375watts an hour. Nothing like 1kwh of power.

The power banks will take 5hours to completely charge while the phones will at most be filled in 2 hours. That 5 hours is enough to get your battery full and still charge those devices if you calculate well.

The duration of how long he runs the 375watts is most importantly based on his solar panels and battery bank. If he has solar panel of 1kwh, don’t forget that the generation of power on an ideal day is about

1k watts by 5hours =5kw

Meaning he has 5kwh per day. While his load is 375watts which will run for about 13hours a day. Meaning that 10 hours is enough for 20 power banks and the remaining 3hours (375watts by 3 hours) is enough for 75 phones.

Do your maths this way, gather enough research to know how many customers you will likely get a day and buy your set up that matches it.

Back to the shop owner and many others like him, they just don’t know the maths too, and they don’t like to ask before they get into it. Chikina.

Penuelseun:
Baba, phone charging is no small business o especially if you are in a busy or student area, I have a client who started with about 20 phones using a 3000w satchet psw inverter with 24v 100ah battery and 2pcs 455w solar panels and 60a powmr charge controller, he used it for less than 2 months before needing an upgrade as the inverter cannot keep up with his load. Now he has changed the inverter to 4.2kw with 2 extra 455w solar panels, but the power still goes off in the evening during periods of low sunshine as his load is now nearing 2kw

favouredbymercy:
I used 10mm for thunder arrestor (100% copper arrestor), and 6mm for earthing from DB (both comester) with bonding done. It has been serving me well.

There was a day i had a direct strike straight on my roof, it handled it well with no damage to any device.

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AyobamiOluwole:
No joy
😂😂😂😂😂

No be this Trippledots guy gba 400k or so from some other guy here the other day. He better delete his account.

A good name is better than 400k, sorry, I mean silver and gold 😂.

KA24DETT run o.

KA24DETT:
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Actually, you are very correct. Most 10 kVA inverters (I have 10 running in my business) only output about 8 kW. Anything above that triggers the overload alarm from the inverter.

This is my experience running a solar-based power generation and distribution system in Nigeria over the past 22 months (2-year anniversary in March 2026). We have a 400 kW solar array and a 310 kWh battery bank (8 pieces of Felicity 17.5 kWh, 8 pieces of Valto 17.5 kWh batteries, and 2 pieces of Felicity 15 kWh batteries). Daily load requirement is 560 kWh (0.56 MW), Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm.

1. Nothing beats efficiency. If you have AC fans, sell them and buy DC fans. Use inverter ACs, LED bulbs, inverter fridges and freezers. Use induction cookers instead of electric hot plates. The more efficient you are, the less power your panels need to generate, especially during the rainy season.

2. You can’t really have too many panels. If you have the capital, buy more panels. Overpaneling pays off in the shoulder months — April, May, and October — when extra surface area captures diffuse light and stretches production. No one beats physics: the deep rainy season will always humble you. I have a diesel generator for rainy days since my loads are constant.

3. It’s cheaper to design on a 48V platform, if you are starting from a clean sheet. Smaller gauge wires and controllers can harvest more energy from your solar array.

4. Never buy lead-acid batteries. No matter how cheap or attractive the deal looks, buy LiFePO₄. If you have ₦300k, buy ₦300k worth of LiFePO₄ and upgrade later when you have more funds. It’s like traveling by horse versus driving a modern car — night and day. The BMS in LiFePO₄ is such a leap in technological advancement that it made lead-acid batteries obsolete. Yes, it’s everything and much better.

5. Hybrid inverters are very good, if you have the funds. Most hybrid inverters support 500 V Voc, allowing longer series strings and smaller gauge wires.

6. Turning off fridges and freezers at night reduces battery drain. Using frozen containers or bags of pure water inside helps retain cold and slows temperature rise while they’re off.

Solar is not a replacement for generators. It requires mental work, calculations, and most importantly, tempered expectations. Rainy season is brutal.

Valto has visited my site and has been very supportive of my business. His customer service has been excellent since my first battery purchase.

This reflects my company’s experience. Take it for what it is — n = 1. I went with LV instead of High voltage system, it was a business decision. The Jury is still out.

bassdow:
Another benefit of 48v system is - you need a smaller charge controller than if on 24v system

idsolar:
Brightk - mind sharing the model pls



LG Microwave model MS2535GIS

idsolar:
LG microwave, new type that you can set the load from 200w - 1,000w. The system I installed in a restaurant is using this type

oloet:
In Eco mode?

HeavenlyBang:
No 1hp or even 1.5hp inverter AC is drawing 1200w, be serious.



Yes, if it's a regular AC then you'd be right.

dollarnaira:
Oga e b like person touch your kidney today o

BigDickProblems:
I searched his name “Tripppledots” on Nairaland, I was seeing Criminal, Criminal everywhere. Bad name.

The 400k don finish.

BigDickProblems:
People still chat you up?
The last time I searched for Trippledots here on Nairaland, it goes line by line with Criminal. Wow.

Obnoxious2001:
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Las Las with all that is happening, I foresee a time where solar industry will be just like electrical wiring industry.

kristien4:
You are intelligent, but not very smart. You paid for a locally made battery thay you havent even seen a photo/comprehensive video of. You get mind. Ill be clear with what i deduced from your complain
1. You trusted trippledots too much
2. You are not happy u paid 2m, for something you could have gotten for 1.6m
3. More unhappy, it doesnt match your initiall lvtopson choice, in terms of communication, beauty, warranty, whereas u paid same price
4. You feel cheated/deceived after trusting trippledots as per nairaland bigname...

For trippledots.
1. You convinced a client to buy locally fabricated for your selfish reasons
2. You didnt specify there will be no battery communication as opposed to his initial option
3. Youre not a good person, you can make your profits without deceiving a client.
4. I read your comment, and it screamed damage control,
5. U upgraded his wire because u don chop 400k, felt like u should do something good to make u feel good.
Verdict: Return part of his money if you can or Return the battery, and remove a small portion of the refund amount if you can. Or just relax and do nothing. Na your business.
Complainer, if e too vex u say u no dey fit sleep at night, Arrest him, or learn your lesson and move on. Do not trust no man, even if na Guru from nairaland.

johnnyholtby:
Unfortunately, nothing much you can do now than to wait. Hopefully with SpaceX launching more V3 satellites, it'd enable starlink to add more users.

Ignore anyone telling you to pay for premium subscription or saying they have a way to help with the activation.

joburoh:
Hello All,

For those of us that have bought starlink for close to 2 months now and cant activate due to "No Capacity"

what is our hope :'

madridguy:
Let them go and eat their live stocks at home. Our greediness will one day bring down our country if we don't caution ourselves.

Christmas is a season of love but our traders will always make it a season of agony. Imagine selling a chicken for 30-45K, this are normal chicken of 10-15K but because it is Christmas season, everyone want to cash out.

Pbaelish:
Hello to everyone.pls is it possible and ok to use a 48v lithium battery with a 24v inverter,a friend said his installer said its ok. he was using 24v 400ah tubular before and just got 48v 5kwh lithium so i thought he will need to change inverter but he said the installers said no need. Appreciate your answers for clarification.

green10119:
What's the difference with mine? Never been used just open box

green10119:
550k

green10119:
This is still very much available

harbayyoungesth:
Good morning, please can any user of valtech batteries kindly assist me in making a decision on valtech 3.6kVa 24v battery

Obnoxious2001:
What is the best method of connecting 2 batteries in parallel?

My main concern here is protection of the batteries against short-circuit and damaged BMS.

What method or tactics una dey use abeg share

mctfopt:
Abeg which inverter is 160k for 4000w?