₦airaland Forum

DMerciful:
Seems flooded battery longevity is overrated . for goodness sake how can you off your inverter when there is no light ? to stay in darkness?In truth we need focus in this area as the cost of going green is comparatively being threatened by battery replacement. Lithium battery LiFeO4 may be the way forward!

True talk
No amount of pampering
Batteries don't outlive their span particularly
ones available locally.
I fear for the quality of Li-fePo when it becomes locally available.

@kiekie 1

I got the supplies of panels & batteries under 24hrs.
I admire ur efficiency to customers' satisfaction.
It is timely as I plan to round off 2016 with dat up grade

Thanks so much. I hope u got my reward as I promised !

Javid4me:
about three days old and the harmattan haze has not helped but was able to get a maximum of 2480watts sometime, giving me the hope that without the haze, better days are ahead.

Your comment, criticism, guidance and questions are welcome.
Thank you

Congrat.
Ur devotion has seen u tru to the end.
Sit back and enjoy ur sweat.

If thousands of Nigerian households replicate ur courage, DISCOS will have a rethink.

I wish u plenty juice to ur ba3

DUNKA:
Chief Frankie any feedback on this? Kindly advise prices and wattage

Sir Frankie ur one of our great men here. Pls don't get tired. Am still waiting for ur pm

DMerciful:
Wanted to motorize mine but space limitation stopped me. I went to a solar exhibition in Cairo and saw this commercial tracker

Wow. Shebi nija no dey take last. Dis cairo pix simplified all I want.
Koooool men!

dicksonadams:
OK so it is normal shey? From 420 I am getting 12

Dmerciful has made a valid point & I scientifically agree with him

DMerciful:
The Sun is towards the southern hemisphere now so due to the angle of inclination you're getting a cos¢P where ¢ is the angle of inclination and P is the panel total capacity. That's why commercial solar systems are mounted on single or dual axis trackers for max harvest.

No wonder.
Am sure ur right some times I feel like motorizing it with jack pole/positioner to increase hrs of exposure.
Thanks.

makawhy201:
To God be the glory, i joined the league of evergreen family, with the inspiration of the Great GeorgeD1 frm page 1 till date, the knowledge shared from all the gurus in the house. My sincere appreciation goes to d great of the great Dmerciful for his encouragement, advice and 100% support day and night from the day 1 of planning, procurement and execution of the project.

I managed to purchase 4pcs of 200w of sunshine panels, imported my itracer 60a, MT50, watt meter, circuit breaker, surge protector and desulfator one after the other as cash flows. i have existing 2kva bluegate inverter, 2pcs of 100ah batteries.

When i cudnt afford the cost of installer with customise roof rack and disappointment frm another cheaper installer, i summoned courage to DIY the solar installation, to God be the glory i successfully mount it on the roof myself with the support of my frnd electrician. I upload the pictures of my setup. Thanks u all.

Welcome to 24hrs of electricity.
Am happy you took a leap of faith & defeated the bull by its horn!
Wishing you well

dicksonadams:
Quick question guys, I noticed that my harvest has reduced.

My solar watt is 420watt but all I get is 140watt. Could this be due to bad weather? I have already clean the dust on the panel still same thing. Before I use to get up to 220watt around July August

Hazy weather/harmattan dust. Don't worry it is all over. Just cut down load on ur ba3 & u'll be ok

DMerciful:
So guys today I added the WiFi ebox(blue box with green light) to my itracer to enable me monitor or adjust parameters from my android phone up to 50m. See for urself .
Nb: completed the installation when the Sun was almost set hence the low harvest however this is lovely

Koooool
I feel my set up is still in primary school dat wifi seem to be university level.
Am happy we are getting satisfaction from our investment in RE/AE
In fact Xmas without NEPA& gen noise is sweet.

kiekie1:
XMAS promo price list coming up SOON !!!

I have been awaiting for dat.
Maybe I can add more ba3 & panels before 2017

Obimind1:
I will never get tired of thanking pioneers of this thread, George D to be precise. Sir, ur contributions on this thread as far back as 2010 put the fire in me to never give up on renewable energy.

Lovely

Not only 'd heavenly send ' George D.

Great deal of dem inspired me too

Pls don't connect poly & mono panels in series as ur pix may indicate

Kiekie1 is always noted for fast delivery.

DMerciful:
Hi my People.
Did upgrade yesterday completely by myself . See pic below.
Renewable energy way to go!

NICE D.I.Y
GOOD JOB!
I WISH YOU MANY YEARS OF HAPPY HARVEST.

kiekie1:
We just rounded up another 1.2kw PV array & 3kva inverter system installation at Abiola gardens estate ,Alausa Lagos state.. Glory be to God !

nice! kudos to ur efforts great kiekie1

tivta:
Most of them are transformer less. There by eliminating heat, the sunny island inverters are the best but unfortunately also very expensive.

I respect ur views alot. as my contribution to making discuss rich. I decided to investigate my microtek 1600w inverter if it transformer-less & with fan or not. ( this what I find) it is serving me well with PWM grid charging function, overload protection, low voltage stabilizer, low/High current settings etc.
I think microtek inverter is not bad at all

Papishi:
Good morning house. I got an installer in my area, we agreed on installing a 130W pvc, 100AH solar battery, 5 DC bulbs.
But the amusing stuff was that he said we don't need charge controllers.
He also advised I use my Famcare inverter instead of sticking my plan of going DC. I need an advice house cos I don't wanna go for what I may regret.
NB: I have a plan of upgrading ma panels and maybe batteries next year.

you seems better informed than to put ur investment in the hands of ur installer. who knows he may soon tell u reversing polarity can revive any dead ba3. pls let him show installation references he did to merit being ur installer.
shine your eyes!
u have men of experience here who are always willing to see u tru.
pasting ur pix can help ur case alot.
welcome to world solar family.

c0ogumo:
I am glad you can now confidently recommend our products
We bring in from USA and China grade A quality products.
Thanks to abunafiu, DUNKA, Konnektions146 and others who have used our products and now testifying.

You are welcome to try our 350W mono panel and give us your review in few months. The cells were made by Trina Solar, one of the largest producers of solar panels in the world.

http://e.qq385.com/christmas3/em1.html?xname=Solar_20Depot_20Nigeria

my assurances.
And thank you for developing Nigeria positively.
up AE & all gurus on the forum

abunafiu:
Solardepot is actually one of the best renewable energy stores you can rely on Nigeria.
Personally, I have made a number of purchases for myself and my numerous clients.
They're d Sole importer of us batteries.
So those panels u saw with 5 busbars I have touched personally and felt d design. Very good product.

Fine! with ur view as well as others I can confidently recommend solar depot along side others.
thanx for ur honest and encouraging comment

DUNKA:
gbam! Have had several purchases from Solar Depot and have received quality and efficient products and service. You can buy from them with peace of mind

Good recommendation! thanks daz what we need.

DMerciful:
sometimes if panels are installed such that there is internal stress(surface not level) coupled with sun intensity overtime or no room for expansion cos of solid bolting, they may crack

oga Dmerciful & life707
thanks
well I just believe got one with factory defect. i got d poly panel @ 55k with similar ones going for 37k at that time, thinking it was superior.
u have a good point regarding expansion under hot sun. am planning to donate it to engineering students at a nearby polytechnic for their study who knows it may inspire some minds.

Cheers!

kiekie1:
Hello pals , it wasnt an easy road to/fro Aba-Ukwa east routes BT tnk God for journey mercies ! Installation pics loading as promised ...

welcome back oga kiekie1
nice pix & clean setup too

Konnektions146:
Sometimes we need to watch how we talk, did you buy India Tata solar panels from solar depot Nigeria?

Has India now become China?

What you pay is what you get

The biggest solar company in the world is Chinese so you need to learn how things work and get the right information

People like you ask for quality and expect to buy them with your peanut

Solar Depot has a name and reputation, not had issues since buying from dem and I don't think if u have any issues with products they market, they cannot amicably resolve it with you.


NB: I have no personal interest in solar depot Nigeria, I am not related to OgunMoses and has never met him face to face.

Just a satisfied and realistic customer , also a Solar power system trader

good talk my brother, I just requested for panel test results so dat we be better educated about the product. If seller fumes when results are requested it means the product could be sub standard.
mind you requesting for domesticated test figures do not mean disputing goodwill of anyone or business.

if I request ur installation / configuration pix from you does dat mean am putting u to disrepute?

mokrak:
Please i need mptt charge controller 30amps.

call 081-3503-1951

dapsyra:
finally ....

serious investment bros! it is seriously koooooool! i love it.
what is worth doing is "worth doing well"

c0ogumo:
=========SOLAR DEPOT NIGERIA==========

New Arrival: 350W Mono Panel with 5 Busbar

chinko panels are known for over rating/miss leading labeling. d 350w mono may in fact be 150w. what is ur solar depot doing to protect us knowing we need it.
d other day my indianTata150w poly panel just cracked under 2 months of installation.
let's help AE with tested stuff. pls kindly let us know result of ur tests under nija weather conditions it will ur market.

dapsyra:
You can follow my daily solar harvest at http://pvoutput.org/list.jsp?userid=46221

bad market to NEPA.
up AE.

DMerciful:
Renewable teammates

please i need your recommendation on a good brand of rechargeable fan to use of inverter. The ones i have be buying fails under 6 months probably they are fake.

One love.

u've been helpful to almost everyone.
my suggestion is to get dis type of fan. mine is ugly but does it's job. it 4yrs counting. the ba3 are long gone (9 months to it purchase) and it's of no load to inverter cos it's 35w with 15v DC adaptor.

kibukila:
Has anyone used this type of battery.I want to replace my battery but do not know if this brand is good.Please advise.

give it a try. great brand fails here in Nigeria due to repackaging.

anything goes here!.

chris81964:
The controller was still under warranty. You should have told us before doing the repairs, the factory would have sent a replacement fan. And we have a few from other controllers we could have sent you.

nice oga Chris. I need not to worry u. the fungpusun is good & my array is pretty small.

dicksonadams:
Chai my solar is suffering me now... Let me explain:


I stop charging my inverter with Nepa for almost a month now and I noticed since a week ago now the battery now run down quick. I might go to work and when I get back the inverter might only last 30 nins or less.


I use just a single 200ah battery and two 80 watt connect in series and 2 130watt connect in series and both now connected in series to my fangpuson cc.


Do charger with only solar destroy a battery?

Dmerciful and other guru please have mercy on me oh

Direct ur question to Dr. Solar (chris81964).
dis is what he handles on daily basis. I hope he has enough time to chip-in few words for u.

from ur piece u are not using flooded ba3 thus it is easy to sense ur ba3 is getting to its old age. at dis stage no matter d care u give it is not worth it..

I agree wit cleaning ur pv. if ur PV are accessible, y not reconfigure it to give more amps to ur ba3 (if ur using PWM).

am wit u my brother, most of us fear ba3 wahala b/cos of dis terminal date.

well let me stop my dance & allow more skillful dancers to take stage.

chris81964:
Not had a fan failure in two years of continued operations.

he is right.
mine had fan failure and I had to work external 12v fan. cause of failure is unknown but surely the vent is dusty.

but FM 60 is a piece of machine. I did not regret buying one.

pls go for FM 60. I respect itracer but I stick to fangpusun 60. you can thank me later.

durodee:
Monbat? Never heard of them. Any further info chief?
Modified: I saw this pic online.Any idea of current price?

what about SLA ipowerplus batteries? I heard they are not top rated. any info on those