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ceaser:
Bro. Here is how it works, at least for me.

I just get 1 or 2 pcs of the real stuff, note the components and just import 'em. Reverse engineer and couple the rest myself. That way I don't have to fear getting replacements of whole units since I have the replacement components.

The attached picture is just a tiny part of my collection. Note in the picture, there are two LED lights that we all may be familiar with. I got the first 2 units of the white 3W SMD on the right (commonly called POP light by Igbo traders) from an Igbo merchant at 1k4 apiece. Accidentally days after I bumped on sellers online that give it out for cheaper and with better quality (I want to avoid quoting the price here, but it's a loooot cheaper). So I imported just enough to clear my installations and a lil more for tweaks, moddings, experiments and errors before I actually convert/mod the whole bunch to my taste.

It's a 3W LED panel light and with an AC 80v to 220v led PWM led driver. There you can see the AC led driver has been removed and instead installed two in-line resistors (combined in parallel to obtain the desired resistance) to act as a current limiting resistor for a 12 volt DC source. I aimed at 0.9 watts power consumption instead of the factory 3 watts, of course with some reduction in lumen output, but definitely resulting in an extension of average half life of the LED chips. Average LED chip half life is 50,000 to 100,000 hours if left working for 24/7. You do the math.

Still in the picture, you can see a reel of spare 5730/5630 smd LED chips that that particular POP light uses. All I just need do is solder in chips that have their lives spent, in the next 4 or so years. Another familiar item in the picture is the aluminium cased POP LED light on the left. The one in the picture is 1 watt (contains 1 watt cree LED chip) cos 1 watt is exactly what I need. There are 3 watts, 4 watt, 7 watts, 20 and even 80 watts containing 3, 4, 7, 20 pcs 1 watt or 3 watt chip as the case may be. You will notice its factory AC LED driver close to it, with a male clip. But I don't need 220volts AC. So what I did was to get a 1 watt 12volt G4 LED driver with a male clip and just inserted it into the female socket already on the POP light. Viola, you get yourself a 12 volt 1 watt POP light. Since the driver was imported and for the sake of convenience, I imported components of it and constructed a few more drivers myself. In the picture too, you'll see a transparent sachet bag containing tiny pieces of pure white epistar 1 watt LED chip (1 also have another bag containing about 50pcs of warm white). Each bag of 50 chips set me back by about $2.50 (600 naira). So once the POP light chip completed its work in 4 years, I just pick one piece of those and solder it in. That saves me the trouble of having to visit the Igbo trader's shop and haggle 1k7 for the price of another complete unit.

I have used a few of the 1 watt chip to DIY different types of light combinations and power consumption to light places like steps, under-railings and flower beds.

As for lamp holders, I have various types all at dirt cheap prices in my collections (G4, E14, E27 etc.) I even have simple lamp holder converters (E27 to E14, etc). All these serve my need for tweaks, mods and DIYs and replacements. I have little reason to visit our 9ja shops to buy 'em at inflated prices. Other stuffs in that picture are resistors. So what do I really mean to say with all the above, I want to cut to the barest minimum my reliance on Nigerian traders to get some stuffs reason not because I don't have the money, but because I notice Nigerian traders unduly inflate these prices so much that we begin to look at such things as luxury whereas in actual fact they are not. I like how the average comfortable American handle his DIYs ranging from paintings to constructions to auto repairs and interior deco. Note that I don't toy with 220 volts mains im case of appliances that require such in my home. I still rely heavily on outsourced electricians to handle that for me.

This is not to spoil markit for you bro. But that's how I prefer to roll. Get the simplest things to make the most complex and sophisticated appearance out there. Has worked so far.

Oh, did I mention that my DSTV decoder runs smoothly on 12 volt DC direct? Yeah, I have clocked 12 straight hours on a single charge using one of my small portable solar home systems. So you can always have it connected to small TVs that also run 12 volt DC.

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rottennaija:
One thing you have failed to mention is it brightness and coat. Can it brightness be compared to a 18w touch energy saver bulb with the price of 350 naira? And can it last as touch?

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ceaser:
Like I said, I totally made the light points in the house independent of a central inverter. All the light points run on 12 volts DC direct. Some decorative LED strips even run on 5 volts USB source. Note that I have some standing fans and ceiling fans solar powered and rechargeable also running on 12volt DC.

As for the 240 volts points (wall sockets), I had all that routed to the 240 volts inverter, and for now, that is what I do. However later on, I still plan to decentralize that inverter as needed. A different inverter and battery bank for the kitchen/fridge and water dispenser, a different set up for the sitting rooms gadgets and at least 2 set ups to handle the four bedrooms.

The reason I think this is better is cos I don't have to always leave inverters on just to switch on lights in any if the rooms or even leave it working while I travel - the portable solar systems handle those ones.

Also like you said that wify powers her blender on the inverter and probably several other heavy gadgets loaded on a central inverter which you couldn't monitor while you were away, and getting home in the morning from overnight work and need to watch TV or something, I realize there is not much juice left in the battery bank. If you decentralize, you need not worry about much about shedding loads. If she like make she exhaust the kitchen supply , I go still get power to watch my TV.

Having said that, totally going off grid is an initially expensive process, but on the long term profitable. My DIY approach and strategy especially to the low voltage range (non-220 volt terrain) has been able to save money and stress associated with broken inverters that you need to always call and wait weeks for the installers to come repair.

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ceaser:
If you are a handyman, then you may be able to do some of those DIYs and mods.

I got the portable solar home systems (btw 11,600k to 35k depending on the mAH and number of bulbs) from sellers on Konga. Got about four units that can power the lighting points of all seven rooms and security lights for 20 straight hours on a single charge.
Solar charge controllers (majorly PWM types) as I plan to reverse engineer some of those portable solar systems and then have them powered by your regular Li-ion power bank battery pack.

As for the energy saving LED bulbs, I went for 1 watt high power Cree LEDs instead of 3watts Cree LEDs since a single 3 watts source can be made to supply 3 x 1 watt LEDs and made to light 1, 2 or 3 rooms depending on the brightness you want.

In case of SMD low power smd LED chips (5050, 2835, 5630 etc), I got the 3watt flat panel POP lights (that's what Igbo traders commonly call it). Note that these are originally designed to be powered by 230 volts AC. You need to jettison the attached AC drivers and then use resistors and diodes as current limiting devices to reduce their power consumption from about 3.2watts to 0.9 watts apiece. The brightness will reduce, but that's what you need to trade for prolonged battery life and also prolonged LED chip life since the current you drive thru them is reduced.

I got other components imported. They are components - hence not sold by your regular Konga or Ibo merchant - that you need in your assemblage or modding process.
: Constant current LED drivers - I later reverse engineered some and proceeded to import the components and have more drivers constructed myself and to my taste.
: Resistors, Capacitors, Diodes, transistors, Inductors, Integrated Circuits, SMD LEDs, high power Cree LEDs, Circuit boards, power banks, buck and boost voltage converters and constant current - constant voltage converters, etc
: For automation, i got PIR sensors, Light dependent switches, solenoid valves.
: Power tools - I tried as much as possible to get those that don't depend on 240v AC. 18 volt rechargeable power drill/screwdriver, 12volt rotery saw cutter. I just came across a USB powered 5volt soldering iron that I'm expecting the delivery.

This is as far as I can remember for now.

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