VKasparov:


You are quite right! These days I discovered that AmazonGlobal Priority Shipping is the cheapest way to ship, especially for items such as laptops, phones and the like.

They are honest and they will not charge you bogus hidden fees and inflated CLEARING, PORT HANDLING AND DUTY fees. I shipped a laptop with AmazonGlobal Priority shipping and they only charged me for:

1. Shipping and Handling
2. Import fees deposit

The import fees deposit was surprisingly low. When I clicked the link on “Import Fees Deposit” on their checkout page, they explained that if they did not pay customs up to the amount I deposited, they will refund my balance through the medium I used in paying for the transaction. However, if they paid more than the sum they asked me to deposit, they will not ask me to pay more. Imagine!

Also, at the Amazon checkout page, if you are using AmazonGlobal Priority Shipping, they will not charge you the usual 9% tax of the cost of the items you purchased. It is Zero tax!

I experimented by shipping the same laptop I bought again within that same period using shoptomydoor. They charged me for:

1. Shipping Cost
2. Clearing, Port Handling and Duty
3. Inventory Charge
4. Other Charges
5. VAT

At the end of the day, I discovered that I paid shoptomydoor almost double the amount of money I paid to ship the same laptop directly from Amazon using AmazonGlobal Priority Shipping.

Mark my words, AmazonGlobal Shipping will soon put all those parcel forwarding services out of business if such companies continue with their exploitative ways.

A few questions
1. How do you guys purchase items that cost more than $100 from Amazon with the current $100 limit banks have imposed on their cards
2. Does Amazon do the shipping to your doorstep?

I have a 120GB IDE Hard Disk I want to sell. Ordered for it for a laptop that uses SATA. Looking for who to sell it to so I can but the SATA hard disk. Are you willing to buy?

I have a new HP Pavilion G6-2000 keyboard for sale. Needed to replace a HP Pavilion G6-1000 keyboard but already got the keyboard realising that both G6 laptops do not use same keyboard. Will you buy?

I have a new HP Pavilion G6-2000 keyboard for sale. Needed to replace a HP Pavilion G6-1000 keyboard but already got the keyboard realising that both G6 laptops do not use same keyboard. Will you buy?

In the first place Voc and Isc should not be used to calculate the power output of solar panels. They are safety specifications, for the safety of the solar panels or your setup. So using them to calculate power output is misleading. Always use Vmp and Imp when making your calculations.

2. As rightly said by someone, the intensity of the sun matters

3. Most of the solar panels and charge controllers that come to Nigeria are overrated. The truth is they will hardly ever deliver up to 75% of their rated capacity. Eg if you buy a 3KVA stabiliser or generator, please don't use it to power more than 2KVA equipment or 1.5kW if you no want make e spoil

4. Lest I forget, if you want to measure actual power being delivered to your house, please use a multimeter and measure at the point between charge controller and panels when the batteries are empty and just started charging(and not when they are already getting full because the batteries will not draw maximum power when they are getting full and you might not be able to tell the real power capacity of your panels)

So to answer your question at rated illumination of 1000W/m2, please hope for 75% max power. If you get 75% with equipment bought in 9ja, guy you don hammer. 80% and above, hmmm, no comments but e go hard, real hard. And don't rely on peak power always average over some minutes even if it is 3 - 5 minutes

A 5000VA stab will not destroy your equipment even if it is only an energy saving bulb of 10W that is connected to it. What destroys equipment is the voltage. As long as the output voltage of the stab is 220V, you have nothing to fear neither do you have to load the stab with a fridge or AC to use equipment that require smaller power.

Mikky, any lkuck with my hard disk. Its not the normal external one. its an internal hard disk

Mikky, any luck with my remaining item(s)?

Mikky, this is Utuetu. Any news on my remaining items or do I send a detailed mail to you listing all of them?

Mikky, we agreed that I pick up my stuffs today but could not reach you. Can you inform me of how I can pick up my stuffs?

Scantee, I have gone through this post and I must confess that it is very insightful. I am currently having a job(5 years) that does not freak me cos its not Engr. I have no experience in Oil & Gas, but want to work hard to break in. I learn quickly and like learning by myself. Lets start with HSE, must I undergo the training or can I just study and take the exam? What do you advise?

Any other advise? I read Electronic Engr, interested in Instrumentation, Automation Engineering, or can you help link me up with someone in this field who will be able to advise(thats only if you cannot) me on what to do to make up for my lack of experience?

Thanks and get well.