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Gboliwe:


I think he is adding cost of oil and items bought

No . . . Mobil 1 is already over 10,000 naira
so how does oil + workmanship sum up to 10k

GAZZUZZ:
customer that does not know road to my workshop, is that one a customer?

Lol; i have recommended no less than 10 different people to your workshop ;
I tell them not to disclose me; cos I choose not to take the glory and love to keep it anonymous.

temmym4:
Jesus! Did you import him from another country

i guess the OP asked for how much your mechanic charges you, not what the replacement parts caused

@OP
Oil and filter change - 500 naira most times, 1000 when am in good mood.

i guess the OP asked for how much your mechanic charges you . . . and I answered correctly . . .

p.s: OEM brakepads are not 2,500 per wheel; they cost as much as 25000 - 35000 for the 4 wheels . . .
OEM engine oil cost as much as 16500 too . . .

sinistrian:
It's a little over 80W if you don't enable power saver' mode.

Thanks!

sinistrian:
Oh, I didn't see the email. Yes it's still available.

Per chance; do you happen to know the idle watt-consumption of the inverter ?

Thanks

EgunMogaji:
Were you provided with a decent waiting area?

Yes I was under ice-cold air conditioning and watching satellite TV . . .

EgunMogaji:
Thanks.

I'm trying to figure out a shop rate. This doesn't seem too steep if it can be completed inside of one hour.

Not quite steep I would presume since jobs are handled with the highest level of professionalism and 99.9% perfection.

You're welcome

EgunMogaji:
Is this just labour or with materials too?

Labour only

aieromon:


Is Gazzuzz your mechanic?

Lol you garrit !!!

Engine oil change = 10,000

Brake pad change = 2,500 per wheel

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Lolz!

My Oga, your boy dey humblel o!

Oya chop knuckle

Bizzyliss:
but my friend got a highlander 2013 for his father this year and he bought through cotonou despite he just came from canada sef, he told me he bought the car and beffore crossing thw boarder he paid the duty at apapa and went back to carry the vehicle. This is cool

fly wey no wan listen; e go follow dead bodi enta grave

NiyiOmoIyunade:
. . .

Pick your poison , , , hard-boiled or fried ?

zeestone99:
Jst one simple question that was asked(size of array), everyone is debating wit long post, I dnt undastand u ppl and y wud it b difficult for sum1 to say he X number of panels.

You go fear nah

Anyways me I have a 500W_p array and I constantly generate over 22.3kWH per day;
even during rainfall

Kill yaself if you don't believe me

Saipro:
I'm joining the party late. Is yours an ePSolar iTracer too?

Affirmative

CC: NiyiOmoIyunade

8.1 / 1.4 = 5.8 x

p.s: learn to read ppl's comment without prejudice ...

Pi for you might be 22/7; for kiekie it might be 3.14 and for me it might be 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751

I never said mine or his does x6+ routinely . .

I have done x5 routinely . . . depending on weather conditions and load turned on . they have to be in sync . . .

And I only said if I had added more loads I would have done x6 or so . . . (cos when i did 5, i didnt think i loaded the array with even up to 50%

its generative power)

The only downside is the batteries might not float . . . or would probably float around 6pm

as against my usual method of waiting for batteries to float before hitting it with loads.

On your average day with average conditions and keeping many factors constant, an array can routinely generate 3 to 4 times its nameplate rating in an average installation and 4 to 5 times nameplate rating in a very good installation.

Theoretical not practical . . .

Any array that routinely does 6+ times the nameplate on a daily basis is a superlative install by all standards

Yes it's superlative doesn't mean it doesn't happen . . .
The time is now 10.45 ... and it has been very sunny since 8am here . . If I turn on all the loads my inverter can carry (maximum);
and the sun keeps up like this till about 5pm . .with little or intermittent shades . . . then verily verily i say unto you, I will do x6 of my array
QED.

Court!!!!

Na real thesis . . . hehe I have actually done x5 my solar array on numerous occassions..

if i had turned on the deep freezers earlier (say around 9am - 10am; instead of the programmed 12pm) ... and/or probably discharged the

batteries a lil' more; i am very sure I would have done x6+

Dat one na piece of cake !!!

^^ I hope you have his permission to post pictures . . . *privacy issues*

zeestone99:
Well oga at d top has accepted ur 100k challenge, lemme jst do ref jeje

We are waiting for OP to come and give us his testimony

davodyguy:
So I go have 24 batteries ABI and turn my house to alaba market ABI?

. . . if you so desire !!!

ceaser:
Sadly most inverters above 1000kva that I've come across are specified for 24volts input. I guess i may be restricted to 24 volts set up after all.

You'll be doing yourself a lot of favor going 24V

ceaser:


I know that 12volt socket output is for light applications o.

Good

earthrealm:
struggle it may, but if the overload switch doesnt trip..it should start it just fine.

my 1.5kva 24v old generation luminous inverter starts by double door 360l fridge, the fridge clocks in at 190w with a watt meter

noticed a new trend: lots of newbies not willing to read up/research, and just re-asking already asked questions few threads ago

He Mentioned 1000VA and about 800VA or so; . . which would struggle like hell. I was in that shoe before. Unless the appliances have been ice-cold from PHCN the previous night, the inverter would never start any of them. Someone even mentioned a trick here; starting the freezer with a generator then switching over to inverter . . . which worked 50/50 for me

NiyiOmoIyunade:
I can take you up on this wager bros.

A solid 600w and above inverter should carry a sub 200w freezer as the only load with no trouble - I know for sure the ICellPowers and Mustpower (both Asian origin) 1kw can do the job without stress.

It's all a question of design and the inverter's internals and real life surge rating - I know of an indian design (name withheld to avoid trouble ) 2kva inverter that would always go into overload whenever a freezer's compressor picked up yet we deployed a 12v 1.5kw Mustpower as replacement and it carried the freezer + other equipment (extra 400watts) like a champ.

OP can succeed with his plan if he has the right inverter for the job.

You're just saying the same thing I said .. I repeat . . . a 1000va inverter would not handle a freezer's or even double-door refrigerator's start-up surge unless he has a premium inverter.

zeestone99:
Ur 1kva shud power it conveniently, for the battery, u need to calculate the number of hours you intend running the fridge, then size ur pv and battery with your calculation. U should be fine

Willing to wager a 100k, his 1000va inverter would struggle to start the deep-freezer (most especially when it has defrosted) !!
You game

edit: except he has a premium inverter (neither chinese nor indian)

ceaser:
Comprehensive. Thanks.

I intend to use a single 200ah battery simply because i do not intend to run the freezer beyond the sun-hours, 4pm; 5pm maybe. I want to wager on the top performance of the freezer to still keep frozen items intact till the following morning. A programmable timer will do the on-off switching. I initially thought i could use the dusk-dawn switch feature on one of the few charge controllers I have but i figure out that may only work for the operation of a direct 12volt DC appliance, not for the inverter that may not have battery recovery voltage feature to restart itself.

However in case i decide to go with two 200ah batteries parallel set up, would you say that a 30amp PWM CC with 450 watts (three parallel 150watts) suffice?

I know the 30A CC will max on 360watts solar input but I'm just trying to push my luck with 450watts.

450 watts panel paired to a 30A CC to charge 2 units of 200AH batteries. . oh men ..
Kiekie1; food don land oh

p.s.: that terminal on your CC is for very light applications e.g. DC bulbs .. and should not be used for items with excessive current draw

davodyguy:
Dmercifu and other chiefs.

Can I do 6V 200Ah *4 to get 24v after my acquisition of the prag 2kva 24v inverter?

you can do 1v 200Ah * 24 if you so desire . . as long as the multiplication leads to 24V or your desired voltage

ceaser:
Thanks. I think i really need to search the body of that freezer to get the device information, to be very sure of the watt rating.

Shouldn't be more than 175 running watts

ceaser:
Sorry, I didn't request for that. I guess you mistook someone's else enquiry for mine. My questions are detailed above about sizing for a solar inverter set up for 195litres Thermocool deep freezer.

I actually have energy meters and timers as part of my collection. I have them in 12 volts and 220volts options.

Please if you have some ideas regarding my questions, chip in. Thanks.

12V very inefficient . . .
24V middle mark
48V efficient
96V very efficient but not ergonomical
120V superb but too much wahala and very expensive

and the list goes on , . . the choice is yours to make . . btw . . .

none of those inverters would handle the freezer's start-up (surge) current . . .

Speed Darlington