motionarena:
My polling unit

Twitter polling unit. No polling unit has up to 5k people bro

That PDP logo is a redesign and is totally different from what they had in previous elections.
Did they have prior info from INEC to redesign and include their full name and acronym?
It's looking like PDP had first hand information.

Hopium:
Information reaching mainstream media is that INEC, unlike in 2019, decided to print party logos "just as parties sent them." INEC didn't print the party acronyms under the logos like in 2019.

For Labour Party, there's no where on their official logo where 'LP' is inscribed. If you examine the logo, you will see they only have their slogan (Forward Ever) printed on it.

This will be tough for people who don't recognize LP logo but intend to vote Peter Obi on the ballot. To make matter worse, LP doesn't have sufficient polling unit agents across the federation to help people in this category.

The party logos below are exactly what INEC has printed on the ballot. Less than 24 hours to election, I wonder how Obi support groups will be able to sensitize their followers about this new development.

When they say you can't come out 9 months to election and say you want to win the presidency, they are right. This are simple, major gaffes solid preparedness and structure would have corrected. In fact, a visionary leader would have seen this problem ahead of time. When Obidients say Obi is the most prepared of all presidential candidate, they're wrong.

mangolpupa:


Mank1234, thanks for response. I am assuming that you still have a 3 way changeover upstream the main DB. So that you can control what AC out (Gen or Grid or Solar) is distributed throughout the house using existing wiring?

No, the inverter controls everything in this order solar > mains > battery > gen

DesChyko:
What a liar!

He deleted the tweet the minute he was busted! Peter Obi is turning out to be a saint after all.

This is integrity at its very best.
While Rochas was busy cornering everywhere in Imo state meanwhile we use to think Rochas is a philanthropist.

Unfortunately, Nigerians love politicians who stole from everyone and share a percentage to very few. They term such a person a giver.

You abused the inverter. You didn't interpret its data sheet well and you do not understand some things about electricity.
Learn about:
Surge or startup power: Freezer goes on and off at intervals, at startup is draws up to more than 5 times its rated power.
Power factor: a 1kw load may draw 1.2kva. Inverter is rated 3.5kw at power factor of 1
Temerature: derating: at higher temperature total power draw should be reduced.
Voltage deratinng: if you're connected to mains and its available, you should derate load below 170V. Mains supply in some places can go lower than 150V in Nigeria
As Niyi put it, HF inverter is more prone to damage than LF inverter but more efficient. My old retired HF inverter (cyberpower) does not do more than 2.5kw even though it's rated 3.5kva

sintolord:
My reply to your suggestions or questions;

1, App issue, perhaps tried uninstall and reinstall, or another app?

I abandoned the inverter. I now use Felicity and it's working as it should. Mind you, it's about 100k cheaper. Though, Felicity is 24v 3kw, MPPT 100a while Sorotec is 24v 3.5kw, MPPT 100a.

2, You said amps, not watts, hope you know for mppt, 3amps 389v might be coming in from panels, and the mppt will change it to 15amps, 56v?

Imagine 1500w coming in from solar panels & inverter is shows it's using 70a to charge battery.

3, Might be an issue unique to your particular device, or perhaps you didn't wait long enough perhaps up to 5mins, mine doesn't behave like this.

There was a day, I had to wait for about 2hrs after load has been switched off and the fan is working like I loaded to 80%.

4, Yes, the load meter on most budget inverters are not very accurate.

Well, I bought the inverter because seller told me Sorotec build there inverters with quality components.

5, What size and type of battery do you have to load 2 electric kettles on your setup?

24v 15kwh, lifpo4

6, Most invertes get more inefficient as you are loading it towards the max capacity, and this is worse on budget inverters. 2ndly it might even be your battery sagging and tripping the LVD, if you are using leadacid batts or the bms cutting off if you are using lifepo4 battery etc, did you observe your battery voltage b4 the inverter turns off?

I have a Tomzn voltage/current protective devise connected to my setup. Max 2500w load is allowed. Anything above, the device will trip off. If inverter is rated 3500w & I occasionally do close to 2500w. I still have a gap of 1000w. I am no where near the max capacity of inverter. Battery is 24v 15kwh, so it has nothing to do with the battery.

The day the inverter died with a loud bang, LG 1.5hp inverter compressor AC & Thermocool 219 liters (not exactly sure) freezer were the loads on it.

Bottom line is, inverter is poorly built. Probably built for Bangladeshi market

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Ah! 1.5hp AC on a 3.5kw 24v HF transformer based inverter is plenty o

As you may know the HF inverters do not like inductive loads - they have virtually zero surge handling and what they do have is usually for 1 or 2 cycles - read like much less than half a second - although you may have an inverter AC, the variable speed motor will still present an inductive load. The physics limitations of switch mode power supplies must be respected as in an HF inverter lacking a large iron core/toroidal transformer they perforce cannot handle the surges and transients created as inductive loads go on and off (when your AC compressor picks up or cuts off). The ability of your inverter to handle surges and transients is directly proportional to the amount of iron present in the transformer due to something called the 'flywheel effect' . LF transformer based inverters rated for large loads have plenty of iron (more than needed for the application) in their transformers and the FETs switch much slower (hence low freq) and are often large sized and designed to run much cooler - all these factors surges/voltage spikes & transients/ back emf/reverse current/flywheel effect running temps etc impact how well your inverter does with surge loads.

In simple English most budget HF inverters are sorely lacking in the internals needed to run those large and problematic loads robustly for a long time.

There is also the issue of large loads on a 24v system - it is amps flow that makes cables and power electronics heat up which is why you may have seen your fan run more than you expected.

2,000w load on your 24v nominal LFP bank is 75a flowing through the DC bus - even in a premium system 75a is significant energy flow talk less of a budget el cheapo with lower grade components.

I think you may have pushed the device beyond it's real hardware limits. It is not uncommon for the capacities and tolerances of el cheapos to be overstated.

I was even thinking it's a 5kw inverter the guys is loading a 1.5hp ac and freezer. Freezer alone has 5x to 10x starting power draw ( for a 150w freezer, that's like 700w to 1.5kw.
1.5hp ac is draws about 1.6kw to 2kw.
I'm pretty sure other minor loads were on - like light and fan.
It's insane to expect 3 5kw output from a 3.5jw inverter rated to just 5s at 105% load. It mean at 100%, it may just be less than 15min. Better inverters are rated to say 110% continuous load.

Again, he didn't even consider power factor of those loads.

mangolpupa:
Morning All.

Current setup is that generator and grid power(changeover switch) uses the same distribution board for electric distribution. With solar installation in view, I still want to use same DB without having to create an alternative DB and wiring for solar power.

Is this proposed solution tenable because someone I spoke to had a different thought process?

It's not a good practice to mix AC and DC in same board except you're going to take the extra precaution of labeling each line apriopriately. Else, there is potential for catastrophe should an external person is invited to do servicing at the panel.

Personally, I used one DB for mains AC, generator AC, solar DC. As a precaution, the wires are well labeled, and I keep a circuit diagram of the wiring inside the DB as reference for whoever is to work on it tomorrow.

FEGEITOK:


I had a circuit breaker that failed. The usual circuit breaker is black in color which most of us are familiar with, see my very first post today for pictures of how it looks.

When I wanted to replace it, I found out that the old type of circuit breaker (the black one) has been discontinued and that the recommended replacement circuit breaker is called an RCCB.

I also learned that an RCCB is the better technology.

I then learned that an RCCB can help protect humans from electric shock, electrocution, and <b>fires.</b>

On why you need a circuit breaker: You need a way to interrupt current flow if a fault is detected in your house's electrical circuit

Schneider is really expensive but reliable.
I use tomzn from aliexpress now and it's serving same purpose (it's in used for 2 yrs now). The Schneider acti9 I had failed after over 10yrs active service.

For fire protection, arc fault interruptin device is what you need in addition to using good quality outlets.

zeestone99:

2 pcs of Avr/current limiter 60a (Tomzn) - 10k

2 pcs of DC breaker 16a 600v double pole (tomzn) - 6.5k

2 pcs of Dc breaker double pole 125a (tomzn)- 13k

1.5m length of 35mm cable (red) - AWG2
1.5m length of 35mm cable (black) - AWG2
20m length of 4mm twin cable

I need the quoted. I dropped message whatsapp for you.

Anyone with the following should DM:
1) 4mm twin core cable or single core (black and red)
2) 2 pieces DC 2P 16A or 20A breaker
3) 1 piece DC 2P 150A circuit breaker or battery disconnect
4) 63A or 80A over voltage under voltage protector

isangjohnson:

When are you expecting the cells?

She said 2 to 3 months. That means early March to April, if there's no delay.

Obnoxious2001:


For the shipment, do you have idea what is the range of cost and what method of shipping/logistics Comp. Is used

It depends on if she can fill up a CBM. She does shared shipping so the cost is reduced.

earthrealm:


Yeah, selina dey try
However @ bolded, its standard practice for cell buyer to properly top balance their cells to 3.6volts or 3.65 volts when they arrive.
Cells are only shipped half full @ 3.27volts as a safety measure for freight

OK.
Will connecting all cells in parallel balance the cells?

There is improvement in communication by Selina Li and Colin Deng of Sehnzhen Deriy. Their service is good and they handle shipping and clearing unlike others on Alibaba.

My cells were prepared even before I made payment. Hoping when it arrives it will be well balanced and the quality will be excellent as others have testified previously.

Stated. The camera moved in the recorded video.

forgiveness:


Hmmm! Inform Benzema along with Pogba and Kante will not offer something extraordinary!? Are you joking?

Sometimes having the best players around does not automatically transform to success. It's possible they wouldn't have gotten this far if all the injured players were around. A poor team may take them to penalty and win in the knockout stage

By one man(Higuan), Messi failed in 2014.
By one man(Martinez), Messi succeeded in 2022.

Argentina won this World Cup not because of Messi but Martinez.

fabyom:
Amuneke got his chance with Equavoen, but they both failed woefully.

Finidi with Paserio gave us two wins and a goal-scoring record!
After Paserio, Finito will take over and he will be there for a long time!

Finidi possesses the charisma, humility, composure, and character to lead a team like the Super Eagles. Also, he has won it all!

Fair enough. Hoping whem/if Peseiro fails too, you won't say tomorrow that Finidi wasn't the one in charge.

Oga save your energy. Most of the people managing Nigerian football know that Amunike is good. All they are after is their pocket. My ranking of Nigerian coaches dead and alive is in this order: Keshi > Amodu > Siasia > Amunike.

The thing is even if they hire any Nigerian, they will look for excuse when the tournament proper comes to sack the coach and engage a foreign coach so they can share the usual. That was the excuse with Amodu severally. Keshi would have met same situation if not that he won AFCON. They tried to frustrate him to resign before the tournament.
Remember how they begged the coach that failed in 2010 world cup to continue so they can continue.

TheSuperNerd:
I have watched Walid's Wydad and now Walid's Morocco.

I also watched Amunike's Nigerian U17s and U20s... Amunike's Tanzania and now I am doing my best to keep up with Amunike's Zanaco.
... .

I wish they beat France and then go ahead yo win the trophy. This is the kind of commitment Mikel showed. If Okocha did same during his time, may he...

TheSuperNerd:
The Class of Hakim Ziyech

How Morocco's former coach, Vahid Halilhodzic had an issue with Ziyech is still beyond me. Look at the passionate fellow some tried to make look like the Villain. Smh.

Morocco played good football under Vahid. They were already on their way to building something special but you see, the team won't be complete without Ziyech. They needed that extra bite, that extra technical quality, they needed to be one... so the Moroccan FA was right to bring Ziyech back and kick out Vahid and appoint Walid to take the team to the heights they are capable of reaching. And look at them now....

#Qatar2022DiariesMD

Valto:
chaii, after all the advice here, u still went ahead with this very wrong design. 6 tubular batteries on a 24v system. anyway the elders are coming to advise you.

May be the installer/marketer convinced him that lithium is not good. I have heard such narratives from so many installers/marketers who are either not familiar with lithium or are out to sale their wares

earthrealm:


Wow, so a dc model of this device is now available?.
Up china!.

Did you finally get it?....how much
Seems pricey above .....50usd.
I like how it combines display wattmeter and dc amp fuse breaker function.

Post link to the device.

fhranchez:
Hello solar gurus, sorry to disrupt your earthing argument. I have another argument myself that ensued between me and a installer this evening. I was lamenting about the 40% drop of amps from my panels this dry season to him and suspected the culprit to be dust & heat combined.

To my surprise, he insisted that dust was a minor factor reducing my panel output. He diagnosed my failing battery as the major factor for the amps drop.

So please, is there any way a weak battery can result to lesser output from my panels?

Failing battery will reduced overall AH charged to thr battery as the battery falsely get full very soon but not the instantaneous current.

Reduction in current is due to dust. Wash the panel.

tipsy242:
Plz how long averagely should a 1.5kva inverter and 220ah battery power a 50w Lg tv, 5 led bulbs (50w altogether), 1 ceiling fan (100-120w) and a Bluetooth speaker (60w)? Please advise

220AH battery is 12*220 = 2640WHr
Your total load assuming 0 self consumption of inverter is 260 to 280W.
Number of hours it can run is 2640/260 or 2640/280 = 9 to 10 hours.

In practice, actual duration would be significantly less for the following reasons:
Inverter efficiency: as you put load on the inverter it also consumes power in the conversion process.
Battery efficiency: depending on battery chemistry, energy you can take out of the battery may be significantly less than the nameplate rating. For lead acid less than 50% depth of discharge recommended.
Peukert's law: As the rate of discharge increases, the battery's available capacity decreases. This effect is more pronounced for lead acid batteries.

Conclusion: its difficult to give an answer without knowing the type of inverter you use and it's efficiency, the type and brand of battery you use as well as the datasheet.

After 1st group matches Africa got only 2 points compared to Asia's 7 points.

Belgium is fully in control now.

Samueltemi337:
That Zambia ref sef


that second call was clearly a penalty

It was supposed to be. He didn't want to give a second one, but it was obvious from his looks when var called for check.

Ppogbae:


I believe they're the most wasteful so far this tournament. That was probably the most amount of chances I've ever seen thus far in 1 half.

They have so many Sterling in that team. It appears Belgium didn't expect this hence the spaces they have.

Belgium vs Canada is entertaining.
Nothing beats having a good keeper.
Belgium would have been 3 :1 down before the break.

fabyom:
The Black Stars of Ghana has the most complete team of any African nations at this World Cup.

Defenders: Salisu, Amartey, Djiku, Odio/Lamptey.

Midfielders: Samad (Lens), Partey (Arsenal) and Kudus (Ajax)/Kyere (Freiburg).

Strikers: Jordan/Bukari, Inaki, and Ayew/Sulaiman.

All the Black Stars need is Self Believe!!

I tipped Ghana and Cameroon to be only African team in next round.

TheGoodJoe:
See football Australia is playing France. If it is Super Eagles, we will park bus and say we don't have Real.Madrid players.

What I like is their marking. It's in zones. Else they would have collected up to 4 by now.

How we can't organise a decent defence is what baffles me.

joshdgr8:
Call or Send a DM on that Number

No sir. I won't call or DM. Display specification and price here, if I'm interested I'll then call for specific information. Specification and price are general information that everyone should have about your product without needing to call.

For me, asking someone to call for price is red flag - lack of transparency.