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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 9:39am On Jan 24, 2025
Haykay2001:
Hv been asking them for their service center address in lag, no single reply.. Just so sad..
@sakopower help here
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 7:59am On Jan 24, 2025
fashrola:
In all you do ensure you stay away from this shop

they are scammers (Pix attached)
Please drop the shop link.

Though the only thing a shop in AliExpress can do is waste my time, they can't really scam me.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 7:56am On Jan 24, 2025
Haykay2001:
Not just those 2 model at all.. Will advice ppl to stay away from sako for now.. I have been having issues with their inverter and battery.. . One of the cell in their battery is very low.. Been asking for solution how to balance it but nothing is forth coming.. The inverter itself have been giving issues since the day of Instllation.. That was early Nov 2024 less than 3 mths ago.. Now battery is no longer balance. I was told i need a load to lower the high voltage, which i know nothing abt.. I dont build battery. For the last 3days now they stopped responding to messages.
I asked for their service center in Lagos so that i can send it for repair still no reply at all.. Items of less than 3mths and the customer is messaging me every single day.. Always on my neck.. 6.2kva paired with 10kwh battery.
Anyone with solution should kindly help me out abeg.. 🙏 🙏 🙏
What is V1 to V4 readings? Batteries are out of balance. I wish their BMS has an active balance function. Also most of these batteries are welded, not bolted or screwed on, so servicing them is super hard without special tools.

Best bet is to return it to them.

Let them handle it. It's still under warranty.
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 5:54am On Jan 17, 2025
aieromon:
Shipper - AESS via Speedaf Express
Order date - 1 Jan
Despatched - 6 Jan
Arrival at IMPC Lagos - 9 Jan
Delivered at Address - 15 Jan

Order completed in 15 days
Speedaf is on a roll. My January 2nd orders (5 of it from different sellers) were all delivered on 15th January (13 days).
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 5:51am On Jan 17, 2025
Yashita:
Hello house 👋🏾

I have a problem with my 8kva felicity inverter and my installer isn’t even coming to check it.

It trips off load all the time. I bought 8 unit of 600W panels, only 7 was connected, 1 was broken. At 100% capacity, it supposed to give me 4.2kW but I know that it’s not possible. I’d be receiving 3.5 - 4kW but I don’t get up to 500W total wattage from it. The 4 wet batteries are starplus products.

Now it doesn’t work effectively except I connect it to NEPA, but I should not be on NEPA because I’m not paying for it. I was even disconnected from NEPA which is very much ok, my solar energy system is supposed to be sufficient for me without NEPA.

The installer has refused to show up. What do you advise?

I’m in Lagos, in case you suggest another experienced installer and you can share their contact with me.
StarPlus is a low-quality tubular battery. That being said, I think you need another installer to check what the other installer did on the roof.

If the 8kVA is of the Felicity hybrid type, and the VoC of the solar panel is below 50V, the 7 panels should be connected in series. Before this is done, the installer should check each individual solar panel to confirm they are okay. You should get at least 2.5kW from this setup if positioned on the south-facing side of the roof, and the roof inclination is not too steep. The best roof inclination angle is one that is almost flat.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 6:41pm On Jan 16, 2025
Dam5reey1:
They are reliable, however, 30-400V MPPTs, are less efficient compared to 120-450V ones
But that wider range is an advantage too 😀
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 11:23am On Jan 16, 2025
kristien4:
Anyone has any idea on any good servo stabilizer, bought prag 30kva, and it got bad within few months, has anyone used himel or Mercury brand of servo stabilizer??
Try Stavol.
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 7:09am On Jan 16, 2025
zenith4biz:
The guy should have consulted, he can get 3000w pure sine wave inverter on nairaland for that amount even on AliExpress
Chinese are masters on deceptive advertising. They know how to hide details by careful "omission". They paste pure sine wave everywhere on their pure sine wave inverters, and then on their modified types they don't post anything. Crazy way of doing business.
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 4:54pm On Jan 15, 2025
vicarsenal:
My TEMU order of a 3000w Pure Sine wave Inverter took 13 days to arrive at my pick up station in Ado-Ekiti.. TEMU means business... Kudos to them. Paid via bank transfer.. Just easy shopping...
zenith4biz:
This not pure sine wave inverter
Ok. Thought as much. Thanks
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 3:22pm On Jan 15, 2025
vicarsenal:
That's the pictures

Price: ₦105000
Wow, this looks cool. Also you may need to recheck if this is truly pure sine wave, because from the little I know of China and their antics, is when they "omit" some details on a package just know that package may very LIKELY be lacking the attribute.

Notice the absence of "pure sine wave" anywhere on that package? That may deliberately mean this is not one. Anyways you just gotta crosscheck and confirm if this is the case.
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 1:32am On Jan 15, 2025
vicarsenal:
My TEMU order of a 3000w Pure Sine wave Inverter took 13 days to arrive at my pick up station in Ado-Ekiti.. TEMU means business... Kudos to them. Paid via bank transfer.. Just easy shopping...
Please if no trouble, kindly share a picture of it. How much did you get it?
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 1:57pm On Jan 13, 2025
HeavenlyBang:
Doesn't that depend entirely on the specifications of the MPPT?
Emm... did you read the part where I asked for the max VoC of the MPPT?
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 10:49am On Jan 13, 2025
kristien4:
@all, pls what guage of wire should be used for 100amps dc current, for battery to inverter. Can 16amps cable work?
I'll do at least 50mm²
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 10:46am On Jan 13, 2025
Teophilus96:
My findings is that my Felicity MPPT is not set well, I believe. The controller reads my battery as full, whereas the PWM keeps charging it because I was able to set it better.

My panels are 3parrallel connection of 200watts panels. It’s a LifePo4 battery. I am not just getting the settings of my MPPT controller yet. Can you help?

Especially with the Absorbtion voltage and Float voltage. It’s not like I don’t know these things I have set the values appropriately (14.4V and 13.6V respectively) but they didn’t help. I have tweaked in a lot of ways but still experiencing the same thing.

So what I do now like I saw someone here do too, was use the MPPT to charge it fast to that point where it will no longer charge the battery, and then continue charging with PWM for full charge and then connect back to MPPT for proper voltage regulation. This is what I’ll keep doing till I get it right.

But I’ll really appreciate if you can help me as well as I have seen you have such a vast knowledge on these things. Thanks.
MPPT tends to perform better if connected in series. If you mentioned your MPPT max VoC and your solar panel VoC that could help. PWM on the other hand tends to perform better the closer the PV input voltage is to the system voltage.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 6:12pm On Jan 12, 2025
fuckboys:
he didn't start using renewable energy today, HE CURRENTLY SWITCHED TO A LIFEPO4 BATTERY probably after previously using some older battery technology.
Oh, that's even cooler.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 6:11pm On Jan 12, 2025
Teophilus96:
Hello great people, I’ve been following this thread all through these past months, and I must admit that I have learnt a lot. Please I have a serious and interesting question on an observation :
I have 2 charge controllers, MPPT and PWM

With MPPT @ 12:30pm with few loads on it
Panel output:182.6Watts
The battery voltage indicator reads 13.4Volts but the MPPT controller is reading 14.9Volts suggesting that it understands that the battery is full. But this is not the case. So it reduces the power coming in from my panel and keeps that voltage without any addition for about an hour which is not normal.


With PWM and with the same loads on it
Panel output: 203.52Watts
The battery voltage indicator reads exactly the same as that of the PWM controller and in just about 15-20mins it takes my battery voltage from 13.4V to 14.6V meaning it’s charged to full capacity with the PWM.

Please what could be ascertained from this test pls?
Thanks in anticipation
You will need to get a meter to verify the readings from both charge controller.

Also what type of battery and what is the specifications of solar panels and the connection configuration of the solar panels?
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 6:08pm On Jan 12, 2025
fuckboys:
Abeg this valto metal battery cases dey safe so? huh
It's metal, therefore safe.

Add other safety features like fuses and breakers for added protection during installation.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 6:06pm On Jan 12, 2025
dbshaywhy:
To God be the glory, I finally switch to the lifepo4 battery user after 2 years of planning. I now enjoy uninterrupted power supply, run appliances simultaneously (no heavy appliances). Am very sure Nepa self go dey vex on me by now... Still having 120+ units on my prepaid since month of October.
Congratulations. Welcome to the RE family. Very soon you'd forget you ever had a generator.

Some of us don't even have one anymore after porting to RE grin
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 2:46pm On Jan 08, 2025
ManAdii:
Good day.
Does anyone has any contact for importing LFP cells from china?
https://www.nairaland.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta/1394#122763272
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 5:54pm On Jan 07, 2025
RickyM:
What are the consequences of not reaching its nominal voltage?
Let’s say the voltage supply from PV is 200V.
It says 60-450v

With 200v you are good to go.

Hopefully I don't get banned for using numbers by this idiotic anti spam bot.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 5:52pm On Jan 07, 2025
The owner of this site should upgrade this antispam bot. Numbers are not spam. Banning people who use numbers is just so absurd.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 8:29pm On Jan 04, 2025
BigDickProblems:
My question is still valid. Except you don’t even have an idea on the device you are trying to sell.
Did you check the video?
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 8:28pm On Jan 04, 2025
dollarnaira:
I don laff taya.
It does "save energy" lol. That first comment is crazy.

Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 4:07pm On Jan 04, 2025
BigDickProblems:
Sorry o, but it seems the name “5000 watts” is misleading. Is that the power rating of the Energy saving device or is that the max Power of any device to be connected?

If it’s not the power rating of the Energy saving device, then what is its power rating?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXRmdDAWHMg&pp=ygUTZW5lcmd5IHNhdmVyIGRldmljZQ%3D%3D

Check out this video of another "energy saver".
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 6:38pm On Jan 03, 2025
SaintUlot:
Are you using an inverter, prepaid meter or Generator and you want to save your energy consumption by as much as 25% - 50%? then this 5000w energy saving appliance is for someone like you.

This energy saving appliance will reduce your power consumption on your pumping machine, big ox fan, hot plate, induction cooker, pressing iron and other power hungry appliances. This energy Saving appliance could make your inverter or Generator power some power hungry appliances it couldn't power before now.

Capacity - 5000w
Price - 90k
Call/WhatsApp - 08035537864 if you need it.
Facebook peeps will love this. In a DIY thread I doubt anyone will want to get this unknown device with unknown working principle that appear to break the laws of electricity.

This is akin to the "fue saver" BS they sell to car owners which is plugged into the 12v DC outlet of a car.

Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 2:35am On Jan 01, 2025
I have a feeling 2025 gonna rock
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 1:49pm On Dec 31, 2024
Ferdiwar:
I use some power tools (excluding the circular saw) and the are all cordless and so far I'll say that the wired ones are way better as they are more powerful and packs more torque.

For commercial use get a wired one and set up the inverter as intended.

3kva to 5kva inverter will handle it well.

Size the battery and panels based on your need.
That's true, I own a battery powered drill and an electric drill. Both are miles apart in power when you compare the lil torque produced by the battery type against the huge torque you experience on the electric counterpart.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 6:25am On Dec 31, 2024
leTrizzle:
Could you please explain further?
https://www.nairaland.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta/1875#133454990


Lithium battery last longer than tubular ( lead acid) batteries. So you are better off buying lithium.

Also even though the lithium is 100ah, lead acid battery capacity only has 50% usable capacity (without adverse effect on the lead acid battery), so hence 200ah can only be safely discharged 100ah without adverse effect on the lead acid battery. Whereas you can do 80-90% on lithium batteries.

So basically a 100ah lithium is approximately 200ah lithium battery.

Other advantage include that lithium battery is lighter,more compact and charges at a faster rate than lead acid batteries.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 8:05pm On Dec 30, 2024
vision202020:
I am on a tight budget. My budget can only cater for tubular batteries for now
There is someone selling 1.2kwh (100ah 12v) lithium battery here for less than 300k. I think it's a better alternative to 200/220ah Tubular battery.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 9:38am On Dec 30, 2024
HeavenlyBang:
Right now he comes across as someone who has zero understanding of electrical systems. Just learnt how to install solar components and thinks that makes him a guru.
Today, in Nigeria, many RE installers are like this. They just freestyle installation.
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 5:01am On Dec 30, 2024
HeavenlyBang:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIiRooFN15o?si=kM-_JaX_xLu4ICR4

I've not seen someone who puts out as much bad information as this guy.
Someone should urgently take his camera

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