Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 4:18pm On Jul 13, 2022 |
MyLane: Hello everyone! I have been using my Access bank Visa card for a long time to make purchases in AliExpress but recently I have not been able to use it. I have been trying for the past 3 days all to no avail. I kept getting this response "Couldn't process this payment for security reasons. Error code: CSC_xxxxxx".
I used the card last 3 months ago and what I want to purchase is around $12. What's the error code? |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 8:34pm On Jul 12, 2022 |
Jefferyzz: Hi. My inverter doesn't charge my 200a 12v Lifepo4 battery efficiently. In the manual it states it's has 80a solar charger and pv input is 90-450vdc. My pv input is mostly between 126vdc to 131. The inverter at times will just stop charging and will b blinking the panel symbol.. inside hot sun at times my bms shows 12a going into my Lifepo4 cells while the inverter is not under any load. Im using 3 400w panels connected in series. My pv connection is good and intact. See if you can add three more PV and connect in series |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 4:22pm On Jul 12, 2022 |
FEGEITOK: Alternative power supply is no longer a luxury but a necessity. I agree with you, it's now a necessity to own a backup power as the government do not care about power for the masses. |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 2:50pm On Jul 12, 2022 |
FEGEITOK: I am getting a Conext XW 8548 Pro by month end
I now want everything on the inverter not just computers
Thanks for this explanation This is a rugged inverter. Cheers. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 2:11pm On Jul 11, 2022 |
Dunkjames5: Please I need some clarifications... For example you order something worth 28dollars on AliExpress, is your bank going to charge for every single dollar? Yes they'll charge for every dollar. Banks are a business out to turn a profit. So, they'll always debit their customers (you and I) for every service they render. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 5:41am On Jul 11, 2022 |
DonnyE: What is the custom duty for phones please. I am planning to place an order for a Samsung S10E. No one can really say the amount to be charged as it is not fixed. You may get charged anything from ₦0 to ₦85,000 or even more depending on phone bought, and the custom official that will arbitrarily decide the value of the phone and assign a duty to it based on their discretion. |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 7:15pm On Jul 10, 2022 |
litaninja: Sure.
L - N --> voltage reading 1 L - E --> voltage reading 2 N - E --> voltage reading 3
(voltage reading 2 - voltage reading 1) + voltage reading 3 = 1.7v I believe this falls in the expected range of 0 - 2v? The person above has beaten me to what I would've said  In addition you can run a lamp test, that is place an incandescent bulb across L and E with your meter in place. The voltage reading should be the same with the bulb on live and neutral. But the best test remains using the earth tester.
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Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 8:37am On Jul 10, 2022 |
oluvicki: Please how does Customs handle smartphones either Android or Apple, any hassles or just normal clearance like other devices. Thanks No one can really tell for sure. If lucky you get no custom duty to pay, if not you will pay duty. That's just how it works |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 8:36am On Jul 10, 2022 |
litaninja: I did a quick test across an outlets terminals just to check, I'm within expected voltage levels. Can you elaborate on the earth test you did? |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 2:58pm On Jul 09, 2022 |
litaninja: Yezzir, the 2 installed are. I hope the earthing is still effective |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 12:34pm On Jul 09, 2022 |
litaninja: Proper earthing is in place, SPDs are as well. Lightening arrestor on the tank tower right next to the building.  Is the SPD display still green? |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 12:14pm On Jul 09, 2022 |
litaninja: .
Pls help oooo, I cannot become PHCN sacrifice!
cc Bigrovar Ojey.sky McT.rinity Mctfopt Earthr.ealm zeesto.ne99 I have no idea of who can repair the inverter, but I think before you fix another inverter it'll be great if you fix your earth/thunder protection system to prevent a reoccurrence |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 5:28pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 4:29pm On Jul 08, 2022 |
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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 5:02am On Jul 08, 2022 |
FEGEITOK: I really appreciate this information.
God bless you plenty.
Are you fully off-grid? Not fully offgrid. But now public utility got little control over how I use power  |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 1:40pm On Jul 07, 2022 |
FEGEITOK: Thank you, brother.
Can you share with me the capacity of the solar charge controller that you are using and the number/capacity of the solar panels?
I believe that being a 48-volt system that you are using at least 4 batteries, right? I'm currently using Outback 80A solar charge controller. My panels are 12 nos of 300w PV. I'm using lithium batteries. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 6:25am On Jul 07, 2022 |
ConfirmBlog: Hello Everyone,
This 11:11 Global Sale Festival, who has ever purchase a phone during the period?
Are things really cheap or na sakamaje?
does the wait really worth it?
awaiting your inputs. The thing with this festival is to mark the price of the products you want to buy two months before then. Wait till then and check if there is any discount. Most sellers in AE will inflate the prices of items they sell around two weeks or so prior to 11:11 then do some "massive discount" on 11:11  Point to note is that shipping after 11:11 is slow, that is to be expected as the logistics are a bit overwhelmed by shoppers who took advantage of the discount that occur during the shopping festival. Some years back I got a solid discount on a Xiaomi Note 3 phone. Funny, the phone is still alive and kicking 
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Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 11:04pm On Jul 06, 2022 |
FEGEITOK: Thanks brother, so what kind/capacity of solar panels are you using and how many? The original post you initially quoted shows a Schneider Conext SW inverter which is not a hybrid inverter, that is, it does not contain an inbuilt solar charge controller so you cannot connect solar panels directly on it. If you are planning on purchasing this awesome inverter and plan on using it with solar panels, you should also purchase a separate solar charge controller to handle that part of the system. I'm currently using random Chinese solar panels at the moment. Currently, it is performing  |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 4:04am On Jul 06, 2022 |
FEGEITOK: I want to buy this inverter.
Please tell me if you would wholeheartedly recommend it.
Thanks in advance Go ahead, 100% recommended. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 5:44pm On Jul 04, 2022 |
Oldboss: but is the shipping fee of Speedaf expensive Not that much, it depends on what you are buying and the seller. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 4:31pm On Jul 04, 2022 |
WaytoGo: Please, guys,
It is a must I respond Decline or agree by the seller though I would prefer to leave as it is until AE intervenes in the matter. Do you agree with the dispute arrangements by the seller that is asking you to wait for the item. If no, decline. If yes, accept. But once I open dispute, whatever the seller says that doesn't go down well with me (that doesn't get me my refund) gets declined. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 4:05pm On Jul 04, 2022*. Modified: 4:29pm On Jul 04, 2022 |
Prince202020: Good day bosses, Please I recieved a message to pick up my order from my local Nipost office for this item (pic attached) and I should also come with handling fee, this item weighs 100grm, does it deserve a handling fee, if yes, how much is handling fee?
Thank You. Those guys (NIPOST) charge for every item received in most of the POs around the country. Luckily, of late, it's just me and Speedaf and I'm loving it  |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 9:31pm On Jul 03, 2022 |
Kaido: I want to order to an item from AliExpress should I use SpeedAf Express Umuahia or Nipost Umuahia as my address? Use your address, the shipping agent decides if to use Speedaf or NIPOST |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 3:47pm On Jul 03, 2022 |
Namzy: A lightening strike took out my axpert 3kva [ipowerplus] inverter and I'm so pained. Took the inverter for repairs and every where I took it in Anambra, I'm told its toast. I'm still looking for anyone that repair it maybe in Lagos. Currently in the market for a replacement and prices are scary See if you can replace the damaged part. Try Alibaba if all fails here. Bought a part in Taobao to replace a damaged charger that I was unable to fix here. |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 9:11am On Jul 01, 2022 |
durodee: The voltages fluctuations from the National grid and the responses from my servo stab. It has been horrible in the last few weeks and I have had to rely fully on being off grid 308v? WTH!!!!  |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 3:34pm On Jun 28, 2022 |
Chuksteric: Access bank has refused to refund me after calling and mails . mctfopt: If you chat the customer contact centre they'll tell you to fill an international dispute form and send to them. After that when next you contact the customer care they'll inform you that international refunds takes up to 45 business days. I once had to wait up to 25 business days after filling the forms to get a refund. This was after waiting for 20 business days without seeing the refund. When I have a refund with them these days, I don't wait for 20 business days, I just fill the form and send and start the long wait. mctfopt: Total wait period was approximately 45 business days. I almost gave up hope of getting the refund. This was a recent behaviour as refunds are usually gotten under 20 business days. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 6:03pm On Jun 25, 2022 |
odimbannamdi: Thanks for this very insightful response, boss. You have always been helpful. I really appreciate.
Honestly, it was really insensitive for the seller to tell me to take it to a technician to fix it. I asked her, why would I be "fixing" a new inverter? Who would pay for the cost of the fixing? And what if it is beyond the simple soldering issue that you speaking of? But she kept evading all of my questions.
I am putting my dispute claim together now. My worry and confusion is:
- all my communications with her was on WhatsApp and not on the Alibaba chat app. Would that be a problem?
- how many invoices should I apply for the refund on? I have made up my mind to return the item if need be, so I am requesting for refund on the invoices that will amount to 35usd extra on the cost of the item. At least, that should cover my shipping cost to Nigeria and a significant percentage of my return cost back to China.
What are your thoughts? I don't chat on WhatsApp with Alibaba sellers except "my guys". I've noticed that if things go south, WhatsApp chats are not admissible as Alibaba cannot ascertain the authenticity of such evidence. I still think you'll spend more than 35USD to return the package to China, unless you are going the NIPOST route that takes ages to get to China. That not withstanding, go ahead and open your dispute. I don't think you have any other option at this point. Open it in all the invoices as the dispute payment is based on the amount seen on that particular ticket |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 8:37pm On Jun 24, 2022 |
odimbannamdi: Has anybody ever applied for a refund on Alibaba and succeeded?
I bought 2 items from a seller. Because of the payment constraints on our cards, she had to split the amount across 7 invoices, afterwhich i paid. I finally got the 2 items and i discovered that one of the items has a factory defect. You need to press down the surrounding of the switch button before it comes on, and it goes off when you remove your hand. So I created 2 videos of the issue (one where i pressed down the surrounding of the switch button and one where i didnt) and sent to the seller. She was suggesting that i open the item and check for any loose ends or soldering, but i am having none of it as this should be a working item, plus who will pay for the repairs and what if it is even unrepairable?
On those basis, i am applying for a refund on 4 of the invoices (which will then be more than the price of one unit by about 5usd). I understand that this could a dicey issue and i need to be careful with my words and evidences i present so the case doesnt go against me.
Has anyone done this before? How did you about it? How would you advise i proceed in this situation? What could be the likely outcome.
Men and brethren, abeg advise me.
Thanks! Sorry about your predicament. I've gotten a refund from Alibaba but not from Alibaba. My seller get small sense, offered to change the faulty product without me putting any official effort. I guess I got lucky, I hate when some sellers tell you to repair things as if Nigeria is like China with loads of bad ass repair people who do cheap repairs. Eg when one of my ebike twist throttle was acting up, contacted one of the seller and he told me to take it to an ebike shop. Lol. How many people use ebikes in Nigeria to warrant a shop and guys capable of running repairs for it? I later found a fix and DIYed the issue. Though the seller later offered a throttle but told me to pay for shipping. For your case, go ahead and open the dispute. With enough evidence you may just win. Just that dispute resolution is sort of dicey in Alibaba when compared to AliExpress. But I no longer do business with sellers at Zhèjiāng Province, I prefer sellers from Guǎngdōng Province. Guangdong sellers has higher quality product and more quality, which often comes at a slightly higher cost, compared to the often lower quality product from the Zhejiang province. I learned this lesson the hard way. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 8:23pm On Jun 24, 2022 |
burner44: Just collected my realme gt neo 2. Boy speedaf use 10 days deliver my phone Speedaf is on steroids... got a package I ordered in 13 days. They are doing well. |
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 1:33pm On Jun 24, 2022 |
felaliveson: Is it true lithium gets overheat and explodes? Every battery (both lithium and lead acid type) will explode when overcharged. By the way, lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePo4) is not prone to explosion. In my early days, I once have overcharged it several times without it exploding. Just that such behaviour is a sure fire way of drastically reducing the life span of the battery. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 3:46pm On Jun 20, 2022 |
Mansoor001234: Any legit shipper on Nairaland Check the various threads and read reviews. |
Technology Market › Re: This Thread Is Only For Aliexpress Shopper by mctfopt: 10:15am On Jun 19, 2022*. Modified: 3:17am On Aug 19, 2024 |
umarfantami: What a nice reply. Thank you.Can u give details of how is the third party shipping look likes. There are businesses who ship on behalf of a buyer. They operate in these two major ways: 1) You pay for your item, and ship to their address (usually local to where you are sourcing the item- China, USA, UK, Dubai etc). They charge you for shipping to your country (Nigeria in this case). 2) You send web link of item you want to buy. They bill you for both buying and shipping to your country. Some who procure sometimes have service charge fees separate from the shipping fee charge. Here are some third party shippers: 1) https://www.nairaland.com/4755234/buy-ebay.com-1688-taobao-alibaba do some research here as many no longer active 2) https://www.nairaland.com/1819824/newly-found-shipping-agent-china#24807137I'm not sure of the other numbers, but I'm sure the one that ends in 2441 is still available on WhatsApp3) CHRISVICMALL4) HEROSHE5) COLALAPlus a host of others too numerous to mention here FYI: Do your due diligence before transacting with any of the above mentioned business as I am in no way endorsing their business. Thank you. |