₦airaland Forum

You guys are doing well.

Midex88:
Lie lie

That's the fastest way to go about it. Consider the card lost to avoid long explanations.

iKingsley:
you gave the best advice.

Thank you. I see your contributions here. Let's keep helping ourselves since it appears that's what we've got with the way our government don't give a f**k.

Alozera:
My zenith na Verve.. it will expire September sha. If I get chance, I will go renew it work Mastercard

If you don't mind the charge and there is urgent need for one, you can always get a MasterCard even before this verve expires. You can always approach the bank and tell them your Verve card is lost

yahyus02:
I didn't ask for anybody card details...the person will place it for me... everybody knows gtbank is currently unavailable for placing order on AliExpress.

Oh, I guess you didn't read my reply very well. I thought you wanted someone to help you place order, I asked if you will give YOUR CARD details to the person. The issue with what you want is what if the package did not arrive and a dispute is opened and you win? Will this person be willing to give you your money back as it will be this third party's account that will be credited? I think it's better you open account with the bank that offers this service. But anyways, just my 2kobo. Ride on with what you think is the best approach.

Alozera:
Chai..
I miss GTB.. they can never debit me for an unsuccessful transaction..
I had to opt for this useless UBA when that issue with their card payment started..

Go Zenith...

yahyus02:
Please I need someone to place an order for me on AliExpress..

Placing order is easy, why do you want someone to help you do that? Are you going to give that someone your card details too

Lemonz:
Yeah I get the statement. I'm just wondering if unclaimed packages have anything to do with low mails. They don't need to "dispatch" anything. Just update information or text or call.
I don't see low mails as an excuse. Honestly I don't know how all these work so let them just do what they are doing.

Yeah, I still have May and June pkgs in transit. I no longer bother to check the track update (only check the purchase protection after a week). I've made up my mind that I'll open dispute for it as track is just there with zero update. My PO people intermittently updates me (not online) that I have no package. So I know my package is not in the country. I don't let it bother me again. These days I shop only with DHL or FedEx shipping until the sanity returns to standard and free shipping.

Anyone that wants to do the free shipping should be ready to have crazy patience, if you can't just use DHL, FedEx, etc and hope you don't get to pay that crazy custom duties

Lemonz:
Low mails??

I guess that statement means the volume of received mails are small (low) due to issues with logistics as a result of Covid19.

alstacs:
These dead deep cycle batteries that people buy, what are they used for? I have been trying to wrap my head around this for a while now but I don't seem to understand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO-X8Gw2nXY

BabaKc:
Oga, I take God beg you, come and explain how you were able to use this NIPOST track and trace website.
I have used more than 7 different web browsers and the site refused to work.

Works only if item is in Nigeria

VeeVeeMyLuv:
the guys are just using the pandemic as an excuse to deliberately misbehave

My major orders these days are via DHL...it doesn't come cheap at times, but no time for all these delays and stories. Can't wait till we are back to the pre Covid19 era of faster shipping via AliExpress shipping methods.

sobality:
hello

To whom it may be concern i filed dispute to an item i bought since march 13, 2020 which later update from Hand over to airline to Insert item into bag SGSINJ, june 10, 2020 and Send item abroad (EDI-received) on june 11, 2020 and failed to arrived for over 56 days since EDI-received in total 144 days since order, i was lucky my dispute is granted in that case i promise to pay back the seller when ever i got the item it $234 phone but seeing what AE become i won't refund to AE, rether compensate lucky once here which lost appeal with genuine evidence, lets hope i received mine...

kind regard...

Dispatched on 87th day WTF?!!

Lemonz:
What about a situation where it's a small item. I single smartphone. Do have experience with that?

Nah, I don't buy phone in China. But I buy other costly stuff the size of phone. I guess the custom guys are not aware how costly some of the items are as they are not usually the run-of-the-mill type of imports

Lemonz:
Does buying with dhl ALWAYS attract customs problem??

Only paid once. The goods that I paid for weighed 10kg. Others just sail through with no charges...

peterincredible:
for those thinking of using zenith bank i opened a zenith bank acount with my phone then i went to their nearest branch and ordered for atm card(visa) and within an hour i was done then i went home and bought something from aliexpress and zenith bank charged me #393/dollar so if you want to use zenith bank pls go ahead

That's how they roll.

Midex88:
Which bank

Zenith

ceaser:
Account opening was seamless and in fact I got the account number allocated to me within 10 minutes of reviewing my mandate, while I was still seated. However when I demanded the ATM card thingy, the marketing guy said they will still have to check out the address (KYC things) before I can proceed to that next stage.

The marketer dull. My KYC was over in minutes.

ceaser:
Guys AliExpress don dey para o. Imagine losing three disputes back to back within a week. These are SingPost items that have either "expired" status or "EDI received" for the past 120 days, remained untrackable and remain undelivered. These guys just dey dash out "invalid reason" like gift. I opened all these disputes like some 7 days after purchase protection expiry o, and that was even after sending message to the seller to extend it for about 30 days without response. I will now open dispute and attach evidence and the useless seller that has remained blind and deaf all along will surface from nowhere pleading that I close the dispute.

Instead of the useless AE team too to do diligent work, dem go just dey dash out "invalid reason" all over the place. I'm sure this attitude will soon embolden suppliers to commit fraud of refusing to send item but give false impression that they do. After all covid-19 affects shipping and AE have begun to favour them unduly in the arbitration that follows.

Dollar-Naira imbalance is worsening, even the Zenith card I hoped to get is still pending 4 days after it should have been ready; I kept getting this "no network to print card" complaints from their custocare, which seems to wanna validate the claim by someone up here that banks are reluctant to issue out new MasterCard. Our local PO by their attitude with poor logistics are making an already bad situation worse and more difficult to solve because as it stands, you can't entirely say if the AE team is wrong in their insistence that parcel has reached your country and asking you to visit your local PO.

Finally, this my back to back loss of dispute is the last straw for me. I think I'm done with purchases on AE for now. I will weigh my options and source a reliable 3rd party procurement and logistics service here on Nairaland. Then purchase my items mostly in bulk now (collate all the different items from the different sellers on AE) before having them shipped rather than the piecemeal ways AE does.

I got my card immediately after opening my account. It was seamless. Better to buy with DHL, than wait forever for AliExpress slow shipping.

How you dey? $ is N390 from Zenith. Zenith is doing well

Brasidas5:
thanks a lot , any difference between the transformer and transformerless?

One has transformer and the other does not have transformer. Both has advantages as well as disadvantages. Transformers add layer of impedance to your system that assists in protecting you from voltage surges. Isolation transformers are sometimes introduced into systems to reduce the fault current in AC power systems. The system will be “stiffer” by removing the transformer (respond quicker to changes in voltage), for both good and ill.

That said, in a power supply, the reduction of an element that can fail and the elimination of source of losses (no transformer makes it more efficient as the transformerless inverter usually have lower self current draw).

But in most low end and cheap inverters, the transformerless inverters are usually inferior compared to the transformer type.

chris81964:
Work we did in Aba. Last one we did before this was in 2014. We have come a long way since. Some of you like to copy and claim other peoples work. You know who you are.

Watermark it to reduce theft

Brasidas5:
Hello all, I really don’t know much about inverter but need to make an inquiry, please like how much can I get a 12v inverter ? I was asked to buy this but need to have an estimation before going into the market . Thanks

12v 850VA transformer based inverter prices ranges from 50k and above.

The transformerless inverter, of same capacity, can be sold at a cost of between 12k to 45k.

IMAliyu:
Does anyone here have any experience buying off Amazon and shipping to Nigeria?

I use third party shipper for Amazon purchases. That way the shipping headache is transferred to another person

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Please is there a particular reason one would want a separate charger and not utilize the charging functionality already bundled with a decent inverter?

I can attempt to answer this, most that transitioned to LFP use may be using inverter not adequately suited for charging LFP. An external charger may just be what they might need.

adrusa:
Yes, I was backing up and extending your position.

Awesome.

Nigeria!

I hope by the end of the day the factories will put in place more safety measures for their workers.

I hope the family of the deceased gets some compensation for this needless death. Not that it will bring back the deceased, but it sure can be useful.

I hope the police are not just there to further enrich themselves in the guise of investigation.

I can only hope.

ojeysky:
A few 11 to 15v 1 to 53A adjustable lithium Chargers available

The specs looks awesome. My LFP people running 12v, wetin dey hol una?

adrusa:
One very easy way to be deceived into overpaying for goods (battery inclusive) is to equate high price with quality. Even in international markets where big brands are involved, many have come to realize that a large part of the cost you pay for big brands goes into the branding racketeering. Nokia android phones are a good example. Those phones are not made by Nokia, they are made by HMD Global who make returns to Nokia per unit sold. So, when you buy a nokia phone, a little part of your cost price goes to paying for the label on the phone.

On the other hand, buying goods solely on price is a very good way of ending with a dud. If it is extremely cheap, that is often for a reason; fake product, under-specification (150AH labelled as 200AH), use of poor quality components, poor after-sale services etc.

So, price should be the least of your consideration when buying batteries.

1. Physically inspect the battery; poor attention to manufacturing details is often obvious even from the packaging. Poor external appearance often signposts poor internal quality.
2. Track records; ask people who have used a product before about their experience. While some people will be lucky or unlucky, if you get a fairly consistent report about a battery, you should take those reports seriously.
3. Traceable to a known manufacturer. People put their labels on product as a way of establishing brand recognition and dominance. Companies with consistent poor reports will soon disappear. Be aware that many unscrupulous businessmen can put any label on any product,
4. After sale services. Even best companies have occasional failures and problematic production batches. Do they stand by their products with good warranty supports? I will buy a weak local product with warranty compared to a strong brand with no one to talk to when problem arises.
5. Finally, people say, you should buy battery based on weight as the components are fairly standard in the same product group. If a 200AH AGM battery weighs less than 150AH from a good brand, you are probably buying poor quality or fake product. However, this comes with a caveat as some dubious manufacturers have been known to add glass or rock to a compartment in their battery to add dead weight.

These are better things to consider rather buying the one asking for more money. But like others have pointed out, the treatment of your batteries is probably the best indicator of how long it will last you. Consistent over-discharge or overcharging of any battery will make it die young.

I guess we are saying the same thing with different grammar..

TBrownAuto:
What you said is not truly correct using price to compare the quality of battery, the fact is most importer sometime import different brand and print another name on them, very ram pared that how they make profit, the only way to manage your battery is how you used it, Yes, you charge and discharge, each process is called a cycle and every battery has times of cycle which is the real life time of that battery

So buy battery with high number of cycle, but you will never see it on the battery spec or on the battery due to Nigeria fraud way of doing business

It is true the price is not only the indicator to the quality of a product, but over time premium products are usually costlier than their non premium counterpart. It is now left to the discretion of the buyer if they are willing to part with more for the perceived quality of the product. It's like walking on a tightrope, you need the pole (your common sense) to achieve the equilibrium while watching out for that rogue gust of wind (overpriced goods) that may knock you off the rope.

As per knowing the number of cycles, do you really blame the people importing it (Nigerians) or the people producing it (Chinese) for this lack of information? Often times, stuffs such as this is hidden by the manufacturer, the buyer on the other hand does not really care as the batteries are pretty cheap. After all most marketing decision always comes down to the cost of the product.

Of course no marketer will want you to know the cheap battery you just bought has only 250 cycles, but they can always tell you that it is 70k each for 200ah

ceaser:
Private hostel:

✓ 20 rooms self contained lighting point (approx 40 lighting points)
✓ Pumping machine 750hp (better it is run during daylight hours) - controlled by float switch and a timer so programmed.
✓ Charging points in the rooms (1 usb AC socket per room) giving around 5 watts x 20 rooms = 100 watts.

I'm yet to determine insolation and sun direction and also the distance from roof to potential site of inverter set up.

My proposal:

• 60 amp MPPT (1 unit)
• 10mm duo core
• 320 watts mono panel (12 units) to be in 3s3p
• Felicity 48volts 3kva pure sine hybrid with 60amp MPPT to take the remaining 3 units of panels.
• 48v 100amp Lithium battery

What d'you think sirs?

Looks cool, add this voltage and current protection device to the mix, should in case any occupant of the room deem it necessary to add more load to the existing one

omotoda:
Durability and quality bro. Let me share a personal experience with you.At some point
in 2019April (precisely)I bought 2 units of 200ah AGM battery at Alaba for 72k each while the reputable Indian brands were going for 120k each.

The battery lasted only 9 months.You can't compare a Quanta battery of 150k each with a battery of 85k.Good value comes at a premium!!

Although another school of thought will insist the 85k China batteries will serve you well if hooked up with panels but I haven't verified that sha!!!

Talk about getting what you pay for! Premium always comes at a price.