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bodejohn: In the news, bodejohn's genco temporarily shuts down following Sunday morning clouds and heavy down pour...

Now the full details...The power generating company belonging and solely run by bodejohn was temporarily shutdown on Sunday morning after 10days of uninterrupted power supply to the numerous customers in the bodejohn's household.

The 10days of uninterrupted power supply has been lauded by other gencos as an achievement that has only been surpassed by George D's genco, a company setup many years before the coming on board of bodejohn's genco.

This measure was necessary to protect the 8 deep cycle batteries from slipping pass the recommended 50% DOD after sun down.

More details during the full news bulletin tonight...LOL

Nice one!!

For some of you who don't think spirits exist, you may want to listen to this confession and judge for your self.
NB: close the spaces in between the URL ....

http://www. you tube .com/watch?v=yyQwX4Q2jbI (CONFESSION of a Former Devil Worshipper - Sister Favour )

Hi,
Any update or report on financial status or number of Pioneer members should not be posted here. It should be made available in the meeting and any other avenue the meeting will agree to.

Still Available - Down to N700k
Apologies to those that sent me mails that didn't get reply immediately. I've however replied to all

exxell: Before, I was a catholic. Now, I am a core catholic. Soon, I will become a staunch Catholic.... Was born a Catholic, Will Marry A Catholic, Will Remain A Catholic And Will Die A Catholic! Glory To Jesus, Honour To Mary.

I'm with you dear. Nice one.

I really don't know why people find it difficult to understand that it is our choice to be Catholics; just as it is also their choice to belong to their own religious bodies. All my life I have prayed as a catholic asking for intercessions from Our Mother Mary and the saints - Behold my prayers have been answered. Why on earth should someone think I will dump the church just because of mere criticism online?

If you don't like what we do and cannot join us, then leave us to be.

TotalGreen: Hi,
Just connect it as u would connect one bank.
Make sure that the total peek current is not higher than 1/5 th of the battery capacity. It is advice not to charge a battery faster than 5hrs

Stand to be corrected on this one o, my brothers

@TotalGreen. Thanks. But I really don't get the connection yet. The battery bank has a +ve & a -ve terminal. Should I run one cable each from +ve terminal of the two controllers to the battery bank +ve and do same for the -ve terminal of the bank?

@George, many thanks for the insight on the battery input toggle switch

George_D: abunafiu,

i must say that your experience with the prag is rather strange. if anything, the usage of the stabiliser
should enhance your battery charging not slow it down. as long as you're getting the right amount of
input voltage into the inverter, there should be no increase in charging times for your battery bank.

try and check your connections and if possible remove the stabiliser from 'delay' mode when connecting to
phcn.

Supported. I experienced performance boost after installing PRAG and not otherwise. I just started noticing though that my 3.5kva Sukam inverter will trip off and on when I power it on. Sometimes it trips off 2 or 3 times before it stabilizes. Anyone has that experience yet?

Hope I don't have to disconnect and carry it again for repairs. Maybe its time for replacement?

Meanwhile, I'm searching the posts where connecting 2 solar array controllers to a battery bank was discussed. Please help me with the page number if you recollect -

Hi,
Just to confirm that we are very much around scouting for money to beat the deadline. Everything being stated by Pat is in order and true (As agreed in the meetings)

Cheers

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Fuel - Petrol
Engine - 4 Plugs
Air Conditioner - Factory (working)
Audio - CD/AM/FM (LG)
Steering - Power
All Air Bags - Intact
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Gear Transmission - Manual
Mileage - 196216
Mirrors - Automatic
Doors - 4 - Power Lock
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How much would be the landing cost to Lagos for these:
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2. Volkswagen bus (veragon or faragon?) in good condition and good mileage. This is to be used for transport

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How much would be the landing cost to Lagos for these:
1. Toyota Corolla 2003 model with manual gear

2. Volkswagen bus (veragon or faragon?) in good condition and good mileage. This is to be used for transport

patdozie@yahoo.com

dave07: Nice Thread indeed, informative and accurate too,wondered why this is not conspicuous enough on the landing pages cos this, the career thread and travel section seems to be where I have seen matured and balanced moderating and comments.
my little piece is that if we are going to get inverters rapidly deployed, there is a very urgent need not to be carried away by the popular brands and their Pricing, the xantrex, sma, sukam in our own case.
for instance, I have been using a 1000W inverter (without charger) for more than 3 years to power my basic household appliances, TV set, Dstv/strong decoder, fans and of course lighting.
There are smart chargers that will run well even on a small generator to charge batteries. I use one of this presently with two (2no) 160W 12v solar modules on the roof of my rented apartment (definitely would be going fully on solar on my own proprty).
The point Iam trying to make is that with as little N35K one can still get a good inverter with Smart chargers capable of giving at Least 30A of charging current and these chargers can also run well on small generators (i better pass).

Another grey area for most of us in Nigeria is in load management, By the time the power sector is fully privatized all the waste prevalent in Electricity use today will be thoroughly paid for. it beats my imagination to still see a lot of energy wasting incandescent lighting where people could have opted for energy saving bulbs or BETTER STILL DC led bulbs which are even far better than the numerous so called AC energy savers abounding the Nigerian market sphere.
Last year I replaced 20no 0f a clients 18W ac energy saver with 20 no 4W dc bulbs, thereby reducing the power consumed by lighting from 360W to 80W, the 280W saved was then channeled to other household item. Moreover the load of the lighting didn't have to go through the inverter hence reducing the inversion loss in the system.

Hi Dave, good insight. Please can you explain how the DC bulbs work. I mean for example,, the Inverter (or power grid) supply AC current. Do I need run another parallel wiring per bulb for the DC bulbs - since the load wouldn't pass through the inverter?. I assume it will be powered directly from the batteries? If so, doesn't it mean that there wont be any regulation for over draining the batteries? And what are the costs (say for the 4W DC bulb?)

Pdozie (patdozie@yahoo.com)

I fully support the 6 year single tenure. If GEJ agrees not to benefit from it, then its an honorable thing and I applaud him. the law itself is good GEJ or not

edogu: After my service in 2011, i investd my little savings on poultry farm project 2gethr wit d seed money dt my dad gav 2 me. 4 d first stock (abt 170 birds), i started wit, i broke even, 4 d second stock abt 200 birds, i lost all d stocks. Well i was discourag initially plus d fact d@ my parent advised me 2 leav it 4 now n face my MA programme. Am thru wit my course work n ve started writing thesis. My next project is 2 go back 2 d same business. As a measur, i ve created a special a/c 4 it. Com october dis yr, am starting all over again. My failur wil not deter me cos i ve learnt my lessons which re: get a good stock, ensure d envir is neat, timely vaccination, feed dm 4 8 wks n disposed dm as quickly as possibl. My advice 2 nairaland reading dis thread is dis 'let where u re 2day b better dan wher u re yesterday'. Above all, God shld be ur driver.

Nice. Your strength will see you through - Amen

Durchmann: You sound like you already have an idea on what to do with your idle fund. Why don't you just do what your heart tells you and learn from the experience? We will only give tips but you are the only one who knows whats best for you. Don't trust the street tips for investing. Just increase your financial IQ by either getting information or doing what you think is best and learning from the experience. No one has a monopoly to education, believe me.

Best post for this thread thus far.

alstacs: Hello friends, pls what does pure sine wave thing mean abd how it different from the other one?
I visited a cyberpower outlet and I discovered they have two types of inverters for the same power ratings. One is cheaper and the other is more expensive.
The nex question is- if I have a 3.5kva inverter with four 200mA batteries and I'm interested in getting solar charging option to it, what do I need to get in terms of cost.
@Ethnan- thanks for answering my questions all the time. I'm yet to acquire my inverter yet oh.

I suggest you go through this thread on solar: https://www.nairaland.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta
I followed the thread and today I have solar panels also charging my battery bank. take time and go through. You will get all the info and calculations. More so, you can post your questions there.
Cheers

Whether Jonathan or Buhari or Fashola rules, that will not solve the problem. We are only addressing the symptoms and not the actual disease. The Nigerian structure is wrong. The power in the center is too powerful. Why can't they mute the idea of regional government so they everyone that wants to rule will rule his region and develop it as he wants?

bosbos: Where can I buy zenith batteries?

You can call mr henry 08025810677 in Lagos directly. he's the sole distributor of zenith batteries.

idsolar: @bosbos go for sukam 3.5kva and zenith. they are very good frm exprience as an installer except fundwise, this is my choice always. not that others are not good o

Supported

LOL...
This forum is not for the Ogas on Top oo..

@TotalGreen, thanks for the info. I've set the controller not to equalize already

ile naira: @bodejohn, thanks for the reply. A stabiliser between Nepa and the inverter is a good thing. I'm assuming it would have to be a 'whole house' stabiliser rather than one for a single appliance. What's the typical cost for one?

Go for Servo Voltage stabilizer. More efficient than relay types and should serve your whole house. The last time I bought mine (PRAG) it cost me N45000 (for 10KVA). Here is the link: http://www.buyright.biz/index.php?module=product&event=viewdetail&pid=64

Hi Bode,
I thought you were having 24/7 supply . With my setup, I run the inverter my from 6pm till day 7am next day (13 hrs). But the freezer gets turned off by 10pm leaving light points and fans.
Since everyone leaves home in the morning, we usually turn off the inverter. Normally if the inverter is turned off and PHCN comes up, the inverter still supplies and powers all gadgets, but if PHCN goes off, every gadget switches off. And I have two freezers and 1 fridge, with water dispenser that will be on (with PHCN). If all of them should hang off the inverter, the load will be too much for the batteries. Or what do you advice?

So in my case the solar ends up charging the batteries alone (with no load). that may be why the AH is smaller (My thoughts!!)

@George, Sure I will still hang the Stabilizer. I tried hanging it when I was setting up but the wall was too loose. The nails wouldnt hold tight. i spent so much time even getting the MPPT controller and the other ones hung. But I will tackle it.

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8 batteries (4 x 100AH AND 4 x 200AH) - Still observing behaviour. So far so good.

Prag ServoStab, Sukam inverter and battery desulphator gadget (between the inverter and PRAG)

bodejohn: Who needs a gen? I even sold mine off in January.
I have not had public power for two weeks now and honestly I don't seem to bother. With a total of 720watts installed capacity and another 400watts waiting the day I will buy a second charger controller, I have more than i need sef.

You should have a menu on your mppt charger where the daily harvest is accumulated. You can easily track from there.

I am not sure if battery equalization is needed on sealed deep cycle batteries. You can google....

Thanks Bode. At exactly 7 days, I harvested 309AH (15KW). I've cleared the logs for March now. Just out of curiosity, how many batteries are you running with? With 720 Watts solar capacity you have uninterrupted power for 2 weeks? with freezer and blenders firing on? I should be doing same with my 750W capacity but i doubt I can last for 3 days without PHCN complimenting...

Nice one Bodejohn,
I got mine installed last weekend. (3 panels x 250W). For the whole week, I havent bought a litter of fuel nor powered my Gen. The combination of Solar & PHCN has kept the batteries alive even with PHCN holding power for over 24 hrs (in the name of shedding or rationalzation).

I have to figure out how many AH I harvested in the week and then reset it for March.

I however need one clarification, on the MPPT there is the dip switch for setting up batteries for equalization. I set it on auto (28 days). Is that recommended?

kiretiv: hello house I need the Morningstar meter like the one George D uses for the charge controller in Portharcourt. pls contact will be appreciated thanks

I got mine from Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007NMUM2E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You can place your order online using your credit card.

Alternatively, you can call vitus (08039644115) and discuss with him to get it and send to you in PH

Welldone guys,
For the gurus, ARM just introduced a new product that buys into the money market (TB inclusive): http://www.arminvestmentcenter.com/armmoneymarketfund/.

What are your thoughts?

ile naira: @pdozie, it is probably safer to use one set. For how long have you had both sets of batteries connected?. Did you notice anything about the batteries? You seem to have verified the voltage across the resulting bank, did you do the same for current? I feel your concern about seemingly wasting a set of batteries but whichever way you decide to go, your purchase is not a waste. If you're confident everything checks out, use them all as plannned otherwise, sell one set and buy more of whichever set you've retained.

I just started using both sets over the past weekend. They are still operational. Yea, I used my meter meaure the voltage. When the inverter said 'battery charged', I got 51.8v. I really dont know how to measure the current. If I put the meter terminals on the +ve & -ve of the batteries and push the meter button to Amp, it doesnt read anything. Please advice....

For now everything looks OK. I havent disconnected one set yet. I will probably leave it intact till this weekend fter I connect my solar panels then I can monitor for a while.
Please someone help me confirm how to use the digital meter to measure Current accoress the batteries.

Cheers

As adviced by Bodejohn, I googled it up. While many are against it, a particular blog wasnt convinced its a bad idea: http://www.morganscloud.com/2011/10/03/mixing-battery-sizes/

I will however disconnect one bank for now till further notice