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dollarnaira:
Stress? To put container under a dripping hose? Nna enh... Una too dey easy to dupe.

How do one distinguish between regular water from distilled water?

Trust? Hmmm

saxwizard:
Like I said buying from a trusted sources!

And not wanting to go through the stress of manually collecting the water is a personal choice.

Has nothing to do with been duped

bassdow:
only way to connect all 4pcs of 12v Tubular batteries to a 12v inverter is to connect them all in parallel using a very thick wire, then use another very thick wire to connect them to the 12v inverter. Ensure to have at least a breaker in-between.

If I were in your shoes, I would only connect 1 or 2 at a time.

Also if you wanna act like a techie, you could add a switch that would ensure only 2pcs of batteries are connected at a time hence you could use and charge the batteries while only using at most 2pcs at a time.

Tdoctor:
Curious. Why only 1 or two at a time? Why not the four?

Bankyshinani:
Good afternoon guys,
Please I have 3.2kva inverter in which it's voc is 160vdc and I am using 3 450w solar panels with it all connected in series...Buh now I feel like adding more panels buh I will be exceeding the 160vdv....
Please,what can I do at this for me to be able to increase the panels because I am also saving money for a 10kw lithium battery as I am using 2 tubular batteries now?

bassdow:
I disLike questions such as this lacking basic data. Why you didn't tell us how many extra solar panels you intends adding ? You didn't even explicitly state it's a hybrid inverter; You just want us to guess which can be error prone.

anyways, let's assume you intends adding extra 3 solar panels, you have to go from just 3 series to 3series 2parallel 3S2P hence it becomes 2 groups of 3 solar panels in series connected in parallel.

if you adding just extra 1 solar panel, it becomes 2S2P
if adding extra 3 solar panels, it becomes 2S3P

Also ensure you don't exceed the max charging current (around 60amps for 3.2kva inverters)

BUT if you don't want your inverter dictating number of solar panels, just get an external charge controller.

One might wonder why you need more than 3pcs of 450w solar panels for just 2pcs of 12v batteries which totals about 24v 200Ah

Bankyshinani:
The inverter is an hybrid inverter
Will getting an extra charging controller not disturb duty of internal charge controller

Trippledots:
Linnov8

waleayeni1:
I have 2 Schneider inverters: Conext SW4024 & Conext Sw 4048. I thought it would be a simple connection with solar panels, charge controller and lithium batteries. However, chat GBT tells me that my idea of solar is very wrong. That the inverter can only charge the batteries through grid or generator power. That I cannot charge the battery through the inverter with solar power. I say make I come meet our solar ancestors to help set the matter straight. Abeg make una explain am to me

Betnomore:
Compliments of the season bro. Abeg I need follow u talk. Mention me with your number abeg

waleayeni1:
I have 2 Schneider inverters: Conext SW4024 & Conext Sw 4048. I thought it would be a simple connection with solar panels, charge controller and lithium batteries. However, chat GBT tells me that my idea of solar is very wrong. That the inverter can only charge the batteries through grid or generator power. That I cannot charge the battery through the inverter with solar power. I say make I come meet our solar ancestors to help set the matter straight. Abeg make una explain am to me

CuteMaro:
Metal vs Wooden case,
Breakers (High voltage batteries need breakers)
Communication ports and general aesthetics.

Trippledots:
Aiit, Chief.

Edit: just chatted you but it seems you changed contact. Drop digits so I can holla. Hope all is well?

BigDickProblems:
People still chat you up?
The last time I searched for Trippledots here on Nairaland, it goes line by line with Criminal. Wow.

BigDickProblems:
People still chat you up?
The last time I searched for Trippledots here on Nairaland, it goes line by line with Criminal. Wow.

waleayeni1:
I have 2 Schneider inverters: Conext SW4024 & Conext Sw 4048. I thought it would be a simple connection with solar panels, charge controller and lithium batteries. However, chat GBT tells me that my idea of solar is very wrong. That the inverter can only charge the batteries through grid or generator power. That I cannot charge the battery through the inverter with solar power. I say make I come meet our solar ancestors to help set the matter straight. Abeg make una explain am to me

brightk:
lol..oga wetin na.. una don label am criminal just now now now

BigDickProblems:
I searched his name “Tripppledots” on Nairaland, I was seeing Criminal, Criminal everywhere. Bad name.

The 400k don finish.

bassdow:
4pcs of 200Ah batteries in parallel would give 12v 800Ah. That's a lot of current to handle, which increases losses despite requiring large thick cables (wires) which also costs more money + the inherent danger with such battery bank.

Common 2pcs of 200AH batteries alone in parallel sef would cause some issues except proper steps are put in place let alone 4pcs.

There's a reason most of us (at least the pros among us) prefers High voltage Low current especially in Solar panels. Even PHCN (NEPA) does similar hence reason they need transformer to step it up.

Even the charger it's sef also would be under pressure to deliver hence another issue. Don't forget, Voltage from source forces it's self in BUT it's the appliance that takes the amount of current it needs.

Hence if you have a 12v 800AH battery bank but the charger is rated 15v 30amps, the charger pushes in approximately 15v but it's the battery that would draw the amount of current it needs BUT since some internal mechanics comes into play, it would be limited to approximately 80 to 100amps which still is too much for such charger hence the charger ends up over heating and failing. Think of why a lot of laptop chargers either keeps getting warm, or hot during usage. Often times, it's because the amp rating of said charger is small for such laptop. BUT try giving said laptop a charger whose voltage is more than what's on the laptop and see it fry your laptop/appliance.

Hopefully such charger ain't dumb else fire fit start

Let me stop here

BigDickProblems:
I searched his name “Tripppledots” on Nairaland, I was seeing Criminal, Criminal everywhere. Bad name.

The 400k don finish.

BigDickProblems:
People still chat you up?
The last time I searched for Trippledots here on Nairaland, it goes line by line with Criminal. Wow.

adrusa:
None of this is correct. Irrespective of the size of your battery bank, the charger will supply the maximum current it is rated for. 15V 30A charger will supply a maximum of 30A which all the batteries will share among themselves based on their state of charge/internal resistance. Also, the current that will be drawn is not dependent on the battery bank size but on the draw by the connected appliances. In addition, how thick the cable needed is will depend on probable current draw. If we are talking in the range of 30A, the cables do not have to be too thick.

Therefore:

1. There is no reason not to use all the 4 batteries at the same time in parrallel.
2. The cable size will depend on the intended current draw.
3. The charger will not overheat becuase it will only supply the amount of current it is rated for, unless it is an overrated or poor china quality.
4. However, 30A charger will take a long time to fully charge the battery if they are depleted.

brightk:
lol..oga wetin na.. una don label am criminal just now now now

favouredbymercy:
Check this on Jumia. 600watts, but its a 1.5litres Jug.

dollarnaira:
It was delivered today.
1.5L of water boiled after about 13min.
Same volume of water boils on gas at average heat for about 8mins.

Power is about 600w too i.e 48a on a 12v system. Efficient appliances are still coming in the future.

Thanks thanks.