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KA24DETT:
Get a decent 24 V hybrid inverter and connect your panels directly to it—Felicity, Deye, Growatt, or units from Valto or other trusted sellers on this platform all work. I’ll go with Felicity mainly because their service centers are everywhere. I’ll buy directly from their main office and make sure it’s properly registered for warranty. Omo, repairs will come—it’s not a question of if, just when.

The 100 A MPPT charge controller can be kept as a spare, no solar equipment is ever truly wasted—it usually comes in handy later
If you’d rather sell it, I can take it off your hands for ₦100k and you can put that money toward a hybrid inverter.

Keep in mind that hybrid inverters do consume slightly more power than a separate MPPT-plus-inverter setup. Another option is a sachet inverter paired with your MPPT, but the caveats are lower real-world wattage than advertised and a chopped/modified waveform output.

Thanks a lot.

HeavenlyBang:
Paralleled with lead acid to mitigate idle drain. Ran a cable from the battery compartment to my glove box where the LFP sits cooly.

Ha! Is that not some fire risk?

oweniwe:
Don't buy transformerless inverter

Their MOSFETs blow easily after a while.

Visit any electrician/radionic shop where they repair inverters, you will see mountain of dead sachet inverters there.

Some don't last 6 months before they blow and they're over-rated too.

2,000W written on it but if you put 1,000w load continually, MOSFETs will blow.

I would rather buy tokunbo bluegate ups in good condition than buy sachet inverter again

Really? Na wa o.

bassdow:
I observed the last 2 comments above are hidden while I'm logged in BUT displays when on inCogNito mode.

You were blocked by the authors lol

How much is original 600w panel now

Thanks. This is quite instructive.

KA24DETT:
1. Nothing beats efficiency. If you have AC fans, sell them and buy DC fans. Use inverter ACs, LED bulbs, inverter fridges and freezers.

Two "OX" standing fans recently blew the coils few weeks apart and they were constituritng scrap nuisance at home. So I got them converted into a DC fan. Removed the burnt AC motor, got a 12v - 24v power drill motor (the same motor used in these DC fans) and changed the original OX fan blades to plastic ones. A few metal drillings here and there and I got them working fine on DC. With three ceramic resistors soldered in series I was able to achieve graded 3 speed control. Because of gear teeth incompatibility, I couldn't get the oscillating/rocker component of the fans to function.

6. Turning off fridges and freezers at night reduces battery drain. Using frozen containers or bags of pure water inside helps retain cold and slows temperature rise while they’re off.

I've had a not nice experience with inverter freezer when few weeks back the condenser packed up, sadly 3 months after the 5 years warranty expired. Never used it on NEPA, always on solar. A non-inverter compressor was swapped in as replacement. Meanwhile other two non-inverter freezers have done well for 7 to 9 years now. So I'm sincerely not sure if I want to walk the inverter freezer terrain again anytime soon.

They're used for Ice block biz and cold drinks. Usually the freezers for ice block work 24/7 cos of demands that outpaces supply. But I've lately noticed that 7am to 5am schedule might be power-saving to some extent especially when the blocks are all frozen. Another alternative I've considered to meet demands is probably getting another freezer to transfer all frozen packs/blocks to and then stagger its working for like 15 hours daily hopefully enough to keep them frozen so the donor freezer will be available for new packs.

Valto has visited my site and has been very supportive of my business. His customer service has been excellent since my first battery purchase.

I might consider Valto for some purchases with this recommendation. I've seen his price trend and it seems to be cheaper than my current supplier even though he too has been highly reliable for years (about 5 years now) and mostly uses grade A cells

This reflects my company’s experience. Take it for what it is — n = 1. I went with LV instead of High voltage system, it was a business decision. The Jury is still out.

LV as how? You have 48v system, right? Can we say that is low voltage considering the offers we currently commonly have in Nigeria is the highest at 48v system, 60v or 96v still quite a rarity in the Nigeria ecosystem.

Tdoctor:
Please, can someone explain how one of these is a PWM and the other an MPPT?

I think the MPPT is just printed on a PWM inverter.
The OGAs in the house will have more knowledge, though.

Deluxe8000:
How much is original 600w panel now

depends on location

Last I paid for 12pcs of brand new 555w is 121,000 @ Fouani Ajah

meanWhile, a used 600w bifacial is 110,000 naira , a used 550w bifacial = 100,000 naira AND ordinary (nonBiFacial) 550w is 95,000 naira

That's Lagos / Ogun state price

Prices could go a bit lower based on volume

fuckboys:
I don connect am self come down from the roof. Which kind wahala be this now.

Lol. He is right, they're rated for AC. It will melt with use on solar panel. I have a pack of that type of connector. Used one to connect 12v Led strip that draws around 45w and the shyte melted 😄

I have used these successfully in projects. If you can get any of them, you should be fine. Note that XT60 and XT90 connectors aren't quick connectors though unlike the first two that makes for easy connection. XT connectors require soldering and soldering them is a huge pain in the butt for me.

fuckboys:
well I don’t see reason why I need to retighten those screws over time cos there’s absolutely no tension on those wires. They just lay flat on the roof surface.

The only thing I’m scared of is corrosion over time. I didn’t tape it or anything, just left it bare like that after attaching the wires

You should have kukuma slide the connector under the panel where it is not unduly exposed to the elements.

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Please suggest a Felicity Repair Center in Lagos. I have a faulty120A Charge controller that I want to repair.
Thank you

KA24DETT:
Get a decent 24 V hybrid inverter and connect your panels directly to it—Felicity, Deye, Growatt, or units from Valto or other trusted sellers on this platform all work. I’ll go with Felicity mainly because their service centers are everywhere. I’ll buy directly from their main office and make sure it’s properly registered for warranty. Omo, repairs will come—it’s not a question of if, just when.

The 100 A MPPT charge controller can be kept as a spare, no solar equipment is ever truly wasted—it usually comes in handy later
If you’d rather sell it, I can take it off your hands for ₦100k and you can put that money toward a hybrid inverter.

Keep in mind that hybrid inverters do consume slightly more power than a separate MPPT-plus-inverter setup. Another option is a sachet inverter paired with your MPPT, but the caveats are lower real-world wattage than advertised and a chopped/modified waveform output.

2000w satchet inverter for sale
Brand new
Power and battery levels display
70k
08033726861

Xanderone:
Lol. He is right, they're rated for AC. It will melt with use on solar panel. I have a pack of that type of connector. Used one to connect 12v Led strip that draws around 45w and the shyte melted 😄

I have used these successfully in projects. If you can get any of them, you should be fine. Note that XT60 and XT90 connectors aren't quick connectors though unlike the first two that makes for easy connection. XT connectors require soldering and soldering them is a huge pain in the butt for me.



You should have kukuma slide the connector under the panel where it is not unduly exposed to the elements.

I already removed that connector and joined the 2wires manually and taped it properly.

Hi Guys,
Can anyone give me an assist, on how to connect this KMF 160 Coulomb Meter in my DIY?

i use a Hybrid inverter, so there is no external charger, as indicated in the diagram. Does this mean l connect the thick red wire to the PV input of the Inverter, (as the charger?)

oluchibabe:
Hi Guys,
Can anyone give me an assist, on how to connect this KMF 160 Coulomb Meter in my DIY?

i use a Hybrid inverter, so there is no external charger, as indicated in the diagram. Does this mean l connect the thick red wire to the PV input of the Inverter, (as the charger?)

Just connect this meter in between the negative of battery and Inverter. Locate the the inverter part and battery part of the shunt.

Xanderone:
NEPA soon came with their wàhálà again. Vandalized transformer and no power for months on end. So I kikuma suspend purchase of voltage stab.

Oh, sorry…. I bought Apex from Jumia

Good day bro. I currently use 1 tubular battery without a panel. And light now days hardly comes.... I am seriously thinking of porting to this itel 500w/1kwh system... Byt I need ur advice based on my load. During d day we use
1 60inch LED TV
One standing fan of 40watts and 1 celing fan.
An l.g inverter fridge.
Few led bulb.

At night
2 led bulbs
1 celing fan
1 standing fan
1 tv which will b turned off before midnight pls can the system work for me..
I am considering it kus it's an all in one unit( based on battery and inverter).

Anoda option is to buy cworth 3.2kwh lithium battery and den add panels and charge controller to it. Pls advice

Unfaized:
It's a 500w inverter.
Telling him considering budget and load. The Itel Power tank can handle his loads quite perfectly if properly managed.

He won't be using all loads at same time you know. From personal experience it will serve well. You can even add a fridge to this load and use mostly during day time.

If TV and non rechargeable fans go off by latest 11pm, yes it is very practical.

This thread is now the new "Chat-G-biti".

dollarnaira:
This thread is now the new "Chat-G-biti".

Are you in Lagos

I want to discuss something personal with you about this DIY solar stuff.

Doris4ever:
Are you in Lagos

I want to discuss something personal with you about this DIY solar stuff.

Lagos

cyif2003:
Good day bro. I currently use 1 tubular battery without a panel. And light now days hardly comes.... I am seriously thinking of porting to this itel 500w/1kwh system... Byt I need ur advice based on my load. During d day we use
1 60inch LED TV
One standing fan of 40watts and 1 celing fan.
An l.g inverter fridge.
Few led bulb.

At night
2 led bulbs
1 celing fan
1 standing fan
1 tv which will b turned off before midnight pls can the system work for me..
I am considering it kus it's an all in one unit( based on battery and inverter).

Anoda option is to buy cworth 3.2kwh lithium battery and den add panels and charge controller to it. Pls advice

Hi good day. Sure it will work but if you have the option of going for the 3.6kwh battery I'll recommend that.

The powertank is not expandable and is only recommended in extreme low budget situation & for small businesses.

Which means I will have go either get anoda inverter which has a charge controller or buy charge controller.

Unfaized:
Hi good day. Sure it will work but if you have the option of going for the 3.6kwh battery I'll recommend that.

The powertank is not expandable and is only recommended in extreme low budget situation & for small businesses.

cyif2003:
Which means I will have go either get anoda inverter which has a charge controller or buy charge controller.

If your inverter is sufficient for your needs then get a charge controller.

dollarnaira:
Lagos

Let me have your contact sir

Any one using this battery? Hw good is it?

It's a 900watts sukam inverter. I can even monitor d battery health or supply. It's this old skool inverter..

Unfaized:
If your inverter is sufficient for your needs then get a charge controller.

Which brand of 3.6kwh do u advise. And price range

Unfaized:
Hi good day. Sure it will work but if you have the option of going for the 3.6kwh battery I'll recommend that.

The powertank is not expandable and is only recommended in extreme low budget situation & for small businesses.

cyif2003:
Which brand of 3.6kwh do u advise. And price range

Deriy (Contact Dam5rey for price)

Mrreed contact him for price

Valto, contact him for price

cyif2003:
It's a 900watts sukam inverter. I can even monitor d battery health or supply. It's this old skool inverter..

12 or 24v?