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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by ibietela2(m): 11:08am On Mar 18

Xanderone:
How has it been so far with the product?
What rating? Is it wall mounted? Is it performing well to expectation at low voltages

My voltage is less than 90, however it has been able to stabilise it, its no longer going up and down, but it can't carry some items like freezer, but it can carry washing machine, blender of 1, 400W, even toaster

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by durodee(m): 11:14am On Mar 18

A good example of voltage sag with tubular .
Try and keep the load on for hours to see when it will drop to 12V it 11.5v and compare to when you were using the "dry cell".

codemaster2much:
I am testing a brand new 220Ah 12V Multipower Tubular (Flooded/Wet Cell) battery connected to a Prag 1.2kVA Pure Sine Wave Inverter. I recently transitioned from a 200Ah (Dry Cell) battery.
Test I ran:
I fully charged the battery to a float voltage of 13.6V, then applied a load of approximately 150–180W (80W AC fan, 10W LED bulb, 1 smartphone charging, plus inverter idle consumption) after Nepa took light. After 10 minutes under this load, the battery voltage read 12.4V.
My concern:
I'm unsure whether 12.4V at 10 minutes indicates a faulty battery , on my previous dry cell battery, it can still be reading 12.7v after 10mins . The battery is brand new, perhaps I should return it

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 11:57am On Mar 18

codemaster2much:
I am testing a brand new 220Ah 12V Multipower Tubular (Flooded/Wet Cell) battery connected to a Prag 1.2kVA Pure Sine Wave Inverter. I recently transitioned from a 200Ah (Dry Cell) battery.
Test I ran:
I fully charged the battery to a float voltage of 13.6V, then applied a load of approximately 150–180W (80W AC fan, 10W LED bulb, 1 smartphone charging, plus inverter idle consumption) after Nepa took light. After 10 minutes under this load, the battery voltage read 12.4V.
My concern:
I'm unsure whether 12.4V at 10 minutes indicates a faulty battery , on my previous dry cell battery, it can still be reading 12.7v after 10mins . The battery is brand new, perhaps I should return it

you didn't tell us if it's same brand as your previous leadAcid battery .

what happened to brands such as Quanta, Rita, Genus, etc. You get what you pay for. Expect nothing different should you do same with Lithium based battery

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AyobamiOluwole: 12:13pm On Mar 18

bassdow:
Expect nothing different should you do same with Lithium based battery

Bro Wtf?
😑

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by CuteMaro(m): 12:42pm On Mar 18

codemaster2much:
I am testing a brand new 220Ah 12V Multipower Tubular (Flooded/Wet Cell) battery connected to a Prag 1.2kVA Pure Sine Wave Inverter. I recently transitioned from a 200Ah (Dry Cell) battery.
Test I ran:
I fully charged the battery to a float voltage of 13.6V, then applied a load of approximately 150–180W (80W AC fan, 10W LED bulb, 1 smartphone charging, plus inverter idle consumption) after Nepa took light. After 10 minutes under this load, the battery voltage read 12.4V.
My concern:
I'm unsure whether 12.4V at 10 minutes indicates a faulty battery , on my previous dry cell battery, it can still be reading 12.7v after 10mins . The battery is brand new, perhaps I should return it

If it's a new battery, for the love of God return it and go get the cheapest 12v 100ah lithium battery from Cworth. You shouldn't be buying tubular batteries in 2026, that's like throwing money away.

A simple research on Tubular vs LiFePO4 will give you all the answers you need. But you can choose to be stubborn small sha and come back later to cry grin

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AyobamiOluwole: 12:51pm On Mar 18

codemaster2much:
I am testing a brand new 220Ah 12V Multipower Tubular (Flooded/Wet Cell) battery connected to a Prag 1.2kVA Pure Sine Wave Inverter. I recently transitioned from a 200Ah (Dry Cell) battery.
Test I ran:
I fully charged the battery to a float voltage of 13.6V, then applied a load of approximately 150–180W (80W AC fan, 10W LED bulb, 1 smartphone charging, plus inverter idle consumption) after Nepa took light. After 10 minutes under this load, the battery voltage read 12.4V.
My concern:
I'm unsure whether 12.4V at 10 minutes indicates a faulty battery , on my previous dry cell battery, it can still be reading 12.7v after 10mins . The battery is brand new, perhaps I should return it

E sure me say na Bassdow go don convince you to buy Tubular battery because his comments are all over this thread.

To even discourage you from returning that trash, he went ahead to say “ Expect nothing different should you do same with Lithium based battery”.

Like how? Even Cworth that is not complete capacity will not do that.

A 180Watts on 220Ah 12.8V lithium battery drag it to 12.7V? Impossicant.

Better return it sharperly and get yourself a lithium battery.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 1:13pm On Mar 18

CuteMaro:
If it's a new battery, for the love of God return it and go get the cheapest 12v 100ah lithium battery from Cworth. You shouldn't be buying tubular batteries in 2026, that's like throwing money away.

A simple research on Tubular vs LiFePO4 will give you all the answers you need. But you can choose to be stubborn small sha and come back later to cry

if batteries from the likes of Valto and mrReed are good enough + cost effective, why don't we priotize and patronize them ?

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by omotoda(m): 1:20pm On Mar 18

bassdow:
if batteries from the likes of Valto and mrReed are good enough + cost effective, why don't we priotize and patronize them ?

Who told you people do not to patronize them?When was the last time you saw either of them post to advertise battery? Because they are busy building and meeting people's orders.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 1:21pm On Mar 18

AyobamiOluwole:
E sure me say na Bassdow go don convince you to buy Tubular battery because his comments are all over this thread.

To even discourage you from returning that trash, he went ahead to say “ Expect nothing different should you do same with Lithium based battery”.

Like how? Even Cworth that is not complete capacity will not do that.

A 180Watts on 220Ah 12.8V lithium battery drag it to 12.7V? Impossicant.

Better return it sharperly and get yourself a lithium battery.

back then in Primary and Secondary school, our english teachers often ask we read a passage at least twice before attempting to respond. e get why

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 1:23pm On Mar 18

omotoda:
Who told you people do not to patronize them?When was the last time you saw either of them post to advertise battery? Because they are busy building and meeting people's orders.

you probably didn't read to understand. na question I ask and for a reason that didn't start today. Same way Fouani is being pushed, why don't we do same for home grown battery builders ?

and only suspend when they start feeling too big their prices are no longer competitive enough

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Gshems: 1:47pm On Mar 18

I also do it for fun. But when you only have Saturday and Sunday before work on Monday, you will be interested in other fun stuffs.

Kaczynski:
Something your mates do for fun .

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Valto(m): 2:03pm On Mar 18

bassdow:
if batteries from the likes of Valto and mrReed are good enough + cost effective, why don't we priotize and patronize them ?

we are actually getting great patronage and i am deeply grateful for the patronage from u guys here., have got numerous orders to fulfil.God bless u All.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by CuteMaro(m): 3:23pm On Mar 18

bassdow:
if batteries from the likes of Valto and mrReed are good enough + cost effective, why don't we priotize and patronize them ?

Recommendations are based on budget mostly.

For entry level sizes like 12v 100ah, Cworth is cheaper although grade B, still better than Tubular by far.
Haisic is budget friendly too, but for their 4 and 8kwh mostly (with caveat) however still better than Tubular.

Our native builders are a bit pricier; however, we all know why since you're getting full quoted capacity (sometimes more) + other benefits.

Bottom line is, for almost any budget level, getting a Lithium battery is by far a better investment than tubular for new users in all instances. The difference is so much that recommending tubular to someone at similar price range is doing them a big disservice and they'll definitely regret later.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by CuteMaro(m): 3:25pm On Mar 18

bassdow:
you probably didn't read to understand. na question I ask and for a reason that didn't start today. Same way Fouani is being pushed, why don't we do same for home grown battery builders ?

and only suspend when they start feeling too big their prices are no longer competitive enough

Nobody is pushing Fouani, it's just a matter of 'where can I get a reliable product at a decent price with free delivery (For large orders) from the comfort of my home?' It's simple.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 3:43pm On Mar 18*

CuteMaro:
Recommendations are based on budget mostly.

For entry level sizes like 12v 100ah, Cworth is cheaper although grade B, still better than Tubular by far.
Haisic is budget friendly too, but for their 4 and 8kwh mostly (with caveat) however still better than Tubular.

Our native builders are a bit pricier; however, we all know why since you're getting full quoted capacity (sometimes more) + other benefits.

Bottom line is, for almost any budget level, getting a Lithium battery is by far a better investment than tubular for new users in all instances. The difference is so much that recommending tubular to someone at similar price range is doing them a big disservice and they'll definitely regret later.

you still don't get. Seriously reading to comprehend shouldn't be that difficult na.

Talk no be about Lithiun vs Tubular battery; that ship has sailed long ago though I fit still talk once once.

The question is, just like Fouani is recommended by default most times, the likes of Valto and mrReed whose been truested to an extent be the default recommendations. Rather than recommending the likes of cWorth except cost of wayBill since both Valto (Delta state) and mrReed (Kaduna) are not in every state.

As for leadAcid vs Lithium based batteries, there are lots of Lithium based batteries not even up to grade C in the market hence any day any time, you're better of with quality leadAcid based battery than a low quality Lithium based battery.

ANother is, even when you got funds for Lithium based battery, there still are few other reasons why some of us still goes after non lithium based batteries. na argument una no fit win other than to fill up nairaland's server's hardDisk with texts.

leadAcid (especially Tubular) got it's pros and cons, same with Lithium based batteries.

To me, best way to keep cycles low is using a solar first inverter, that way, it's not always drawing from the batteries; that's if it's properly sized anyway.

And for those using standard non hyrbrid inverters, just set the float settings of your charge controller 0.6v higher than normal to increase chances of the inverter pulling directly from charge controller; which though not as perfect as with hybrid inverter, still much better than the norm.

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by hardeycute(m): 6:37pm On Mar 18

i think i prefer having my view like this than having someone post irrelevant long epistles.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AyobamiOluwole: 7:25pm On Mar 18

hardeycute:
i think i prefer having my view like this than having someone post irrelevant long epistles.

Lols.

But Baba won’t see your post o.

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by twinskenny(m): 8:53pm On Mar 18

twinskenny:
Setup

90kwh lithium

30kva srne

48 no of 625w jinko

Offgrid

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by anna081: 10:00pm On Mar 18

Boss you still never talk about the charge controller or the person don sell am

bassdow:
you still don't get. Seriously reading to comprehend shouldn't be that difficult na.

Talk no be about Lithiun vs Tubular battery; that ship has sailed long ago though I fit still talk once once.

The question is, just like Fouani is recommended by default most times, the likes of Valto and mrReed whose been truested to an extent be the default recommendations. Rather than recommending the likes of cWorth except cost of wayBill since both Valto (Delta state) and mrReed (Kaduna) are not in every state.

As for leadAcid vs Lithium based batteries, there are lots of Lithium based batteries not even up to grade C in the market hence any day any time, you're better of with quality leadAcid based battery than a low quality Lithium based battery.

ANother is, even when you got funds for Lithium based battery, there still are few other reasons why some of us still goes after non lithium based batteries. na argument una no fit win other than to fill up nairaland's server's hardDisk with texts.

leadAcid (especially Tubular) got it's pros and cons, same with Lithium based batteries.

To me, best way to keep cycles low is using a solar first inverter, that way, it's not always drawing from the batteries; that's if it's properly sized anyway.

And for those using standard non hyrbrid inverters, just set the float settings of your charge controller 0.6v higher than normal to increase chances of the inverter pulling directly from charge controller; which though not as perfect as with hybrid inverter, still much better than the norm.

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 10:41pm On Mar 18

hardeycute:
i think i prefer having my view like this than having someone post irrelevant long epistles.

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by hardeycute(m): 10:47pm On Mar 18

AyobamiOluwole:
Lols.

But Baba won’t see your post o.

i prefer it that way too, this is the second time i will be blocking him (for 3 weeks). i don't know if he receives kickbacks from the people selling tubular batteries because i don't understand his obsession with it. angry

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by AyobamiOluwole: 10:54pm On Mar 18

hardeycute:
i prefer it that way too, this is the second time i will be blocking him (for 3 weeks). i don't know if he receives kickbacks from the people selling tubular batteries because i don't understand his obsession with it.

😂😂😂😂
Honestly, I’ll believe he has or know someone who made a wrong business decision in buying a large stocks of Tubular batteries.

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by codemaster2much: 7:00am On Mar 19

Hi guys please I am trying to get your opinions on this battery model and brand , thanks so much

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by olujosh301(m): 9:09am On Mar 19

codemaster2much:
Hi guys please I am trying to get your opinions on this battery model and brand , thanks so much

There are many reviews on YouTube with end user experience under the comment section. Just do your due diligence

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by fuckboys: 9:26am On Mar 19

bassdow:
you didn't tell us if it's same brand as your previous leadAcid battery .

what happened to brands such as Quanta, Rita, Genus, etc. You get what you pay for. Expect nothing different should you do same with Lithium based battery

chief, abeg I dey try run solar for my shop, and the distance from the roof to the shop is quite far so I wanna cut cost on solar cable. Which ac wire did you say we can use in place of solar wire?

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 9:31am On Mar 19

anna081:
Boss you still never talk about the charge controller or the person don sell am

seriously can't recall our conversation. my memory in here dey fluid. how many amps. currently available are 60amps and above all uused. prices are kinda pricey for some people ranging from 150,000 naira and above but all quality MPPT. Some are even as good as brand new due to being used lightly before owner relocated.

responded early this morning BUT the BOT seem to know better. Would suggest you DM

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 9:38am On Mar 19

fuckboys:
chief, abeg I dey try run solar for my shop, and the distance from the roof to the shop is quite far so I wanna cut cost on solar cable. Which ac wire did you say we can use in place of solar wire?

TlDr: Buy Copper if you can else just use thicker NEPA wire.

when it comes to PV cables (the wire from Solar panels to charge controller / hybrid inverter), it's either Quality Copper or Aluminium (NEPA) wire.

One thing I would suggest is, when doing high voltage solar installation, I am begining to think it matters much if you use NEPA wire so long it's thick enough. That's becauuse with Higher voltage, the current on the cables would be lower. it's major reason even NEPA / PHCN uses such wire.

BUT if you could afford copper, all the best BUT you could go for USEd copper after comparing prices.

To avoid buying anyhow copper wire, go for network cables like eRicsson. You know them by the fact they are flat (not round), and contains earth inside making it 3 core instead of the regular 2 core.

BUT if I were to do a high voltage installation again, and client doesn't care or is not spending much, thicker NEPA wire would be given a trial. We shouldn't be having upwards of 300v on the roof and still be spending heavily on copper wires.

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Valto(m): 9:53am On Mar 19

@bassdow , e be like seun's bot don follow de hide your long Epistle posts too grin

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