Yomkris:

that's a nice one bro. But u never tell us the capacity and cost of the battery u bought with dis set up. Hope dis ur suplier sells bateries too.

Allem:
pls house, who knows how much and where I can buy solar panel and which one is better between mono and ploy.

Valto:
mono is better as explained by my contact in alaba. i just closed eye and bought one today. its a 200watts monocrystalline solar panel sold for 35k. i will try and buy another one to make it 2pcs soon. pls is it wise to use it solar panel on inverter and battery without charge controller?

boyexale:
Good day bro, I just bought a 75amh battery (fairly used) but the battery does not last more than 1hr 30min if fully Charged. Though I'm still testing it. I use 32" TV AC 110-240V, 50/60Hz with a gotv decoder.
* I reduced the brightness and the contrast of the tv while watching.

laposta:


Don't try that. A solar panel has a very wide voltage range. A charge controller helps narrow it down so you don't damage your battery. You also have to be careful when installing. Get a professional to do it for you to forestall any risk of electrocution.

Valto:
hmm. that means i will av to spend more. what type of charge controller should i buy. i will not use more than 2 solar panel on my set up for now.

Valto:
these are my set up.. 1500w inverter =8k
30amps smart charger =9k. i bought them from the mushin olosha bustop man. 08033153072
i bought my 200amps battery brand new from onitsha 70k.
so my total set up is 87k. u can also buy a fairly used 200amps battery from oshodi or from this guy in alaba 08034411042. a fairly used 200amps battery from the alaba guy is about 35k. he claims its with guarantee.

Valto:
mono is better as explained by my contact in alaba. i just closed eye and bought one today. its a 200watts monocrystalline solar panel sold for 35k. i will try and buy another one to make it 2pcs soon. pls is it wise to use it solar panel on inverter and battery without charge controller?

Im2Busy2Bother:



Mono is not really the best. For more details read here

http://blog.yinglisolar.com/great-debate-monocrystalline-vs-polycrystalline-solar-panels/

You will need a good charge controller. Get MPPT as against PWM they are more efficient.

Valto:
these are my set up.. 1500w inverter =8k
30amps smart charger =9k. i bought them from the mushin olosha bustop man. 08033153072
i bought my 200amps battery brand new from onitsha 70k.
so my total set up is 87k. u can also buy a fairly used 200amps battery from oshodi or from this guy in alaba 08034411042. a fairly used 200amps battery from the alaba guy is about 35k. he claims its with guarantee.

Valto:
these are my set up.. 1500w inverter =8k
30amps smart charger =9k. i bought them from the mushin olosha bustop man. 08033153072
i bought my 200amps battery brand new from onitsha 70k.
so my total set up is 87k. u can also buy a fairly used 200amps battery from oshodi or from this guy in alaba 08034411042. a fairly used 200amps battery from the alaba guy is about 35k. he claims its with guarantee.

9ijaprince:


Pls when and where did you buy the 1,500w inverter? The price ?

boyexale:
Good day ceejay80s, I just bought a 75amh battery (fairly used) but the battery does not last more than 1hr 30min if fully Charged. Though I'm still testing it. I use 32" TV AC 110-240V, 50/60Hz with a gotv decoder.
* I reduced the brightness and the contrast of the tv while watching.

Valto:
thanks, i intend use only two 200watts solar panel and 2 200amps batteries in the long run, so like how many amps mppt controller should i get?

coderXO:
anybody in the house with a voltmeter, please do me a favor.

When fully charged, what is the voltage reading of your battery?

Pleasure include the brand, capacity and age of your battery.


Thanks.

Im2Busy2Bother:


This 30A MPPT can do the job just fine

http://s.aliexpress.com/rAZVnqq6

Valto:
thats on the high side.. about 40k. i think i will start from the cheaper ones, when i increase my 200w panel to 2, i may go for that one... thanks

jude33084:


Mine shows 14.5 bro.

I don't really know what it means

ceejay80s:
Most important:
(1).do not overload
(2).Switch off what u don't need
(3).don't allow the battery to die while in use, when ur ups beeps faster or ur inverter start beeping, reduce the load or turn off ur ups or inverter

When I see people complaining about their brand new inverter and brand new battery not lasting up to 3month after purchase or 200ah battery not lasting up to 12hrs, I go just dey laff,
Just read
all ur inverter problems thread on nairaland,
Sometimes the fault is from the users and sometimes from the sellers,
The 1st two batteries I bought for my setup is more than a year old and I am still using them and they are working fine.
Take very good care of ur setup
To me I prefer a 12v setup to the 24v setup
E.g if u have 12v inverter and (2) 200ah batteries connected in parallel will give u 12v 400ah and more watch time.
But..
A 24v inverter and (2) 200ah battery connected in series will give u a lesser watch time than the 12v (2) 200ah battery,

Our next phase will be SOLAR power, getting and installing a solar won't be hard ,u won't be spending more money because u have already gotten some of the items already like batteries, ups/inverted.
So u need to add just 2 more item to ur setup and u have a solar power, (solar panel & charge controller)

oloet:
yes ooo, imagine how much a good pure sine wave inverter cost and the battery to carry it

laposta:




You can get it on Konga for less than 60k...[url=/mercury-200ah-12v-deep-cycle-battery-2300422] Mercury 200ah Deep Cycle Battery [/url]

I got mine for 55k at [url=http://www.escapadeng.com/Mercury-Elite-Inverter-Battery-12v-200ah-Deep-Cycle?keyword=Mercury%20200ah] Escapade NG[/url]

Valto:
after serious permutations and research, i decided to go for a brand new 200amps battery made in india(with 6 months guarantee from the seller) he specifically adviced me against going for any cheaper made in china battery like mercury and the rest. i have to cough out 70k.. for those that want mercury 200amps battery, its 59k in the market.

Youngzedd:



Is that Luminous?

balogunsam:
Salute to everyone here..oga Ceejay... I doff my hat chief! Been following this thread for months or so but never got round to setting up due to one ex use or the other but now, I think I'm ready with the fuel and NEPA wahala. I have a few questions one of which is this:

Concerning the 20A or 30A charger, how do you guys charge when I've also read that they need very powerful generators like 3.5kva? We have very VERYYYY poor NEPA power in my area so heavily rely on gen but if my regular big size 2.5kva can't power the 20A charger how do I now get to charge the batteries. Please advice. Thanks

Valto:
not luminous, but very good made in india battery, according to my supplier. i bought it 70k(transport inclusive). i just purchased a 200amps mono solar panel and charge controller, i intend to buy the 2nd another solar panel and another 200amps battery soon. with that i will be okay for awhile.

ceejay80s:


Guy, kí ló dé , u wan build electricity power station ?

balogunsam:
Salute to everyone here..oga Ceejay... I doff my hat chief! Been following this thread for months or so but never got round to setting up due to one ex use or the other but now, I think I'm ready with the fuel and NEPA wahala. I have a few questions one of which is this:

Concerning the 20A or 30A charger, how do you guys charge when I've also read that they need very powerful generators like 3.5kva? We have very VERYYYY poor NEPA power in my area so heavily rely on gen but if my regular big size 2.5kva can't power the 20A charger how do I now get to charge the batteries. Please advice. Thanks