Gurus in the house. Please does anyone have experience with cinemax mppt solar charge controller 60Amps/150V. I want to know how reliable and efficient it is. D installer supplied it recently but we are yet to do the installation. I requested for d EPSOLAR etracer 60A CC. I was surprised why he got this instead. Would really appreciate your advice. Thanks.

Papishi:
Good morning house. I got an installer in my area, we agreed on installing a 130W pvc, 100AH solar battery, 5 DC bulbs.
But the amusing stuff was that he said we don't need charge controllers.
He also advised I use my Famcare inverter instead of sticking my plan of going DC. I need an advice house cos I don't wanna go for what I may regret.
NB: I have a plan of upgrading ma panels and maybe batteries next year.

you seems better informed than to put ur investment in the hands of ur installer. who knows he may soon tell u reversing polarity can revive any dead ba3. pls let him show installation references he did to merit being ur installer.
shine your eyes!
u have men of experience here who are always willing to see u tru.
pasting ur pix can help ur case alot.
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chris81964:


The power save function has kind of like a ping function. It has a minimum threshold it needs to see to function. So your energy bulbs react to that ping and come on and off. You can disable it.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

thanks all

Marvelz:
Gurus in the house. Please does anyone have experience with cinemax mppt solar charge controller 60Amps/150V. I want to know how reliable and efficient it is. D installer supplied it recently but we are yet to do the installation. I requested for d EPSOLAR etracer 60A CC. I was surprised why he got this instead. Would really appreciate your advice. Thanks.

Go with what you know. All charge controllers are not created equal.

Marvelz:
Gurus in the house. Please does anyone have experience with cinemax mppt solar charge controller 60Amps/150V. I want to know how reliable and efficient it is. D installer supplied it recently but we are yet to do the installation. I requested for d EPSOLAR etracer 60A CC. I was surprised why he got this instead. Would really appreciate your advice. Thanks.

Kindly return and go with what you originally requested. Epsolar has good reviews and excellent support there once sent me a new controller after I had some issues with the one I had even though the controller was purchased from here in Nigeria. A new one was sent via DHL from China. Very few companies have such level of support. Insist on the etracer.

Papishi:
Good morning house. I got an installer in my area, we agreed on installing a 130W pvc, 100AH solar battery, 5 DC bulbs.
But the amusing stuff was that he said we don't need charge controllers.
He also advised I use my Famcare inverter instead of sticking my plan of going DC. I need an advice house cos I don't wanna go for what I may regret.
NB: I have a plan of upgrading ma panels and maybe batteries next year.

Never charge your batteries directly from solar panels without a charge controller. Your batteries will not last a week before they become damaged. The charge controller controls the rate of charge and the total charge that goes into your batteries.

Without the charge controller, the solar panels will keep charging your batteries even when they are fully charged and this will eventually damage your batteries.

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Thanks so much for your advice. I have insisted on the EPSOLAR.

teamsynergy:

a charge controller is very important for the health of ur battery.... u nid like two of that panel to charge ur battery with 5hrs insolation...

thanks

DMerciful:
In as much as i like providing quick info on this forum, take your time to read previous pages and be wiser for it. after reading you will find yourself calibrating the said 'installer' that said you dont need a charge controller. When i joined i went through all previous pages and i am wiser for it...thanks to all the gurus in the house.

I did too o my brother, that was why I became surprosed when he said we could charge the battery directly.

efuro:

you seems better informed than to put ur investment in the hands of ur installer. who knows he may soon tell u reversing polarity can revive any dead ba3. pls let him show installation references he did to merit being ur installer.
shine your eyes!
u have men of experience here who are always willing to see u tru.
pasting ur pix can help ur case alot.
welcome to world solar family.

Thanks I don't think he's that informed too. I have cancelled the deal. I have learnt a lot here and I wont forgive myself if i fall cheaply for any of these quacks.

HilcomTech:

Never charge your batteries directly from solar panels without a charge controller. Your batteries will not last a week before they become damaged. The charge controller controls the rate of charge and the total charge that goes into your batteries.
Without the charge controller, the solar panels will keep charging your batteries even when they are fully charged and this will eventually damage your batteries.

Thank you.

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Papishi:


thanks



I did too o my brother, that was why I became surprosed when he said we could charge the battery directly.



Thanks I don't think he's that informed too. I have cancelled the deal. I have learnt a lot here and I wont forgive myself if i fall cheaply for any of these quacks.



Thank you.

NB should I stick with my inverter of I should go DC since am planning to use just a 100AH battery. I read DC consumes less energy and that a module may last 20hrs on DC while it might just last like 5hrs on AC with same load. i.e Tv, Decoder, fan and energy bulbs.

I very much doubt if the bolded is true. The difference in efficiency between DC and AC is not that wide, not even close.
The main advantage of DC at moment is that you would not be buying an inverter. Though the DC powered house is the future I don't think we are there yet hence, going DC might not be the best option for you at the moment for the following reasons

1. It is very likely that your house is already prewired as AC. Converting to DC means another fresh rewiring of the house which is an extra cost.

2. Most appliances, lights, and electronic equipment are configured to operate on AC while DC appliances and equipment on the other hand can be difficult to get.

3. AC is efficient for long wire runs as there is much less voltage drop as compared to DC long wire runs.

4. The wiring and equipment required for safe distribution of AC power within a home is widely available and much less expensive than its low voltage DC counterpart.

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Chris81964,

You posted this pic as a result of my earlier question about hybrid inverters.

I need some clarification please.

Why is there an external CC in the in the picture since the inverter is hybrid and has an inbuilt CC.

Why are the batteries in crates instead of placing then in open racks for proper air and cooling.

Thanks as I await your response.

haslaw:
Chris81964,

You posted this pic as a result of my earlier question about hybrid inverters.

I need some clarification please.

Why is there an external CC in the in the picture since the inverter is hybrid and has an inbuilt CC.

Why are the batteries in crates instead of placing then in open racks for proper air and cooling.

Thanks as I await your response.

An external charge controller gives me more flexibility with strings, array sizes and voltage.
Battery box is vented and I can direct the gasses where I want them. My batteries produce gas. Wood resists corrosion better and does a better job of managing temperature. I have a pretty consistent temperature in my battery box.
Enclosed battery boxes are required to meet code in some countries.

I hope I answered your questions.

tivta:


Most of them are transformer less. There by eliminating heat, the sunny island inverters are the best but unfortunately also very expensive.

I respect ur views alot. as my contribution to making discuss rich. I decided to investigate my microtek 1600w inverter if it transformer-less & with fan or not. ( this what I find) it is serving me well with PWM grid charging function, overload protection, low voltage stabilizer, low/High current settings etc.
I think microtek inverter is not bad at all

HilcomTech:


I very much doubt if the bolded is true. The difference in efficiency between DC and AC is not that wide, not even close.
The main advantage of DC at moment is that you would not be buying an inverter. Though the DC powered house is the future I don't think we are there yet hence, going DC might not be the best option for you at the moment for the following reasons

1. It is very likely that your house is already prewired as AC. Converting to DC means another fresh rewiring of the house which is an extra cost.

2. Most appliances, lights, and electronic equipment are configured to operate on AC while DC appliances and equipment on the other hand can be difficult to get.

3. AC is efficient for long wire runs as there is much less voltage drop as compared to DC long wire runs.

4. The wiring and equipment required for safe distribution of AC power within a home is widely available and much less expensive than its low voltage DC counterpart.

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Thank you very much. Sincerely am only planning to use the Solar system I.e DC system to power a TV, radio, fan, DSTV decoder and some bulbs. I won't want to run them into the electrical wiring of the house, I just want to use it as a stand alone power generation stuff.
If I will be going on with the DC proposal I will buy a DC TV, my DSTV decoder uses DC, buy a DC fan and get DC bulbs too.
Am not just sure if the hour of my consumption will be longer with DC than using an inverter.

kiekie1:
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efuro:


I respect ur views alot. as my contribution to making discuss rich. I decided to investigate my microtek 1600w inverter if it transformer-less & with fan or not. ( this what I find) it is serving me well with PWM grid charging function, overload protection, low voltage stabilizer, low/High current settings etc.
I think microtek inverter is not bad at all

Great research, that eliminates the possible overheating, unfortunately some guru's here still fear that it won't be as effective as two individual units of inverter and charge controller. What I use as my benchmark is testimonials and long life performance, I still believe sunny boy inverters are expensive for a reason just like iron Edison batteries. They are both long lasting and need little to no maintenance, I mean some sunny boy inverters are water proof, Mr George really needs to read reviews about such mppt inverters...

chris81964:


An external charge controller gives me more flexibility with strings, array sizes and voltage.
Battery box is vented and I can direct the gasses where I want them. My batteries produce gas. Wood resists corrosion better and does a better job of managing temperature. I have a pretty consistent temperature in my battery box.
Enclosed battery boxes are required to meet code in some countries.

I hope I answered your questions.

I'm just wondering if having an additional external CC on a hybrid inverter will not duplicate the charge controlling capacity of the overall system. Isn't it like having 2 CC connected in series?

Thanks and I really appreciate the information.

Papishi:


Thank you very much. Sincerely am only planning to use the Solar system I.e DC system to power a TV, radio, fan, DSTV decoder and some bulbs. I won't want to run them into the electrical wiring of the house, I just want to use it as a stand alone power generation stuff.
If I will be going on with the DC proposal I will buy a DC TV, my DSTV decoder uses DC, buy a DC fan and get DC bulbs too.
Am not just sure if the hour of my consumption will be longer with DC than using an inverter.

there is a challenge I'm currently facing with Microtek inverters, especially the 1.6kva, the system goes off anytime there is lightning even when it's not connected to the grid, and it's earthed, no lightning protection within, though their customer service is excellent as long as the inverter is still under warranty, you get it fixed free of charge, but moving inverter around within Lagos is really daunting. I just hope they'll find a lasting solution to this.

haslaw:


I'm just wondering if having an additional external CC on a hybrid inverter will not duplicate the charge controlling capacity of the overall system. Isn't it like having 2 CC connected in series?

Thanks and I really appreciate the information.

We are not using the internal controller. We have an installation that uses both and it works fine. They actually work independent of one another. They feed maximum current till they get to absorbtion and then the maintain the voltage based on the setting we program. The hybrids (older versions) are limited to 30 volts and they shut down once the see a voltage in excess of 30. Our batteries equalize at close to 32 V. The external controller does that better for us than the internal one. (We install flooded batteries)
My pleasure

chris81964:


We are not using the internal controller. We have an installation that uses both and it works fine. They actually work independent of one another. They feed maximum current till they get to absorbtion and then the maintain the voltage based on the setting we program. The hybrids (older versions) are limited to 30 volts and they shut down once the see a voltage in excess of 30. Our batteries equalize at close to 32 V. The external controller does that better for us than the internal one. (We install flooded batteries)
My pleasure

Thanks so much for the clarification. I really appreciate it.

I will be carrying out my own personal installation next month. I have 12 number of 2v batteries. I think having an equaliser would be good to ensure the middle batteries also get charged. Do you know if I can get an equaliser that can equalise 12 number 2volt batteries as I have never seen one before.

Thanks

I think some peeps here deal in used deep cycle rechargeable batteries. I have 2 I want to dispose off. 12v/200ah. cant really hold charge anymore and I've replaced them. contact me tru kobi4anite @ yahoo dot com.
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foonshur:
I think some peeps here deal in used deep cycle rechargeable batteries. I have 2 I want to dispose off. 12v/200ah. cant really hold charge anymore and I've replaced them. contact me tru kobi4anite @ yahoo dot com.
location abuja

Kindly post a review of those battery performance.
Thanks.
Call Kiekie1 for urgent purchase of those batteries .

abunafiu:

Kindly post a review of those battery performance.
Thanks.
Call Kiekie1 for urgent purchase of those batteries .

funny you asked that... I was curious about how bad they are myself and I did some testing (well my installer did the testing). 1 of those ba3's gave 12.46v no-load and then 12.34v on-load while the other ba3 gave 12.32v no-load and 8.68v on-load. so its 1 of those ba3's that's actually bad and it has been giving the other one a bad name. well the ba3s are actually a year+ old so i cant combine the good 1 wit the replacements.
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haslaw:


Thanks so much for the clarification. I really appreciate it.

I will be carrying out my own personal installation next month. I have 12 number of 2v batteries. I think having an equaliser would be good to ensure the middle batteries also get charged. Do you know if I can get an equaliser that can equalise 12 number 2volt batteries as I have never seen one before.

Thanks

You are welcome. I have no experience with the item you mention. I do an equalization charge once a month to balance my batteries. My controller is programmed to do it every month.

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bmdflo:
there is a challenge I'm currently facing with Microtek inverters, especially the 1.6kva, the system goes off anytime there is lightning even when it's not connected to the grid, and it's earthed, no lightning protection within, though their customer service is excellent as long as the inverter is still under warranty, you get it fixed free of charge, but moving inverter around within Lagos is really daunting. I just hope they'll find a lasting solution to this.

So are you advising me to stick with the DC setup?
How about the power consumption?