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phorget:
Make you come kidnap me abi

mctfopt:
Not a financial advisor though (take whatever I say with a pinch of salt and a bottle of tequila ), but you can start researching into the stock market. A great way to earn the $ while in Naija. Check out fintech startups like Trove, Bamboo, Trading 212 (got in before they banned Naija ) et al (they've got threads here in NL and telegram). And consider investing in foreign stocks such as Google, FB and others. Of course you gotta do your due diligence and only use money you can afford to lose

Once made a killing in çr̃ypto years ago. But very risky plays. If you are an artist (digital or otherwise) consider checking out NFTs. My 2 kobo

phorget:
E pass.

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Or just use a USD card that has no limits - easy if you earn US income or are happy to buy Fx at blackmarket rates to fund the card.

If you are a typical naija guyman who wishes to purchase at ~NGN415/USD using GTB and other 'sane' banks, then get yourself a GTB naira master card and visa card, then get a virtual card and utility card all on the GTB platform - that gives you access to $400 online spend per person per month.

Co-opt the official Madam, Mistress, siblings, friends and other trusted folks into the scheme and you can easily do $2000 or more per month per sane bank.

Notice I said sane bank - GTB has never charged me above NGN420/USD. Providus Bank charges me $494/USD to use their card

Monlo:
If you could drop your contacts, eg e-mail,whatsapp,I would send links.As many marketers here etc may not like it.
Mind you the price is far cheaper compared to its contemporaries out there.
Am currently using it with my 24Volts 100AH LiFePO4 ba3......
I must confess,free sun energy rules,not regretting embarking on SE 4years ago...

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Please avail me your digits. I may be interested in this.

NiyiOmoIyunade:
You are essentially trying to simulate ESS like behaviour with cheaper DIY components.

ESS comes natively bundled with Victron and other solid inverters once you buy the required GX control.

You may get finer control of your system if you incorporate HomeAssistant as @Ojeysky and @Adrusa are doing.

Someone on this thread read your post and challenged me to implement a good ESS with a basic inverter and sensors so now I am in trouble

I will still reach out to my Ogas Ojeysky and Adrusa for some insights.

My current struggle is an optimal powersharing algorithm e.g in a Victron ESS, if the loads called for 5kw while solar can only give 4.5kw, ESS would smoothly source the extra 500w from grid and drop grid use once loads drop or solar increases to catchup. If I try to DIY this behaviour, I can only turn on grid to assist and grid will override PV production to provide the needed 5kw directly from grid! The inverter is essentially pass through once grid is in use. Clearly this is not optimal as 4.5kw of PV is available for use - PHCN bills will be higher than they need to be and solar production will be wasted in this DIY solution.

I probed further and can see clearly that the native ESS in a Victron for example works so well because the internals can sync with the grid and combine power from AC (grid or gen) and DC (solar and battery) to feed a load. The ESS can take just the exact amount of extra energy needed from grid and therefore maximise PV usage and minimise energy bills. This is indeed the engineering miracle that justifies the price tag.

Still I have to cook up something acceptable with DIY parts as I was commissioned to do.

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Wetin inverters like Victron, SMA, Magnum, Studer come be o?

olopan:
Easy fix

Loosen the back of the fan and located the moving parts, get a good oil that won't evaporate on heating of the coils and carefully apply it on them.

Couple back gently and power it up.

You should be back enjoying that cool breeze

Cheers

anjilgreat:
Good day, thanks for the feedback. Pls what are Anderson connectors and how do they work?

Though I've decided to use it directly on my 12V battery after my installer couldn't get the adoptor recommended here. Thanks

ojesymsym:
When a standing fan begins to have a humming sound when on and only starts rotating when the blade is rotated, what needs to be repaired? The capacitor at the regulator part has been changed, the refusal to rotate still persist.

All the fan repairers I used to see in the area seem to have disappeared.

IYGEAL:
Growatt 24v hybrids I see can't take my current 8s1p PV voltage input.

I may have go SMK again or get a standalone 24V wall mount inverter and a separate CC.

Any suggestions house?

phorget:
Do you know how much I worth?

netotse:
Hi Guys,

Does anyone know where I can find a 48VDC contactor in lagos? I'm look for a cheap way to maximize/prioritize my solar use and want to use a relay-contactor combo.

I will set an under voltage relay to close when battery voltage is, at say, 50V and supply the coils of the contactor which will then close and supply AC to charge the batteries through the inverter, so as long as voltage is above 50V, relay(and therefore contactor) should be open and you are using the panels to power your house. This should mean that you don't need to be manually switching of AC power supply to maximise solar.

The relay is easy to find but the 48 VDC coil contactor is what I have been looking for, does anyone here know how I can find one?

I'm also open to suggestions on easier ways to achieve this.

BR

anjilgreat:
Lol! I wouldn't have tried it o!

I was thinking that there may be a DC equivalent of the plug. Thanks

omotoda:
The max PV WATTS of panel is 1440watts.I don't think the present set up can cope with my night demand as I do not like to discharge my batteries beyond 50%.Adding additional 2 units of 260watss will only ensue my battery is charged fully and in shirt time.Even if the batteries are fully charged till 6pm,it can't take me overnight without going beyong my 50% DOD

odimbannamdi:
My sincere empathies, bro.

But you didnt mention the battery brand, so that we can provide more informed responses.

Also, do you have an independent voltmeter connected to the battery with which you monitor the voltage of the battery at full capacity and after usage, just like the type in the pic below? I have realized that most the battery voltage indicated on inverters are usually higher than actual, hence the need for an independent one to get a more accurate reading.

Let us just be hopeful that your battery may be suffering from gross under-charging and it is not dead yet...

feflo:
Laying of Solar panels completed

ojeysky:
It served well anytime I use it, I don't use it for my standard charging though. However a few folks here who have either bought from me or elsewhere may have experience on continuous use. I know @essegis use his 24v version continuously

ojeysky:
I suspect you were referring to me, mine is 50A and I still have a few available.

earthrealm:
Get this monster 75amps lifepo4 charger and save that your battery from premature death . Lead acid
Batteries should be charged close to c/10 rate to keep it happy, anything seriously lower will damage the battery.

See a good one you can buy.. barely 100usd

earthrealm:
Shezen basen.
550 is inclusive or clearing, yeah, its a bit high, but with the added alibaba protection of shipping, thats why am considering it.

All these naija china shippers, if anything happens to your cargo.. OYO, nuthing for you.
Last month over 350 containers fell into the north sea ... During to a terrific storm that blew them off 2 ships, 1 week apart.
Am sure if it was nigeria bound cargo.. compensation might not be paid to small importer s like us with 1 or 2 cbm.
All the trusted alibaba lifepo4 s3llers i know/contacted dont ship to nigeria directly

Yeah, have researched throughly, the lishen is as good as Eve.

My major headache is the exchange rate, i would have considered going solo and buying up the 64 cells to resell at hansome profit , but what if dollar crashes back to 360 from the present 475? In april or may when the cells arrive, my profit wont be so hansome again..considering the huge funds tied down

Then lifepo4 cell prices are projected to go up afyer the CNY holidays, Eve major sellers has even released official statement that new model eve cells will be sold for 110usd early this yr

dejidotun2000:
They did honor the warranty and I have a replacement already. I just wondered whether this seemingly bricked one can be fixed.

I ordered from their store on AliExpress.

dejidotun2000:
Good day house.

I have a brand new Fangpusun 100/50 D controller ordered from that refused to work out of the box.

It recognises and displays battery voltage and PV input voltage but just refuses to charge. Rather than indicate bulk, absorption or float, it displays "Off" implying that there is no PV input yet, it accurately displays the PV input.

I have a feeling it something is wrong with the firmware.

Can anyone here fix it or knows someone who can fix it ?

Thanks.

ojeysky:
If the highlighted make the list then I think MPP should make it as well.

earthrealm:
With what i know now,
For such setups, i would go for hybrids and parallel them.
4 units of 5.5kw Deye/sorotec/phocos inverters paralleled would get the job done nicely and efficiently.

Note a 5.5kw sorotec can handle 5000watts panel, at 450v 6s2p strings of 350watts panel per inverter

ojeysky:
Considering the warranty on Deye and it's features, it strikes me as premium so you may look into that

Equal2DeTask:
Success story can still start from you. .