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mukhcech:
Pls House I just Got a delivery of 140watt x 3pieces poly panels. How many more pieces do I need more to power a freezer at home during the Day. thanks.

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Im2Busy2Bother:
How much did you get both?

50k and 35k

igbsam:
My Home Theatre Alone is 1000watt and its on almost all the time cos its sound system is connected with my LCD. In this case, having just one appliance with such high wattage. What do you advice i do and what size of inverter would you advise i get to contain every other appliance such as 4 Ceiling fans, One Ps3, 2 Laptops, 8 Bulbs, One small DVD Player and 3 LCDs. Not adding 2 Fridges(One small little hotel size fridge and one big fridge) I am having issues calculating all the watts in total. I just want to piece everything together before i embark on what i need and get it done.

Some one Help

an average home theater is not more than 200watt. if you are to use all you listed here, then u have to budget about 600k to set up a complete inverter and solar system.

rajo4real:
I build my own inverters cuz i don't trust the ones in market

The very good ones are over priced and the cheap ones are of low quality!

I have a 'true' 2000watt 24v nominal voltage and i can power anything in house

thanks for ur advice so far.. i just acquired a 30A MPPT solar charge controller and another 200watts panel, next thing is a good inverter like yours, like how much will it go for?

rajo4real:
I would suggest u get an inverter and seperate mppt controller.

And u can even reduce cost if u have average of 6hrs sunshine (depending on your location) and don't have very serious loads to power apart from freezers.

I have 6pcs 130w using 3*3 connection with a 40A mppt charge controller and battery bank of 4pcs 200AH.

I power 2 freezers (btw 12pm - 4pm)and a frigde (10am - 12pm) use a 1hp pumping machine somtimes in the aftn. Power my tv, home theatre, dstv, lightings, fans in d evening and i hardly drain my battery bank to 50%"DOD in d morning.

I have decided to go offgrid for a while. When using solar, you will undstand power management more!

Cheers

wow, how much did u buy ur mppt40A can u link me where i get an affordable 30A.

Infinitikoncept:
There is sense in your write up ooo. Na d light palava dey make Nigerians invest in deep freezers. But 520k at a go ooo ooo. Wu get sure games on naira bet that can fetch me such amount? Lols

lol for this kind period of CHANGE!!! .. oya take am for laliga, all home teams will win. make sure u play with 520k, so u will win 1billion. atleast everyone for your street go get 24hrs light afterwards .. as bros saint2ace says, better soup na money kill am

9ijaprince:
Thanks ceejay (and every one who has been bringing and suggestions) for making out time to bring out this setup to public domain,despite the fact that am still having problems utilising this setup, I just realized that I have not been able to put on my generator for weeks now.

A friend sold luminous battery 200 amps for me and I ve been using it directly on my 12 volts TV, 12 volts gotv decoder and 12 volts standing fan. It's been helpful to me lately.

nice setup, i am looking for a 12v /solar fridge though. the ones am seeing is too costly..

ceejay80s:
The bolded part: I swear I go take that money go buy one correct working perfect tokumbo toyota camry

lolz, everyone have his priorities as for me, if have such funds and i own the house i live in( not tenant ), i will definitely install it, there is nothing better than 24hrs electricity, and moreover its a very good longtime investment .

no electricity since yesterday, my battery was formerly at 70% this morning according to controller, been using it minimally with just 2 energy bulbs and a fan... its now fully charged at 100% SOC. solar is good

Infinitikoncept:
Chai if I mistakenly buy that one na to disconnect from uncle Fashola palava & headache only thing is I use freezer during the night or when i won't add any other load on it. But to use hot plate etal na issue

if u av 4pcs of 250watts solar panels, your freezer should be on during the day, especially on sunny days.

Infinitikoncept:
So after the 310k rough calculation I go still spend on like six 200ah battery plus inverter of like 3kvA?

if u buy Ipower 3KVA inverter of 82k, it comes with 60A PWM solar charge controller inbuilt. so 4pcs 200amps battery @70k each should be 280k, then 4pcs 250watts solar panels @50k each should be 200k. total is 562k. u should be budgeting 580k

saint2ace:
Bros u're spot on, got a quote from one of my guys and for a decent solar setup we're looking at btw 300k to 350k; my brother that money no be beans and the house am staying is old, make dem no put leg for roof the thing go come scatter. I no fit pay landlord so i'll just chill for now until I get a better option.

yeah. solar is actually preferable for a house u own, make your landlord no go increase house rent thinking say u don hammer too much.
if u are to go solar, that should be 4pcs 250watts @50k each =200k, then 60A mppt about 95k and solar roof rack and other accessories. thats still about 310k. . u rather increase your 200amps batteries to 6 or 8pcs, when fully charged, light go de trowey for your house for 5days sef , than to spend such for now.

saint2ace:
Hello Valto, it's a good inverter it's produced by zinox and very durable. Got one for a friend awhile back and it's still working fine, he's planning on attaching some solar panels to it.

Got it then for 145k with 2pcs 100ah batteries from yudala but the price has increased a bit but still affordable from yudala.

i saw it on konga.com.its 82k. i will work towards it. there is another one with inbuilt 60A mppt solar charge controller that goes for 220k. no be small thing

am eying this it seem a full package

KEY FEATURES
· Wattage: 24V
· Voltage: 3KVA
· Pure Sine wave hybrid Inverter
· With an in-built solar charge controller
· Overload and short circuit protection
· A smart battery charger that optimizes battery performance
· Selectable input voltage range for home and office appliances
· Configurable solar/AC input priority
· Auto restart while AC recovers
· A perfect alarming system
· A cooling system suitable for tropical weather
· An in-built solar charge controller

is anyone using this?

saint2ace:
Had the issue of battery not being optimally charged until I got y sterling power ultra charger 30A 24V, even when my inverter stops charging at the float stage,it still charges till it enters the trickle charge state, my batteries are almost 2yrs and still going strong and the charging speed na die. 5hours charge takes me for 24hrs, I have a battery bank of 200ah batteries x 4pcs and e dey carry fridge and all for house solar panels loading....

nice setup u got there.. 4pcs 200amp battery no be here . going solar is the way so far cash dey. i was looking out for a very good 30A mppt solar charge controller and i was told 60k last. a solar setup that will match what u already assembled should be worth about 300k assuming u are going for a 60A mttp solar charge controller.

am on the look out for a cheaper 30A MPPT SOLAR CHARGE CONTROLLER. possibly a fairly used one, cos i have limited cash.. if u have any for sell, pm me or qoute this post.

Allem:
no I am not mad or something. and I never knew the forum is against Mmm program. and Mmm is not fraud. I am a living testimony. get your facts right about the program before concluding. pls friends don't be discouraged. MMM IS REAL.

oga park well!!! stop spamming the thread with your scam bullshit. this thread is all about HOW TO CREATE LOCALLY MADE INVERTER WITH EASE

i want to get this, is anyone using it?

KEY FEATURES
· Wattage: 24V
· Voltage: 3KVA
· Pure Sine wave hybrid Inverter
· With an in-built solar charge controller
· Overload and short circuit protection
· A smart battery charger that optimizes battery performance
· Selectable input voltage range for home and office appliances
· Configurable solar/AC input priority
· Auto restart while AC recovers
· A perfect alarming system
· A cooling system suitable for tropical weather
· An in-built solar charge controller

Olayinkaoj:
I bought Liberty Star dongle receiver to open D#TV in 2012 from an installer but barely used it for 2 months before it stopped working. I used to use an MTN sim on it and it worked well for about 2 months.

Is there anything to do to make it work again?

it no longer useful, cos its an mpeg 2 decoder. u can't even use it for multi tv.. we are in the days of HD decoder right now.

abeg, anyone who have a fairly used mppt 30A solar Charge controller for sale? pm me or qoute this post if any available. thanks

timifakay:
Saw this your own for 9k I think, it's PWM 10a right? Mine is MPPT.
No, my CC qdoesn't have a screen, just LED indicators, seller said the MPPT with screen is 29k. The RHS indicator has different colors for battery level. Red for low, yellow for normal, green for average, middle is always green to show load connection, LHS is red when charging and goes off when not charging at night.

mine is 30A

puffynana:
Thanks my oga
Making 43k with the 200w panel. Battery of 100ah second hand will cost like how much?
Also I saw an advert of refurbished battery is it reliable?

i wouldnt advise u to go for a refurbished battery, for ur rest of mind go for a brand new 100amps battery or if u can get a trusted seller that can give u up to 1month guarantee on a used 200amps battery, go for it. there are sellers of used battery ay oshodi or alaba.. i can give u the contact of the that want to sell fairly used 200amps to me, he av several of them bought the one used at mtn mast before.. he sells 200amps at 35k.

timifakay:
Yes, I tried it already. The inverter fan couldn't run at full speed continuously and the fault light was blinking. It's a 12v 30A wellsee controller. Please share a picture of your controller or compare the picture of mine earlier posted to yours, if it's the same. Looks like the price of the one I bought was inflated.

from the picture of urs, it should be cheaper than 8k i bought mine cos it doesn't have any screen to monitor solar charge, battery state of charge% charging ah temperature, battery low, low and high voltage settings, e.t. c

attached is the picture of mine.

9ijaprince:
Does the inverter have inbuilt fan?

yes

mrhello:
Attention: Valto

I was about asking same questions.

Now, in addtion to dis, pls help wt dis technical parameters
1. Does dis inverter hv display meter/screen? If yes, analog or digital?

2. If no, hw do u ascertain d output volt while in use?

3. Being a 1500w inverter, what is d max continuous power output as rated by d manufacturer?

4. What is also d peak load power output as indicated by d manufacturer?

5. What longest no. of hours hv u used dis inverter continuously?

6. And what maximum watts hv u loaded on it and for how long?

I will really appreciate if u can attend accurately to these questions. Thanks.

the 1500w inverter am currently using is for mean time as i intend to buy atleast a 2.4kva prag or su-kam inverter in the long run. a 1500watts car inverter of 8k should not be expected to av the same capacity/ functions of a 90k pure sine wave inverter. to your questions,
1, no
2, it supplies full 220volt as read by my meter
3, i cant really tell, but mine can power over 12 energy bulbs and 32inches led tv with a 30w standing fan.
4, i dont know cos its not written on the body and i misplace the manual.
5, i av used it for about 8hrs straight,(not with full load) phcn or gen is available most of the time , so no need to use it for long hrs.
6, i am yet to fully load it for long time, cos i dont want deplete my battery quickly.
if u have the CASH and want a very good inverter with many functions and higher capacity, THIS IS NOT FOR U.. thanks

rajo4real:
Instead of buying another fairly used battery, i would advice u invest in your solar setup.

Try get more panels and maximise ur usage during d day. You can still add another new battery not later than 6 months time so you can start saving.

By d time u hv more panels, change ur controller to MPPT and enjoy solar array in VIP mode

keep it up bro!

thanks for this advice. i will add one more 200watts solar panel and a 30amps mppt controller controller soon.due to space constraints i cannot install more than 2 solar panels. i stay in south south Nigeria, so if i buy a fairly used 200amps battery all the way from lagos and it ever turns out faulty, sending it back to lag will be a big and costly task. i rather save and get a brand new battery 2 or 3 months time.

puffynana:
Thanks for this
Please to cut cost, is there anything like an 100 watt solar panel which will be cheaper to be used on a 100mh battery then maybe a lower charger controller of say 20amp with a ups. will the setup be OK?

there is 130w solar panel of around 27k, then a 30amp charge controller of 8k.the setup is okay, but i will still advice u to get a bigger solar panel of 200w, cos when u start using it, u will surely like to upgrade soon.

anochuks08:
Please can I see pictures of the 1500w inverter that you got for 8k and please where can I get it.

Thanks

olosha bustop mushin. call 08033153072 when u get there.

timifakay:
I'm want to connect my inverter directly to the CC DC out during the day to see if battery charging rate will be better. Has anyone done that before?

u can, but the current there is not enough, its better to connect directly from battery.. it depends on your type of controller though

puffynana:
About the battery I only need to power my laptop so I believe that shud do.

Also can't solar be used without battery i.e connect the solar to inverter /ups directly during the day till the sun goes down.

Also sir the cost of the items above are from my head can u give me a break down of how many panels I need for an 100ah battery or less and the size and price of the charger controller

u cannot connect a 200watts solar panel directly to inverter without a good battery of atleast 100amps and above.
u need a 200watts monocrystalline solar panel =35k
then wellsee 30amps solar charge controller (it charges my battery well and fast) like mine=8k
then a good ups/or inverter(bought my 1500w inverter=8k)
then a 12v smart charger if u intend to charge with electricity too.

a big improvement over last one month, i am using glo to browse and subscribe regularly, unlike before.

coderXO:
What's your experience with these smart chargers? Those of you who have the 20A and 30A variants please comment.


My own experience with mine (30A) is it switches off prematurely; never allowing the battery to charge fully.

the same with mine, it doesn't charge fully most times, i noticed it charges well with generator though.