₦airaland Forum

Chinedu7:
It will if it's not properly skewed that is my observations. With new improved SuperMax lnb that I posted few days ago, I got 53-54% and it still goes off around 11pm. So, I decided to do the skewing by that time in the night and to my greatest surprise I got back to around 49-50% and it didn't go off again. Now it means the key is in the skewing. What I did was drop the lnb a little deeper to 38number line instead of 40 line, skew the point-0 to 6pm instead of 5pm. Of course I used glass plate instead of plastic plate. The pictures of those specifications are attached. The truth is that you need perfect skewing and it will not drop signal again. Good luck.

yeah. best time to track sports24hd is around 8pm, once u can get 51% , it stays

Gr8men:
kudos to all d gurus in house, my sport 24 goes off by 6pm & returns back by 8am. I am using 1.8 M & 4922 in Bauchi. What can i do? D signal quality is 46

try buy a good lnb or tweak ur dish to get aleast 51% signal. i will not go off again..

timifakay:
...I know it's none of my business, but you got me confused, do u wanna expand your set up or are you building a different set up with the secondhand battery?
I won't advise you combine new and used

kind of different setup. i will use the same inverter. my brand new battery is being used with solar and charged also with 30amps smart charger, but the fairly used battery i will buy will be used solely as back up, i.e only when the new battery runs down. which of the 3 batteries do u suggest i choose?

saint2ace:
Ritar batteries are quite reliable, that would be my first pick followed by Sukam then Luminous.

My opinion...

thanks. i am afraid of used battery though. he said its 35k last. his location is alaba int. and because of my location, it will not be easy return incase its faulty.

Bosc:
I use the 3rd one (Ritar) which I also bought fairly used. The seller told me that it is an industrial battery and that its life span is about 13 to 15 years but that he will assure me that I will use it for 3 years or more. So if you are sure that they are all in good shape, I recommend it for you.

thanks, how long does it last, with your previous quoted load?

i was offered 3 different type of fairly used batteries, all are in good condition. house which one do i choose out the 3?

in this days of epileptic power supply, solar is the way to go. 200amps battery will need about 400watts rated solar panel to charge full in a day assuming there is enough sunlight.
price breakdown
2 pcs 200watts mono solar panel=70k
wellsee 30amp solar charge controller =8k
so with 78k u are good to go.

i have now tested my setup and i think my 200watts solar panel is still not enough to fast charge my 200amps battery. i will try get another 200watts solar panel soon. meanwhile @zanyzara, my own charge controller read 4ah while on medium sunshine, 7ah when on heavy sunshine.

bisi12004:
@valto, your location please

bayelsa... 52% signal, very stable signal, no cracking even at night. i used X-STRONG cband lnb.

folex:
For those using 1.8m and above, is sport 24 on air currently? Kindly confirm!

working perfectly no cracking on 1.8m.

coderXO:
which brand of battery did you buy?

multi power solar, sold the same price with su-kam

oloet:
is this the same valto on fta forum... hmmmm

yes

timifakay:
@Valto Strictly solar charging for now, the inverter doesn't come with inbuilt charger. How much did you get your components? I want to compare prices.
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1500watts inverter =8k
30amps four phase 12v smart charger =9k
200amps brand new Indian made (AGM deep cycle) battery =70k
30amps PWM solar charge controller=9k
200w Solar panel =35k.
all sourced in lagos except battery that was bought in onitsha., transportation fee for all is about 2k.

sunene1:
Let me answer u the way u use to answer people's question here.it goes like this common sense suppose to tell u to increase ur signal strength of aljazeera package to at least 80% for sony package to show.common sense suppose to also tell u to use strong c band lnb for better signal strength.sorry no offence.oooooooo

chai, u know him too well. an arrogant fellow

Im2Busy2Bother:
The things I've seen, I know a guy that connected up to 1KW of solar panels directly to four 200AH battery. He doesn't use a charge controller, which by the way is the acceptable practice, but surpringly he has been using it like this for 2 years plus!


At the moment he is completely off grid, he had disagreement with NEPA and told them to come and collect their wire

wow, the same thing my supplier told, me, but am very afraid for my battery. thanks for the insight. prevention is still better than cure

timifakay:
Cost analysis: 200ah Leap Power Battery- 45,000
200w Solar panel- 40,000
12v 30a Charge Controller 17,500
1000w Inverter- 8,500
10 Yards 2-core cable- 6,000
Cable clips- 100
Taxi charter- 1,500
Tips- 200
Transportation to the market- 190
Carpenter- 1000
Total-119,990

this is nice. i cant see 12v smart battery charger on your list. does your 8k 1000w inverter come with inbuilt charger or do u intend to charge with only solar?

laposta:
I guess what you have is a 24v solar panel?

Whatever the case, the 40volts reading is why you need a Solar Charge controller. If you pass that solar power directly to your batteries, na fry you go fry am be that...

lolz, even one supplier told me to just connect directly and start using. i refused, after reading the voltage with meter. i cant afford to damage my 200amp battery i bought 70k in this hard time. 30amps solar charge controller is on the way.

rajo4real:
yeah, its correct. datz ur open circuit voltage (Voc)

pls snap d details on ur panel so i can give better explanation.

Welcome to d solar world!

thanks.

clemo4u:
can this 9e cccam open beinsports in nilesat am geting 1 to 4 with 3.5meter in bayelsa and the best dish size to get 9e is 3meter in bayelsa with over 200 channels and 70% signal 1 meter will not work .

thanks for this info. guess i will use my 1m dish for mbc. no space for bigger dish

my 200watts solar panels arrived today. already installed. am waiting for the solar charge controller to arive tomorrow. i used a normal meter to read the voltage and it shows 40volt, solar users in the house it that correct?

laposta:
I use a 2.5kva generator and It powers my 30A smart charger. The light will just blink when you power it. The generator doesn't change sound.

how many hrs does your 30amps smart charge your 200amps battery

clemo4u:
@i got it at ahoada west with 3 meter dish

am talking of 1m or 1.8m dish as people in lagos and abj do.

ceejay80s:
Guy, kí ló dé , u wan build electricity power station ?

lolz. my solar panel and charge controller will arrive on Friday, let me see how it works out. i may av to manage it for awhile before i upgrade..

Youngzedd:
Is that Luminous?

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.

Im2Busy2Bother:
This 30A MPPT can do the job just fine

http://s.aliexpress.com/rAZVnqq6

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

9ijaprince:
Pls when and where did you buy the 1,500w inverter? The price ?

last week in mushin olosha bustop side. sold for 8k. this is his number 08033153072

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

your battery does not look like a deep cycle battery. but u i think with your load 2hrs runtime is fair.

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

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?

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.

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.

still watching by the sidelines, until i see testimony of anyone that has been able to track 9e with 1m dish in warri, bayelsa or ph