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mctfopt:
You can charge it under 6 minutes and get 20,000 cycles. That, I think may be enough to dole out that money

I agree that it depends on situations and applications. Imagine NEPA loadshedding your house to 1 hour supply per day. You virtually "download" your whole 24 hour electric usage under 10 minutes.
Also imagine traveling long distance on an electric car and running out of charge. Would it not be a dream to be able to drive into a charging station and get a full charge at the same time it takes to fill a traditional petrol engine car.

Trippledots:
i think you are not getting the bane of contention sir. saipro hasn't said li-ion technology should be discarded, but as far as renewable energy use is concerned, at this time, li-ion mat not be ready for massive real word application....The aspects you highlighted where li-ion tech is being used like mobile devices and co are superb applications of them because of better weight/energy density characteristic....ordinary rechargeable fans still go back to lead acid use. That should say something about the application of lithium to the common user yet.

my two cents.

That's where we disagree. I contend that right now lithium batteries is the best for solar applications, even rechargeable fans and rechargeable anything. They still employ lead in rechargeable fans because of costs and business strategy issues. Lead is cheaper and does not require complicated BMS, and also it pays battery manufacturers for you to replace lead battery every year. ( most times every 6 months). Remember your laptop batteries with cooling fans employ lithium batteries.

As chuckdee mentioned below, a road truck will debuting in a few months time with a 650KM range on a single charge. Now, if a truck with with fans, lights and all paraphernalia of a truck can run such a distance, what are your average home appliances? Now, try running a car or even a drone with lead batteries.
I know people are slow to accept new technologies and lead has been around for centuries, but believe me, lithium will replace lead very soon.

Effiongdbest:
Point of correction that is not the nature of politics, that is the nature of Nigerian politics which still keeps the country looking pathetic as ever. I just wish Nigeria is split so that everyone will use his belief to grow his nation, if asslicking works for your country then so be it and if seriousness and accountability works for another then let them be, instead of cajoling them to asslick like you..

You guys are so naive, it's unbelievable. That's the nature of politics since the beginning of recorded history. You must lick someone's ass before you climb up the political ladder. Even in absolute monarchies, the Princes complete to lick their father's (the king's) ass. Obasanjo had to lick Muritala, Yaradua's and Danjuma's ass before he became military head of state. IBB was was in fact Obasanjo's boy boy all through the supreme military council of 1976 - 1980. Umaru Yaradua was permanently stuck to Obasanjo's ass until he became President. What of Jonathan, he was worse than boy boy first to Alamiesiegha, he then changed asses and started licking Obasanjo and Yaradua asses.

Liliyann:
In other words, he is asslicking them?

That's the nature of politics you guys need to learn. You lick others ass first in order to get your own ass linked in the future.

Everybody can't be oga at the same time.

Liliyann:
Just like Buhari, Desmond is just one confused and clueless boy in politics!
He has no business being there, Not even one positive work,just snapping picture like a slay queen

Nigerians ain't ready for the young to rule yet coz they are worst and clueless!
Someone should please tell him to stick to his acting and try to be proud of his wife even if he doesn't love her again, we know about the young lady that he is always carrying in his car.....none of my business as long as i dey get my share

That's why I say "the wise men from the east" don't understand politics. Desmond Elliott born in Lagos to a Yoruba father and an anioma mother, that has won legislative elections twice in lagos is confused and clueless boy in politics. So you that is wise in politics, how many elections have you won?

Desmond and the new speakers are Surulers boys, their relationship obviously goes beyond politics. Desmond is just positioning himself for bigger influence in the future. Desmond is just aligning himself to the powers that be in Lagos politics for bigger roles tomorrow. That's how politics is played.

Introducing Lithium Titanate (Li2TiO3) batteries. These are future technologies for electric storage. They have a cycle of over 20,000 cycles and can be drained to 95% DOD. 20,000 cycles means 54 years if cycled everyday.
This battery would probably outlive the owner. The draw back right now is the huge cost and the usual lithium chemistry issues.

Saipro:
GeorgeD, I can always count on you to speak my mind before I do. What's more, lithium is considerably more dangerous. In the background, I've been messing with lithium (I'm that kind of DIY guy who keeps tinkering with things even when they're optimally tuned). I've had two remarkable experiences. In one, I had to bail while I watched a small bank burn brilliantly for a few minutes. In the other, I got a pretty nasty burn.
The hazards are real! I did nothing out of the ordinary other than pushing the limits.

You don't mess with lithium and you definitely never push lithium beyond its limits. It's result could be fatal. Only people who know know what they are doing should ever mess with lithium. Lithium should never and I mean never be over charged (4.2v for Li-ion, and 3.65v for LiFeP04) and the use of battery management system is crucial. If you can abide by these rules, then you will have no safety concerns.

I've avoided joining the lithium vs. lead chemistry wars simply because it's pointless. They both have their applications. If you're a power user with short bursts of high power demand or space and weight mean a lot to you, lithium is your guy. If you're old school and you want that trusty bank you can mess around with (ignore what people tell you about PbSO₄ being unstable) that can last you the whole day on reasonable drain without selling your kidney (for some of us), please do FLA or AGM.

It's good to join the lithium vs lead chemistry debate, so we can all share experiences. I am of the strong belief that the solution to our energy problem in Nigeria is solar, as the energy companies are highly incompetent apart from being corrupt.

Lithium is obviously more dangerous that lead, because you are packing more energy in a smaller amount of space (and mass), so the chemistry is more unstable than lead.
Having said that, the future of energy storage is lithium. Without lithium we would never have had the cell phone or smart phone. No other chemistry would have been able to pack such huge amount of power in such a small device. Same thing with laptops. (Imagine running a laptop computer with lead batteries). So it will also be with solar energy storage. As lithium batteries become more widely used and safer, it's prices will come down. In terms of safety new LiFeP04 is relatively safe, they don't explode with abuse like Li-ion.

- Before I go, I should mention the random cell failure which plagues lead chemistry cells also plagues lithium.
- Dry joints appear (akin to failure of connections between cells for lead).
- When hot, while thermal runaway is not an issue but . . . they get very hot, very fast, very much without tell tale signs.
- You thought your days of babysitting your bank were over? Think again!
- Balancers go poof!

All the aforementioned are things I have personally experienced in a 6 year window.

Anyway, the good, the bad, the ugly. Do what suits you and choose the one that would work for you. Avoid the overwhelming urge to do something simply because everyone is doing it. Unless for experimental purposes or "the experience".

Peace! I'm out.

To guard against BMS failure, I recommend you don't go for cheap $2 BMS on alibaba. Go for reputable BMS with lots of safety features. In addition I recommend adding a battery monitor that bleeps if one of the cells go off balance. They are quite cheap (less than $10). New cells that was balanced initially don't go off balance easily. Furthermore, drawing less than C/0.2 will keep your cells from going off balanced.

nelsonoba:
I'm not a lawyer, but I somehow want to believe you meant "sub judice".

Obviously, it is apparent i meant sub judice, typing with smartphone with predictive features makes one prone to such errors.

Secondly, I want to believe that AIT is a news channel and should be allowed to REPORT EVENTS AS THEY HAPPEN even if this such a "sub judice" thing you mentioned is in place.

The report is not news as the elections had already taken place. It is a one sided "documentary" detailing only Atiku's side of the argument.
Even the title of the documentary " Battle For The Soul of The nation -The PDP/Atiku Presidential Election Petition, gave the intent away. It was discussing a matter in court in public with is against journalistic ethics around the world.

From my understanding of the documentary I watched, they have only reported events that happened which most of us already saw them during the election, and it doesn't seem to me like they were trying to discuss or report the court proceedings. People everywhere have been talking about the same things AIT reported, so why should AIT suddenly be sanctioned for talking about what most people already know and are talking about? I just dont get it

Most of US did not and could not see what happened during the elections. Only a few people witnessed and monitor the parts of the elections they are present at, and the news media reported to a larger audience (sometimes with their own biases ).

Name the other media organizations that have acted as an advocate for Atiku against the government and INEC.

Max8:
Then it means NBC wasn't smart enough, were they not aware or served when AIT got the court injunction on may 30?
I blame most of these government agencies at times with the way they carry out their functions, that's why on many occasions they are ridiculed and people laugh at them,u need to tighten all loose ends before carrying out an arrest or enforcement

You are expecting a government agency to be smart and strategic? It's like trying to squeeze champagne out of rock. Most government regulators are just revenue (and ejunje ) collectors.

mushystuff:
That is his addition na. Must every contribution be in support of you and your submission?

You guys need to engage in some sort of mental exercises to improve your cognitive skills. Maybe learn to play chess.
Where did I ask anyone to support my claims. On the contrary, I am looking for people to dispute it.

Esseite:
No source...

This is a press release from AIT 1 week ago before the ban.

DAAR Communications Plc Alleges Planned Clampdown On Its Operations By Government Agencies

The management of DAAR Communications Plc says there are reports of steps by agencies of government, especially the National Broadcasting Commission and the Nigeria Police to clamp down on its operations and withdraw its operating licence.

As a prelude to the planned action, the regulator, NBC, has consistently issued letters of warnings to the company over reports, news commentaries and documentaries, such as “sanctity of judgements”, “who is a Nigerian”? and “the Nigerianness of Atiku Abubakar” perceived to be hostile, negative or unfavourable to the current administration.

The latest is a plan to use NBC to stop the transmission of the widely watched Kakaaki segment, Kakaaki social, which focuses on popular reactions of Nigerians to developments in governance and the polity.
As a prelude to the planned action, the regulator, NBC, has consistently issued letters of warnings to the company over reports, news commentaries and documentaries, such as “sanctity of judgements”, “who is a Nigerian”? and “the Nigerianness of Atiku Abubakar” perceived to be hostile, negative or unfavourable to the current administration.

The latest is a plan to use NBC to stop the transmission of the widely watched Kakaaki segment, Kakaaki social, which focuses on popular reactions of Nigerians to developments in governance and the polity.

The court ruled that the status quo should be maintained. If the status quo was after the ban, then the ban would be maintained. Since the court ruled that the station should be reopened based on status quo, it means the case was filed before the ban.

Esseite:
So a TV station would come out and ban itself despite a letter from NBC?...

Better to be quiet than sound empty.

It filled an injunction against NBC before the ban, so it knows the ban would be lifted (until the determination of the case)

eyeview:
How an adult will see the truth and choose to fabricate lies is really worrisome. Am more terrified at the kind of offsprings such a hideous person like this OP will raise

Please if you have nothing to add, just shut up. It is not by force to respond.

Atiku and PDP are getting desperate in their attempt to win at tribunal. They hacked the INEC server and now they are using AIT to blackmail the tribunal judges and sway the general public into declaring them winner of the 2019 presidential elections.

Now, every fresh year student of law knows that a matter already in court cannot be discussed publicly, not to talk of creating a documentary about it, and broadcastering it. Dokpesi and his media team obviously knows the broadcast code against matters that are Sub Judice. So it's not possible for AIT to air the controversial documentary in ignorance.

AIT/RayPower had been receiving warnings and threats of closure from NBC for violating the broadcasting code for years. So they hatched a plan to take advantage of that threat.
AIT aired the documentary at 7pm on the 29th may, and the next day, they rushed to court to get an injunction stopping the NBC from closing the station, knowing fully well, that when the station is closed and they head back to court, the court will ask all parties to maintain the status quo, which is the 30th of May.

So on the 6th of June NBC unaware of the court filings went ahead and shutdown Ait/Raypower. The next day AIT/RayPower went to court and as planned the court asked to maintain the status quo, and AIT /RayPower reopens, gaining a lot of political capital apart from the political gains of airing the documentary.

Now, I am not saying that APC did not rig the elections ( in Nigeria all parties rig elections and the best rigger wins), what I am against is attempting to sway judges and the general public by using illegal and dangerous tactics. PDP should let the judges do their work, up to the supreme Court. This is not the first time a presidential elections is being challenged at the courts.
Atiku and PDP do not need to burn down Nigeria to become the president.

odomanis:
I do not see anything inciting or wrong in this documentary. by the way,Tinubu and then ACN did the same during the period they were in court to reclaim Fayemi and Aregbesola's victory back from the PDP then.

When a matter is Sub Juice, it cannot be discussed publicly. That's the law in all jurisdictions around the world.
Show us examples where Fayemi and Aregbesola broadcast a matter that is Subject Judice.
You people carry "whataboutism" to extreme levels.

nelsonoba:
That is exactly my point! Before I listened to it, I was wondering if AIT had aired some fake news propaganda. But when I finished watching it, I found out it was nothing more than clear facts with documents and video to support the information they gave. And some of the contents of the documentary are what people already know from what we witnessed on election day.

There is something called Sup Judice in law. Meaning matter already in court cannot be publicly discussed or broadcast. It's also contained in NBC code.

Even Dele Momodu, that recorded the documentary knew AIT would be in trouble for discussing, analysing and broadcasting a matter the court is yet to decide.

9jaRealist:
Business does not operate (or exist) in a vacuum...
Doing business in a poor location is different from doing it elsewhere, and neither can business be divorced from social issues.

We truly have to start telling ourselves (or each other) the unvarnished truth...
Not least because it is said that the first step towards a solution is admitting the problem. Burying our heads is a recipe for disaster.
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Please explain how "northerners deserved "worst for voting PMB" helps the business or social environment?

9jaRealist:
There’s nothing “unprofessional” about news media having a political bias...
Why do Nigerians keep repeating the same misnomer? Scores of UK and US media have partisan political biases.

Meanwhile, there’s CIVIL legal recourse and remedy for libel or slander. It is certainly not within the purview of the NBC.
Mr. Tinubu and the President’s ADC are citizens like the rest of us, not entitled to any greater deference or recourse than the law provides.
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The subject matter is Nigeria's broadcasting code. Did AIT violate it or not? Should the broadcast code be expunged from our statutes. If you don't want it, petition your house member to raise the motion to repeal the law on the floor.

Why is the NGE not raising the alleged infractions against AIT/Raypower. The NGE is openly showing their bias by not even looking at the allegations. The should act as an arbiter and not as a party to the conflict.

9jaRealist:
You cannot yell “fire” in a crowded theatre, but that’s different from picking and choosing which political opinions to censor...
The difference between “Nigeria is blessed” and “Nigeria is cursed” is merely one of personal opinion and neither should be penalized.
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It was not based on that one statement alone that AIT/Ray power was sanctions. They had been warned officially several times and they did not heed the warnings.

This is an AIT that had previously apologised both to Tinubu and Buhari's ADC for carrying false malicious and libelous report in a documentary.
DEAR communications throws professionalism to the winds on the alter of politics.

9jaRealist:
I do not necessarily want to get off the main topic here, but...
Didn’t Emir Sanusi of Kano say substantively the same thing when he spoke at Union Bank’s 100 anniversary (and at other fora)?

When Emir Sanusi pointed out that according to UNDP 2016 statistics, Lagos has a poverty rate of 8.6% while Zamfara has a 91% poverty rate and even Kano has a 89% poverty rate, was he also “trolling” Northerners? When the same Emir Sanusi at the Kaduna State Investment Forum (and other fora) questioned why unemployed or underemployed Northerners would brag about having 20+ children (he nonetheless noted the irony of his own large family), who are then all but abandoned under the guise of Almajiri, was he “trolling” Northerners? When the same Emir Sanusi noted that disgracefully most of the out-of-school children are in the North, was that “on and on trolling Northerners”? What should actually ruin your “Aboki friend’s mood” (and not merely for the day, but for years) should be the grim REALITY of much of the North.
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You are comparing oranges with apples. Sanusi is some sort of social crusader, he has been complaining about the high poverty and illiteracy rates in the north for decades. His target is the northern political elites and not interested in bringing down his people.

Moneyline and Nancy on the other hand is a business programme directed at all Nigerians, the statement " Nigerian Poverty wears the northern cap and northerners deserved "worst for voting PMB. " is a political statement done in bad taste, that is irrelevant to a business programme. She is mocking Northerners and Northern electorates in general for voting in Buhari. That is unprofessional.

mrbock:
So reading off people's comments on social media is unprofessional?

Yes, for a radio and TV station operating very under a government license. They are only using social media as an excuse for propagating their political views. Why air those views? Whatever view you want to hold you will find it on social media. If you want views on paedophiles, murderers, rapists, etc, you will find it on social media. That does not give you the rights to propagate them.

mrbock:
Are you joking?

I can't believe what I'm reading

People that ran shows bashing the country and praying the Chinese win the trade war

Claim that USA and Israel are terrorists nations killing Palestinians

Ran a segment saying "American isn't great"

Bros take several seats

Disagreeing with a trade ( or even a real) war is not the same thing as inciting citizens against the country.
Even claiming the USA and Israel are terrorists killing Palestinians is also not incitement, it's a personal view. Even trump during his presidency had liken US gulf wars to terrorist action.

Compare this statement to the examples you are quoting;

Nigeria is cursed, we declare independent state of Niger Delta”, " Nigeria irritates me”, etc.

9jaRealist:
You are a better man than I am, because I couldn’t even get past the first sentence...
Once people start to support censorship based on political content, then we are slip-sliding to full DICTATORSHIP. SMH
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If you don't have any degree of censorship on the press and media in general, you are preparing the road to anarchy. Most of the crisis in the middle east was started and fuelled by social media. The Rwanda genocide was started and fuel by radio.

The Chinese government tightly control all media including social media because of the fear of its power to cause chaos. The Russians used social media to interfere in the US elections and uses it to cause conflicts within demographic, social and political groups within the US.

mrbock:
You haven't watched CNN in a long time

People that called trump a Russian agent
orange man, dumb, stupid, racist etc

just to name a few



Don't compare AIT and CNN abeg. They are far worse.

Why do you people behave as if you are autistic. Insulting a president is not the same thing as insulting the country. Reno Omokri, Fani Kayode and IPOB insults Buhari (apart from other favourite targets of Tinubu, Amaechi and Oshiomole), it is when they start inciting the citizens against the country that they have gone too far. CAN had never incited US citizens against the country, just because they don't like the president.

The FCC in the US has the same function as the NBC

Government Regulation of the Media
Even though the Constitution guarantees freedom of the press, the government does regulate some media. Print media are largely unregulated, and newspapers and magazines can print nearly anything as long as they don’t slander anyone. The Internet has also gone largely unregulated, despite congressional efforts to restrict some controversial content. Broadcast media, however, are subject to the most government regulation. Radio and television broadcasters must obtain a license from the government because, according to American law, the public owns the airwaves. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issues these licenses and is in charge of regulating the airwaves.

FCC Police

The FCC also acts as a police agency of the airwaves, and it can fine broadcasters for violating public decency standards on the air. In extreme cases, the FCC can even revoke a broadcaster’s license, keeping him off the air permanently. The FCC has fined radio host Howard Stern numerous times for his use of profanity, for example, and fined CBS heavily for Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the halftime performance at the Super Bowl in 2004.
https://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/american-government/the-media/section3/

Odingo1:

Buhari and his gang of terrorist is trying to gang up the voice of opposition media in order for them to complete their massacre of local farmers, there will be no Brittish or USA to help Buhari and his gang when the poo hit, they are lucky about 50 years ago when the world is blind and Brittish, Russia, France and Usa did the battle for them, it will not happen again.

Empty chest beating.
You situation is even worse than 50 years ago. You guys have retrogressed militarily, politically, diplomatically and even organisationally.

Odingo1:
You guys can defend impunity because BMC stipend, evil doesn't last forever, very soon Nigeria will implode and all man will answer him papa name. Time will tell.

Don't you have have a functioning brain? Your only points always boils down to BMC, Fulani, Yoruba, and other useless points. Challenge your brains to some intelligent arguments for once.

TSRC:
Who determines that? The ruling party?
That would be very convenient.

No. The law.

Any party can cLiam that an opposition media is trying to ferment trouble and conveniently shut it down.
The pdp can come tomorrow and claim tvc is causing trouble, and then shut it down.
Is that the kind of country you want?

I am pained because your leaders are taking us backwards.

The laws are there for a reason. Any media house that feels it's to big to abide by the national broadcasting code should change business.

AIT was not shut down without warnings and it will not be shut down forever. They simply need to go to NBC and iron out their differences or if they feel they did nothing wrong, head to court.