pato405:


The bill will continue to increase o! and then, when it gets too scary for you (around 200k), you'll get more frustrated and leave the accommodation. Another unsuspecting tenant (just like me) will move in unawares...the domino effect continues. I reached an agreement with my Landlord sha - to deduct the paid sum from my next rent, because I paid for what I didn't use.

Leopantro:
I'm wondering if it's that capacitor close to the output black and red wires close to the bottom of the picture because the Meter does not register the voltage through the output I. E the meter rests on zero when I connect the batteries unlike before when it swings to 12v when I connects to battery.

bishop4life:






These are what to look up to.


1. Check the inlet fuse. Sometimes it comes as 1-100ohms resistor.

2. Check the thyristor. It might possibly drop or break the inlet current.


3. Check those transistors. Normally mosfet transistors just check the number on it then buy and replace.


If you are staying in onitsha and environmental, pm me.

ceejay80s:
for those using their inverter setup with led or lcd tv, pls reduce the backlight, contrast and brightness of ur led or lcd tv to get more watch time on ur inverter

Leopantro:


Wonderful, this makes it a lot easier. Will copy out the ratings on all the components you pointed out and try and get them over the weekend. If I'm out of luck will definitely contact you. Currently in Owerri.

Leopantro:


Wonderful, this makes it a lot easier. Will copy out the ratings on all the components you pointed out and try and get them over the weekend. If I'm out of luck will definitely contact you. Currently in Owerri.

ceejay80s:

Maybe i am not seeing the pic u uploaded clearly but its like i have seen the problem, there are 2 component inbetween a red and pink wire that is connected to on and off switch, dat component is burnt, the colour isn't supposed to be black ,check now and get back 2 me

Leopantro:


Also avoid using a USB hard drive in your TV while using the inverter, use a flash drive. For some strange reason, the TV uses more electricity accessing the hard drive.

bishop4life:



You are right bro, those are the fuse and the thyristor I mentioned above. The fuse is normally a glass tube but the possibility of it being black is there since it doesn't have color code . The thyristor is normally blue or arm green but as well doesn't have color code so also have possibility of being brown.

But traditionally, if you are working on a faulty circuit it's normal to start with the inflow which points back to the two components. His problem is somewhere between the three I pointed above and their high probabilities comes with their arrangements.

bishop4life:



No, you don't have to buy all the items.

First, check the fuse with multimeter to see if there is continuity. If you don't have a multimeter you can just jumper (bridge) the two terminals of the fuse with a short wire (I normally do this with a single piece of stranded flexible wire, the one used to connect speakers).

Leopantro:


The two black things are the fuse and the thyristor. The fuse has a black coating with numbers on it ; I can see the numbers 837 C something in it.
The thyristor is round and black

Leopantro:


Will I bridge the fuse with the flexible wire while the smart charger is on or off and when I do what do I expect to see?

bishop4life:
@Leopantro please remove the board from the casing and snap the back of the board. Concentrate on the areas around the two wires that supply the battery. Also I will like to know if the Ammeter reads when on load. And the fan, does it blow?

bishop4life:
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saint2ace:




Pato it's important to keep ur UPS plugged in to maximize your battery's life as well as the span, when it's plugged in and nepa restores light; the load is taken off the batteries and direct current runs thru to power ur appliances, so the load only begins to draw current from the batteries when the lite goes off.

ceejay80s:
for those using their inverter setup with led or lcd tv, pls reduce the backlight, contrast and brightness of ur led or lcd tv to get more watch time on ur inverter

pato405:


Ceejay, I don't know the make/model o! I just stumbled into a guy who said he had battery and inverter for sale...then I thought..wait a minute, 'I think I need those' so I bargained 3k for the inverter - which he gladly sold, and 10k for the 100AH battery. However, I think I lost on the battery as it wasn't well maintained. Looks new outside but not really alive inside..perhaps because, as he claimed, he has left it unused for a very long time. On a 30 watt load, the battery lasts only 6hours. By my calculation, this is equivalent to 180watt-hours (30wX6hrs). if you divide by 12V, you'll simply get 15AH...this means that 85AH has been used away...that's a BIG loss o! Anyway, you win some, you lose some. I have seen Ugo (the Oshodi guy) and told him that I need a very good 80AH battery. he said 13k. I think I can combine both to get around 95AH and number of hours expected= 95 X12 = 1140 watt hours which on 30watt load could last up to 38hrs! (1140WH/30W)Na cash I just need now, to get that battery! meanwhile see my pix attached.

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ceejay80s:


this is why i prefer a ups to those 150watts, 300watts ,500watts etc inverters

saint2ace thank u,
current is not drawn from ur battery when u have light, which means ur battery is resting when u have light and it increases ur battery life span compared to those small inverters that cant be plugged to power source, dont know if larger watts inverters works like the ups.
those small inverters sucks current from ur battery weda light dey or not, reducing ur battery life span

TeOwl:
I have 500watts inverter that doesn't have its own inbuilt charger, there is a switch to off and on the inverter... does it still consume electricity when it is off?

TeOwl:
I have 500watts inverter that doesn't have its own inbuilt charger, there is a switch to off and on the inverter... does it still consume electricity when it is off?

ceejay80s:

i am not saying ur inverter is bad or u made a wrong chnice, but....
Make i ask u one question, when u have light and ur charger dey charge and ur appliances dey on , ur battery don ever full?
Ur battery go only full if ur ur inverter dey switched off,
correct me if i'm wrong!!

Leopantro:


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ceejay80s:

i am not saying ur inverter is bad or u made a wrong choice, but....
Make i ask u one question, when u have light and ur charger dey charge and ur appliances dey on , ur battery don ever full?
Ur battery go only full if ur ur inverter dey switched off,
correct me if i'm wrong!!

billyG:
Hello ceejay80s for weeks now i hav gone thru yur goodwork i must commend u 4 yur selfless service.i wanted to make my own homemade inverter,i hav a 650va & 1200va UPS,my constrain is d 20amps smart battery charger i hav gone round ph i culdnt get it,can u help me get d 20Amps smart battery charger frm lagos & send it to me via transp.company 2 Ph?

Wakeelu:
I have being reading the topic from the first page and I commed the ceejayb80s for this educative topic, my question is does your lcd monitor has inbuit speaker ? If no how do you receive audio from your lcd monitor. Thanks

Wakeelu:
I have being reading the topic from the first page and I commed the ceejayb80s for this educative topic, my question is does your lcd monitor has inbuit speaker ? If no how do you receive audio from your lcd monitor. Thanks