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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 9:27am On Oct 13, 2016
guys,

just a page from the morningstar mppt 60 manual:

Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 7:26pm On Oct 11, 2016
saipro & battleaxe,
you guys could just correct the error without humming and humming.
i'm sure dmerciful doesn't realize his mistake and seems it really is a honest one.
afterall, we all learn everyday. smiley

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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 9:19pm On Oct 09, 2016
dunka,
mine would be mounted on a separate tower besides the main water tank.
i consider a 300 litre weight of water too much of a risk to put on my roof.
if my roof were made of concrete like johnkester's probably i wouldn't mind
at all. but for those installing the 200 litre or 100 litre version i'm sure the
weight would be light enough to fit on to an aluminum roof.
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 3:42pm On Oct 08, 2016
reprobate,

i don't know the kind of solar hot water system they have in that hotel in question but remember
that as with every setup of this kind, capacity sizing is very key. the package itself comes with a
hot water tank designed to retain hot water for up to three days in case of bad weather. however
if your capacity sizing is smaller than your house needs you may end up using up all the available
hot water before the sun shines again (just like your battery bank sizing for pv solar).
i won't be surprised if that hotel has just one small tank serving all the rooms.
also, the package comes with an auxiliary electric water heater that can be turned on to heat water
should weather conditions become extreme.
again, in this part of our world, if you size your system adequately, you will never need to use
the auxiliary heater. as a matter of fact, testimonies abound from people who have both systems
installed and they have never needed to turn on their electric heater for years now.

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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 1:43pm On Oct 08, 2016
dunka,

cost will depend on the size you want. it varies from 100 liters to 300 liters.
as for plumbing, you will need a little modification to your existing hot water
line only. instead of having all those conventional electric water heaters littered
about your bathrooms (and kitchen?) depending on the number of rooms you have;
now you only have one central water heater feeding the whole house.
you won't be needing all those aristons anymore for a very long time - even during
the cold harmattan season. no more bathing with cold water just because phcn
refused to supply public power to heat up your water.
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 8:11am On Oct 08, 2016
abunafiu:


king George the first.

Pls let's have a first hand review from you.

prof,

work in progress as we speak. i'll definitely keep the house posted on
my findings. solar water heating is the next frontier in my drive towards
energy independence.

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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 8:08am On Oct 08, 2016
kogistar:
what is the uses of this solar pump?

kogistar,

it's a solar water heater like ripvanwink said and not a solar pump.
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Free To Air Satellite Tv General Thread by GeorgeD1(m): 7:14am On Oct 08, 2016
gadotor:
I nice to be here once again, how are you doing today. Thank you

@gadotor,
It's been quite a while. How is it going at your end?
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 6:00pm On Oct 07, 2016
coming soon to a rooftop near you!!! smiley

Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 11:59am On Sep 28, 2016
anochuks08,
your set up is very much ok and i don't think you have anything to worry about.
provided your array size is big enough to charge your battery bank to full/floating status
everyday, i think you're all set up for many years of stress-free off-grid living.
enjoy!

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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 3:48pm On Sep 27, 2016
saipro,
barezzi,

i'm glad you guys somehow found a little inspiration from my posts.
and i think that is the whole essence of this forum.
if we all can think less about how to make a buck and channel our energies
into helping our fellow man, the world indeed will be a better place for everybody.

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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Free To Air Satellite Tv General Thread by GeorgeD1(m): 12:51pm On Sep 27, 2016
sagnetplus:
@GeorgeD1 & all the Gurus in the house, Thanks for your goodwill. I am a rookie that can only install DSTv, MyTv, JoyTv only but wish to further my ability in this venture.
Here's my watsapp no. 08023368389 in case of any help.
May also ask if anyone can educate me about satellite finding meter available & the cost.
Sirs how can you guys be of help. Tx

@sagnetplus,
Exactly what kind of help do you require?
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Free To Air Satellite Tv General Thread by GeorgeD1(m): 7:56am On Sep 19, 2016
olenyi:




wink

The pleasure is all mine.

Testimonies like this makes it all worthwhile.

MyRegards

@olenyi,
How far? It's been quite a while. smiley
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 7:47am On Sep 19, 2016
bmdflo:


My oga, one cannot overrule the possibility of having a Nigerian made SMF or flooded battery especially this dwindling economy where Forex is a nightmare, we can turn our weakness into strength.

bmdflo,
actually you're right. I was just joking.
anything is possible. countries like china, taiwan, india, etc who make these products are not better than us.
we only need to have the enabling environment and you'll be amazed at the speed with which we as a country will make
technological progress.
I think we should go beyond this 'white labelling' phenomena which seems to be the norm these days because we are only helping
to build those countries where those factories are located while at the same time creating unemployment and technological
retardation back at home.

break the myth!

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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 9:08pm On Sep 18, 2016
Janyves,
a nigerian made battery?
are you kidding me?!! grin grin grin
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Free To Air Satellite Tv General Thread by GeorgeD1(m): 8:11pm On Sep 17, 2016
Chinedu7:

Take it easy big man, I quoted you because you said it was close to impossible but I had it once for few months before I decided to discard it because with it I couldn't get good signal on the west side of a balanced dish. So I know what I am talking about infact I broke the news of the availability of those channels with pictures the very first day they were added to Apstar.
Then I was getting 57 - 58%, I think it cracks at 54% or thereabouts. I mean on 2.4m mesh, you see my brother impossibility is nothing.

@Chinedu7,
Nobody is a big man here. We all learning and trying to help each other here.
The guy asked a simple question. He wanted to know which of the TBN positions he could track easily at the moment and not what was
obtainable several months ago. So how does your post help him?
If I was a newbie standing by my dish and I sent a post to the thread about possible tracking positions, I would expect any member responding to me to give me
information that is current and not one that expired several months ago.

VIVA FTA!!!

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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Free To Air Satellite Tv General Thread by GeorgeD1(m): 11:05am On Sep 17, 2016
ben1daEbiri:
@GeorgeD1 It seems you and Olenyi are back from your hiatus,it's good having you back again...@ManirBK hope you resolved your audio issues on your new box?

@ben1daEbiri,
Yeah you're right. I'm back with a bang.
So many new faces here that I'm not used to. So many off-topic discussions that were alien to us in the good old days.
I'm sure if some of our old founding members should stumble upon this thread now they would be hard put to believe this is
an FTA thread what with the talk of CCAM, autoroll, alphabox, etc.
True FTA seems to have taken a back seat while illegality has finally triumphed.
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Free To Air Satellite Tv General Thread by GeorgeD1(m): 10:52am On Sep 17, 2016
Chinedu7:

@geman If your dish is motorized, you can actually have Smile of a Child on Apstar as long as you have 2.4m and above. It's a very sensitive channel to have, you could have to sacrifice the signal quality of other channels to have it. It actually falls a little bit off the rest, I mean if you have motorized setup on Apstar with maximum signal quality on other channels, you will have to move your Motor slightly to maximize TBN, that is actually why it's hard on static setup. If you want it back on your setup, you need a Motor.

@chinedu7
You could have still gone ahead to give geman your own views without having to quote me.
By the way what percentage quality are you getting on TBN on Apstar since you claim to receive it?
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 7:35pm On Sep 15, 2016
DMerciful,
keep up the good work.
cheers!

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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Free To Air Satellite Tv General Thread by GeorgeD1(m): 3:33pm On Sep 15, 2016
geman:


@Geore D1
Many thanks for the response. I have a 2.4M dish. I was receiving it before but my Titanium LNB shorted and had to replace it with an old Eurostar lnb, which has not yet caught it.
What Lnb are you using over there?

@geman,
I'm using STRONG K6. You should try it and see.
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Free To Air Satellite Tv General Thread by GeorgeD1(m): 10:35am On Sep 15, 2016
geman:
East Africa,
Is there any one receiving the TBN package on 22West C band or 76East - Apstar C band? I was receiving it on 22west but it disappeared. I am particularly interested in Smile of a Child channel.

Kindly share any leads for me to get this package. Many thanks.

@geman,
Yes, TBN package on SES 4/C (22W) is still roaring hot. Use 3825h, 8950sr to track
and make sure your dish size is at least 1.8M. As for the package on Apstar (76E) that beam is a spot beam
for Asia so difficult to track from here.
Hope this helps?
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 11:40pm On Sep 13, 2016
abunafiu:
In my hood, NEPA has been heartless to my neighbors since yesterday despite being Sallah day.
Thank God for my solar power.
Even with the recession in Naija.
This year's Sallah was interesting.
Me and my madam alone...
Solar gooood Oo.

prof,
keep enjoying. happy salah to you! smiley
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 4:00pm On Sep 10, 2016
abunafiu,
well done for the nice pics. the secret to solar success as in every other endeavor in life
is consistency. and, like iLoveTheSun said in his previous post, you start small and gradually
grow bigger with time. just like you, i also started from a rented apartment with a back up solution
with no solar initially. it was not until i changed houses that i began installing solar panels one
by one and now several years later, i have enough array to power my entire household even
on cloudy days.
no wonder they say, rome was not built in a day!

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Politics / Re: Why We Are Addressing Injustice In Niger Delta- Lai Mohammed by GeorgeD1(m): 10:45am On Sep 10, 2016
liar mohammed embarassed
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 8:48am On Sep 10, 2016
zeestone99:


Hello George, sumtymes one can be very busy, I bliv ur conversation with him went well. Cheers

zeestone99,
yes, we have arrived at something. i'll get back to you and see how we can close this out with your team.
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 2:08pm On Sep 09, 2016
dunka,
its been posted severally in the past. just check my previous posts.
cheers!
Politics / Re: Femi Adesina: My Salary Was Cut By One-third, I Go Hungry Too by GeorgeD1(m): 9:48am On Sep 09, 2016
this is change by any other name.
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 9:46am On Sep 09, 2016
zeestone99,
i sent you a mail from my yahoo mailbox.
kindly reply asap. thanks.
Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 9:42am On Sep 09, 2016
iLoveTheSun:
Good morning,

I fully agree.
(reg. washing machines, it also depends on the temperature, if you launder with 30°C or 80°C.)
Of course, all depends on the size or depth of your pocket.
Many people work hard to buy big cars, but some prefer a big solar array on their roof instead. It's a question of priority.


iLoveTheSun,
the bolded couldn't be more true. and, personally, that was the motivation behind my solar initiative from day one.
i always thought to myself, "if i can spend 3 million and above to buy a car that takes me from point a to point b
and on a good day i only get to spend at most 1 hour, two hours or even three hours in that car, why then shouldn't
i spend an equivalent amount to make my home comfortable to live in? a house i spend over eight to twelve hours
in everyday?" for me, it just didn't make sense riding a car fitted with ac and being comfortable for one hour only to
arrive home, park that same car and you enter into a house with no lights, no fan, waiting for when phcn will restore
public power or on the alternative going to struggle with a fuel guzzling generator when you could have all this with
the flick of a switch.
so, suddenly solar began to make more sense to me, regardless of the amount i was spending to put those 40 panels
on my roof.

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Crime / Re: Sports Betting: Man In Uyo Hangs Himself Over N22,000 Loss by GeorgeD1(m): 1:54pm On Sep 08, 2016
modern day pools staking at its worst.

nap one from five.....! mschew!! embarassed

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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 10:20pm On Sep 07, 2016
iLoveTheSun:
Hello Newbies,

for those asking the same questions again and again:
"I have n appliances with x watts power consumption.
How many solar panels, what solar charger, inverter, batteries should I take?"

I will not answer those questions, but I would like to build some sort of foundation, that assumptions and facts may differ sometimes.
(To be honest, I was surprised myself. Like, "Oh, I need a Mercedes ML!" And then after analysing the data: "Oops, a Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit will do!" I hope you get the point. There is a saying: "The eyes are always bigger than your stomach (=real hunger)!" [That's why many people have lots of of leftovers on their plate!])
It's rather a guideline to understand your real power needs.

Here are my recommendations for the newbies:
1) Please do your homework (sorry, to say this) and read this thread from start. There are tons of valuable information by my fellow solar heros.
2) Chris has even built an app. Check it out!
3) Please do not feel disappointed, if you wait for an answer. Be patient!
4) At last, but not at least: here is a real case study to give you a feeling about your demand.
This is some sort of energy consumption audit, in order to understand what inverter and what battery capacity is really required.

Last week, I got a 3-phase digital energy meter with S0 output (it's the 2-wire grey cable in the top). 1000 pulses per kWh. (i.e. 1 pulse = 1/1000 kWh)
And a data logger that can read S0 interface. So the data has been put into a graph.

Real-case scenario:
Small 2 bedroom apartment with 2 persons. One person (breadwinner) out of the house during the day. One person at home.
1 x LCD TV approx. 100-130 Watts
4 x energy-saving bulbs (5 - 8 Watts each)
1 x small refrigerator (don't know - it's too heavy to move around and to check the name/type plate)
2 x fridges (don't know - it's too heavy to move around and to check the name/type plate)
1 x water cooker 1800 Watts (!!!)
1 x micro wave/oven combo up to 2000 Watts (!) it is adjustable from 180 Watts.
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1 x electric stove xxxx Watts(!!!) my comment: shouldn't be powered by battery!!!
1 x washing machine xxxx Watt(!!!) my comment: shouldn't be powered by battery!!!
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By the way, hot water for showering is on a different meter, because the building is a multiplex.

iLoveTheSun,
quite an interesting line up you have here but the jury is still out there on the viability or otherwise of running
a home fully on solar photovoltaics.
it is always preferable to explore more cost effective solutions where they are readily available instead of going the
fully solar pv route.
for your cooking for instance, lpg or propane gas has been found to be less expensive than using a hotplate powered
by an inverter.
for heating household water, solar water heaters seem to be the preferred method.
washing machines are getting more power efficient these days what with the emergence of top loaders so not much
issues running them off inverters (i run my thermocool washing machine on my inverter on a routine basis
without any problems)
microwaves too present a unique twist. although they seem to draw so much instantaneous power, but because
they are almost always run for brief spells in the entire day, inverters seem to love them. smiley

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Satellite TV Technology / Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by GeorgeD1(m): 7:52am On Aug 23, 2016
bigrovar,
many peeps complaining about the high cost of solar never really sit down to do the maths.
still, many of us trying to wean people off the 'generator mentally' are sometimes at a loss
when faced with such complaints as solar being too expensive. but when we are armed with
facts such as this, the advantages of solar in terms of cost savings becomes staggering.
do you know that even with dollar at 500 naira, solar is still cheaper to set up compared with
the long-term cost of running fuel-guzzling generators over the space of 25 years?

my solar panels are still pumping out juice over 6 years after installation just like they did from
day one. my inverter is still doing great with no issues at all. batteries are performing
marvellously. at this rate, i'm seeing myself coasting through another couple of years before
worrying about any system or component failure.

so, doing the 25year maths for cost of running generators, it will be like this:

522,000*25 = 13,050,000 naira
and if i were to run my generator for double the time, i'e 24hrs everyday (like my inverter presently)
it will amount to:

13,050,000*2 = 26,100,000 naira spent over that space of time.

thankfully though, I don't have to incur this cost anymore thanks to solar.

truly, the sun is the answer!

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