all,


as promised, here are pictures of my last installation.


its really boiling down to a game of numbers.

ciscostaz: @George_D

Thanks. That's a wonderful analysis. I can now make up my mind too.

you're welcome.

Ikiriye: hi all,
sample pictures of my 4.5m detachable fibre motorized dish fully installed.more pictures coming soon and situation report from portharcourt cheers

@Ikiriye,

Congratulations! Wao! This is really something!

Please feed us with more pictures and what positions/channels you're pulling down.

Cheers!

olenyi:

What!!!!

Quite frankly. Its been long i lost interest in dat bird. But looks like things are looking up.

Regards.

@olenyi,

Yes, really. Things are actually looking up on 36E. And, these channels are not the usual DSTV channels which
are left temporarily FTA just to tease peeps and then when interests begin to whip up, they get locked just as
suddenlly. These ones are here to stay.

For Silverbird TV, I think they've finally realised that they could do so much more by breaking out of the shadows
of DSTV hence their decision to transmit through an unencumbered transponder. If you noticed, they're on the
same tp with CCTV and that itself speaks volumes.


As for the CNN, TBN, Aljazeera, etc package, this seems to be an initiative of Agape Television Network broadcasting
from Tanzania. Looks like the exclusivity agreement which CNN had with DSTV has finally elasped and hence peeps
should look forward to seeing more CNN packages pop up across the sub-region in the near future.

This is just my take.

VIVA FTA!!!

ok, thanks. i'll call you for more discussion.

how much is this router?

hello lurojohn,

which operating system do these computers run? windows 7?

@all,

Just in case there are still some here who have not noticed, Silverbird TV

is now free and live on Eutelsat 36A/36B (36E - DSTV position)

Use 11940h 27500sr to track it.

It gets better: You can also now watch CNN, TBN, Star TV, Setanta Africa, etc on same bird, free.

Use 12275h 11200sr to track. You will need a minimum MPEG4 receiver to watch the later.

VIVA FTA!!!

it only betrays the mindset of peeps in this part of the world where constant electric power
availability is still more of a novelty.

a wake up call for nigeria.

this thread still dey?!

Fhemmmy:

I no understand you oh, i just no see your break light again and no hear from you at all, na wa oh.

my brother, abeg no vex. i'll reply you soon.

hmmmmm! yummmmy!

all,
over the weekend i installed additional solar modules to my existing array just to make up for the sub-optimal
orientation and quality/performance issues plaguing some of my old panels.

also i'm already indirectly preparing for the thick of the rainy season when cloud cover will be at its heaviest.

pictures to follow soon!

baba_egun: @George_D,

Long time how are you doing?

I can see you migrated from Sukam to Cyberpower Inverter. Whats the experience like with the Cyberpower?

And which will you recommend having tried both. Thanks as i await your response.

Cheers.

baba egun,

yes, its been quite a while.

ok, i've been going back and forth with cyberpower and sukam inverters for a while now. i did a six month
test run on cyberpower but now i'm back to sukam. i discovered i didn't really need the extra power that
the 5kva cyberpower was pushing out and decided to stick with sukam. maybe in the near future when i might
have a need for expansion then i could consider going back to the higher capacity cyberpower.

if your power needs are within the 2.5 to 3.5kva range, then i'll advise you to go for sukam inverters.
from my experience, they are more economical with battery power and seem to charge more efficiently. but if
your power needs exceed 3kva, then go for cyberpower. they are more power consuming and their cooling fans
seems to run endlessly unlike sukam which only runs intermittently when needed thereby saving much needed
energy.

hope this helps?

akanniade,
i'm seeing your final installation pictures for the first time today. i've been so busy with work.

men, you're too much! this is simply beautiful!

congrats!

i'm sure your folks would really appreciate your going this extra mile to put a smile on their faces.

and, this is a gift that keeps on giving for the next 25 yrs!

cheers!

adedayo101: @pofolo_ I tink this lnb shud work for EW16 and joytv on same dish since it works for dstv nd joytv,,or wat do u think?
@george-d.....I salute u sir.pls drop me a message wit ur mail on dedayo303@etisalatng.blackberry.com.. Tanks
@twinskenny... Bros,,longtym. Pls drop me a message as well..need to comm wit u

@adedayo101,
You got mail!

@pofolo,

Ok. That is quite something. It removes all the stress from tying of wires, modifying
lnb holders, etc.

Well done.

are you sure you sent it properly? i can't seem to find any friend request
on my profile.

or maybe you can resend it?

thanks.

@pofolo,
That is quite an innovation!

Does this double LNB come ready made or did you construct it yourself?

multi tv is still blazing hot at my end.

twinskenny:

Oga mi sir, there is a request waiting for you on ur fb page sir

ok, ok. let me go and check.

or maybe you can post it here?

bodejohn,
microgiant,

this may be late already but point of correction! all (and i mean all) pure sine wave inverters are 'simulated'.

years back we used to have square wave inverters popularly called modified sine wave. now these are getting
phased out and we now have pure sine wave inverters taking over. the pure sine wave inverter in essence is
just a square wave inverter whose wave form are simulated into so called pure sine wave by means of mosfetts
and a transformer.


fast forward to present day inverter technology:

there is now an attempt to replace the traditional mosfett and transformers with solid state devices which
do a better job of transforming or 'simulating' the square wave into a pure sine wave. these are called

transformerless inverters.

sunnyboy, exeltech, ingeteam, solaredge and a few other companies are all at the forefront of this innovation.

while not trying to hold brief for cyberpower, i think what you should rather be more concerned with is the thd (total
harmonic distortion) of the sine wave produced by any inverter of whatever brand. this is what determines
whether the inverter will efficiently drive your motors and power your heavy electronics. and it is
what also determines how much useful energy per battery dc input is converted to real power for your household.
for example magnum inverters are known to have a better (or purer) waveform, i.e less thd than even xantrex
which is the unofficial industry standard for domestic inverters.

for more on transformerless inverters, you can read:

http://www.homepower.com/less-more-transformerless-inverters

edited

you are welcome!

Alexdinho10: Oga George_D can you pls help me with current frq for trackng nailsat? tax nd God pls. i also congrtlat u 4 ur new dish it was more than great i like it.

you can use quite a number of frequencies but i think the easiest will be aljazeera on nwa beam (10992v 27500sr). you can also use
11977v 27500sr (city 7). but use the first one and make sure you get signal quality of above 85% and then try and bring in the second tp after adjusting your dish.

bodejohn,

good job. please keep us posted when you're done installing.

cheers!

microgiant: George_D & others, Please urgent advice needed. Which of this would you advise buy
http://www.buyright.biz/index.php?module=product&event=viewdetail&pid=94
http://www.buyright.biz/index.php?module=product&event=viewdetail&pid=109
Note promo is on and end by 30th June 2013.
I'm planning to purchase the one in the first link, but don't know the added features/advantage of the second over the first

microgiant,
i think both of those inverters are one and the same. the only difference is that one is 2kva while the other
is 2.2kva. i will advise to go for the higher model (2.2kva). although the difference may not seem to be much
but i tell you 0.2kva can make a whole world of difference when the chips are down.

Akanniade: ^^Thanks GeorgeD. I just realise :oyour point about using 2 charge controllers. I guess the easiest way out for me is to step up to a 48v system(I dont want to run two arrays).

akanniade,
i'm glad you've seen my point.however even at a nominal system voltage of 48v, your 5kw solar array could be maxing over 100 amps on a very sunny day.not a problem though if your charge controller can handle current overload up to a certain amount.
congratulations once again on your installation.

Akanniade: Just started a new installation.
5kw
20× 250watts(polycrystalline panels)
Flexmax 80 charge controller.
36volts/3.6kw tripplite inverter.
2v/500ah battery(not delivered yet).

hello akanniade,

congratulations on your new project. just a quick one: your total array current could top 135 amps
on a sunny day and so are you sure it won't be a good idea splitting your array and using two flexmax
charge controllers? will your charge controller be able to handle such a current overload?

also, this is an entirely new project, so does it mean you are doing away with your first installation?
what happened to it?

olarevo:

Here are some of the pics of my PWM setup.

olarevo,
we didn't see your pictures. your post only shows two 'default' links and when you click
on the links, it downloads a file that is unreadable.

kindly consider re-attaching your pictures using the 'browse' icon.

@swordswifter,
@Jackobite,


You guys are doing great. Please keep it up.

VIVA FTA!!!