i went to their office here in warri to buy credit last friday only to be told "no work"!

huh, and my meter is now on 0 units!

yeah, thanks for the reminder. i got carried away with other things.

besides i didn't want to provide too much free advertisement for inspired_m.

all the same i'll go ahead and post pretty soon.

afterall, a promise is a debt!

he, he, he! see people asksing for 'next' topic! if to say na lily jonathan we dey discuss now or their dethroned

self-styled kingmaker anenih, dem for no dey ask of next topic!

osho baba! carry go. you too much!

hello lanresamson,
i'm glad to know you were not worked up - contrary to the tone of your post.

the 40d is more of a mid range pro camera and not a fully professional camera

but that's besides the point i guess.

once again, happy sales.

hello lanresamson,
nothing to get worked up about.

just thought i should let you know my findings.

as you can see, i've edited my post.

happy sales once again and welcome back.

when will this ever happen in delta state?

one man one vote carried the day!

dedeike:
Honestly, I thought I was the only one who noticed. The guy just chronicled the events that are well known to us without giving us the factors. There's no limitation to the foolishness that these A.C.N goons can exhibit. Perhaps this is still part of the hangover of a rare victory. I wonder how this topic made it to the first page. I suggest they move it to the entertainment section where it rightly belongs.

yeah, hate all you can. this is not about acn. it is about oshiomole.

reality check you need!

a bunch of losers licking their wounds.

a pity 'mr fix it' couldn't pull his strings this time around!

@Ilish,
Congrats for a successful installation. Like Lunsat advised, you won't get the full benefits of the 1.8m dish
unless you motorize it.

All the same I think you've achieved a feat.

Cheers!

hello lanresamson,
thanks for having me on saturday. i did a little research online (as you rightly advised).

thanks once again.

hello dreams,
welcome back from training.

i'll call your glo line. i still have it.

apparently the fake voters cards couldn't do the trick for pdp this time around.

anenih, sorry but your rigging days in edo politics are all but gone!

these pathetic pdp riggers will be so disappointed tomorrow.

yes, i got your line. i'll call you tomorrow morning. cheers!

deeplo: Hello House.
I have been keeping tab on contributions here and am quiet impressed by what i saw. My prayer is that God will bless everyone of us to be able to achieve our aims on this adventure of uninterrupted power supply.
@ George D. am really enjoying my sukam 3.5kva for office and 1.5kva for home. Now am also an installer, can you beat that lol.
To my question,
1........you said, you start your solar panel with 2pcs, how many do you have now?
2........can you post a diagram of how you connect your solar panel vis-a-via gen/phcn? or a picture will do.

The reason for this question is because, like you rightly said, once one begin to use inverter, its no going back. Am following your foot step now. No going back. Am moving straight to solar panel with my 3.5kva sukam.

Thanks for always being there to assist us.

hello deeplo,
yes i started with 2pcs sharp solar panels and presently i have 10 which translates to about 2000w (2kw) at 200w each.

as for the pix of my change over set up, unfortunately i'm not far away from home at the moment.

however, its not really that difficult to figure out. if you understand how a change over switch should work,
all you have to do is to wire it in such a way that it takes input from both phcn and generator.
on the output side you then wire it in such a way that it supplies power to the house irrespective of whether phcn or
gen is running (auto change over). the built-in switching feature in the inverter will do the rest (like sensing
when there is public power for it to change over)

pdozie:

Thanks. But from the roof (where the solar panels should be) to ground is already over 7 feet

hello pdozie,
sorry my bad. i was referring to the distance between battery bank and inverter and not solar panels. so let me answer your question correctly:

the correct size cable between solar panels and charge controller/battery bank really depends on

1) the system voltage, i.e whether 12v, 24v or 24v
2) sizing of your array i.e the maximum amount of projected current to be carried by the cables
3) the distance between array and battery bank.

a portion of the morningstar charge controller manual explains this in detail. i have attached excerpts here.
but it will be good if you could take a little time to read and digest the full manual.
its certainly a must for any solar diy enthusiast:

http://www.morningstarcorp.com/en/support/library/ts.iom.operators_manual.04.en.pdf

hi lanresamson,
ok, i just don't want to be swindled.

but now that you have cleared the air, i think we can deal.

let me call you on your number so we can discuss this further.

ok, glad to hear that but please rather wave aside amstamon's claim that this same type of camera
costs about 70k in ikeja, i suggest you try and verify this and adjust your price accordingly.

i wouldn't like to pay an exorbitant price for something only to find out that i would have gotten
the same thing and about half the price.

thanks in advance.

pdozie,
depends on the distance between the two but generally the advice is to keep them as close as possible like maximum of 2 feet.

for that distance, a 16mm cable should do just fine.

he controls sugar, salt, now he wants to control cement too! how greedy can people get?

well, dangote you're out!

i've never really been a fan of your cement anyways.

for me, its elephant cement all the way!

hello lanresamson,
is this camera still available?

no wonder there is always chaos in wrpc. tankers littered everywhere waiting to lift fuel.

i had always suspected that the whole of south-south now takes its fuel from warri.

now this newstory has proved me right!

pdozie,
i have already answered a similar question somewhere on this thread.

external battery chargers should be avoided at all costs except you want to use them as a temporary
measure perhaps in a situation where your inverter is down or undergoing repairs. most external battery
chargers are designed with automotive batteries (shallow cycle) in mind and are not suitable for maintaining
deep cycle batteries over a long period of time.

i started my own solar array with just 2 solar panels (as you're trying to do now). believe me even with 2 solar
panels your batteries are far better off in the long run than nothing at all. the trick is that as long as there
is even a trickle amount of current coming in from the panels to the batteries, they will never completely
remain flat at any time.
this then takes care of the problem you presently find yourself where one of the batteries is now totally
deflated due to excessive discharge.

the good news though is that every deflated deep cycle lead acid battery can be rejuvenated.if you can't get a
battery de-sulpator, take it to any battery specialist. they have a way of opening it up and renewing the plates
and electrolyte. you may be lucky to find one of such pros around your area.

madonna university had it coming a long time, i guess.

hello simonandal,
i have replied a similar question in another thread but for your convienience i will reproduce it here:

it is one of nuc accredited universities for 2012. however, not all it's courses were given green light
after the exercise. here is a list of accredited courses:


Godfrey Okoye University, Ugwuomu Nike

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Banking and Finance
Management
Marketing
Public Administration
ARTS
Religion and Philosophy
EDUCATION
Business Education
Education/Biology
Education/Chemistry
Education/Economics
Education/English & Literature
Education/History
Education/Mathematics
Education/Physics
Education/Political Science
Social Studies
SCIENCES
Biochemistry
Biology
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geology & Mining
Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Physics
Mathematics
Microbiology
Physics
Physics with Electronics
Statistics & Demography
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Economics
Geography & Environmental Mgt.
International Relations
Mass Communication
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology

here's the link for those who have the time to read.
you can also download the pdf document for your convienience:

http://www.nuc.edu.ng/nucsite/File/Approved_Accredited%20Programmes%20of%20Nigerian%20Universities-Listed%20by%20University.pdf

now, for those here writing trash let's try and do a little research before making baseless statements.
just an advice.

it is one of nuc accredited universities for 2012. however, not all it's courses were given green light
after the exercise. here is a list of accredited courses:


Godfrey Okoye University, Ugwuomu Nike

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Banking and Finance
Management
Marketing
Public Administration
ARTS
Religion and Philosophy
EDUCATION
Business Education
Education/Biology
Education/Chemistry
Education/Economics
Education/English & Literature
Education/History
Education/Mathematics
Education/Physics
Education/Political Science
Social Studies
SCIENCES
Biochemistry
Biology
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geology & Mining
Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Physics
Mathematics
Microbiology
Physics
Physics with Electronics
Statistics & Demography
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Economics
Geography & Environmental Mgt.
International Relations
Mass Communication
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology

here's the link for those who have the time to read.
you can also download the pdf document for your convienience:

http://www.nuc.edu.ng/nucsite/File/Approved_Accredited%20Programmes%20of%20Nigerian%20Universities-Listed%20by%20University.pdf

now, for those here writing trash let's try and do a little research before making baseless statements.
just an advice.

hello pdozie,
no, i didn't proceed with the pre-order largely due to lack of interest from members at the time.

charge controllers are rated mostly in amps and not watts so i guess your talking about 40a and 60a?
i suggest you buy the 60amps model for future expansion. even if you don't need the extra capacity now,
you may definitely want to upgrade in the future and by then you won't need to go scouting for another
higher capacity charge controller.

yes, again you need a separate change over switch for the inverter on the ac side and not on the dc side.
the charge controller already takes care of the dc side between the battery bank and solar panels.
you'll need the change over to serve as a go between for your inverter and phcn (public power) just like
you have for your gen and phcn.

hey dreamsinbc!
looks like you took an unscheduled leave right after you delivered my sumptous chocolate marshmellows cake in april!

anyway, welcome back.

just in time too for another special delivery!

lets do it again!

hello pdozie,
unfortunately the pre-order offer for the battery desulphator expired a long time ago. it was a shot in the dask and i spent a long time and effort trying to get everyone onboard. if you missed it, maybe another opportunity will come before year end. that is not a promise though.

concerning your battery issues, like i said in one of my earlier posts, your back up system is only as good as your battery and inverter. i don't have any experience with sukam batteries but i'm currently using sukam 3.5kva inverter (as you know) and i can tell you it's smart charger features are good. for batteries, i've been using zenith 200ah for over 5yrs now and i've not had any reason to change any one of them. despite all the abuse i put them through in the past they have served me well. its only just now i'm planning to upgrade to the 260ah version just because i've been impressed with their performance!

my advise is to try and incorporate solar panels to your system as fast as possible. i suspect that is what has been helping me maintain my system apart from the fact that my batteries are rugged. with solar panels, you are never completely out of juice irrespective of how many days phcn decides to 'strike'. and this in a way ensures your batteries last longer since the sulphated cells are always being rejuvenated over time.

for the change over bit, yes you need a seperate change over switch for your gen set and inverter. the wiring of the inverter is especially important as that is what determines the automatic switch-over ability of your system.