idsolar:
@Brightsolar. pls confirm if this Voltron hybrid inverters are rebranded axpert or at par. nagode

brother, you are asking an advert spammer to provide you answers to questions?
hehehe!!! you're on a long thing oh. when did you ever see this guy post anything
besides coming here to drop ads? besides, are we even sure he's not an ad
robot?

earthrealm, bigrovar,

you guys are very much on point. sometime ago, i spoke vehemently against
these frequent ads clogging the thread. a particular marketer was chief culprit then
and after much heated back and forth exchanges, he was made to back down and
today he's a regular contributor to discussions while still running his adverts on the side
which is a good thing if you ask me.
presently i have identified about two main culprits who only come here to drop off lengthy
ads and make zero contributions. it's as if here is their marketplace and they think they
can just come and dump their wares on us. the only time they post is when they want
to advertise. no contributions to topics, no replies to questions, nothing!
we may have to apply the methods we used to bring that chief marketer to the
discussion table to them also. it's high time they get to know this thread is not their
dumping ground.

anidat77:



Hello Sir,
I sent you a message on WhatsApp.

hello anidat77,
message acknowledged. will be expecting action from your end
as discussed.
cheers!

NiyiOmoIyunade:
I agree

But in one scenario, the Midnite proved so stellar that it was returned to it's box to rest and be sold off in another scenario, I have a brand new MorningStar spare which I am keeping and extremely unwilling to sell just in case the rainy day comes and I need it.

But more seriously though, I wish the MorningStar folks would make an 80a or 100a version, that would be something to see.

lolz niyi.
again, seems you don't get my drift.
i'm a stickler for single systems when it comes to charge controllers.
unlike some folks who mix up fangpusun, epsolar, bluesky, etc in one single setup,
i like to stick to a single product. so, after the comparison test it was a tough choice
for me to make: do i throw out my two tristars along with the meter hub and switch
over to midnite, get whiz bang and other accessories or do i mix them up and take
my chances, see how they can work together? but these controllers don't have a
common communications protocol...but it so happens that i'm already heavily
invested in morningstar so the decision naturally tilted towards keeping the tristar
ccs and selling off the midnite and that's why we're here right now.
i would have done the same thing even if it were a schneider, appollo, victron or
some other charge controller.

Lolz Niyi
it turned out that I'm already heavily invested in morningstar products so it was a hard decision for me to let go the midnite classic for system simplicity. despite its seemingly stellar performance during the test, no point mixing different charge controllers (in my opinion) so it has to go.

sold! sold!! sold!!!

all,
midnite solar classic mppt 150 charge controller for sale.
less than one month used, it's as good as new still in it's original
packaging.

reason for sale: used for comparison test performance with tristar mppt 60
and subsequently uninstalled and repacked with no issues.

fixed price; 200k

as usual this will be on first come, first serve basis.

specs:

•150 operating voltage
•Max current out: 96 amps
•ETL listed to UL1741 and CSA
•Type 1 environmental rating
•Terminals are rated for 75 C
•Exclusive HyperVOC extends VOC limits
•12-72V battery
•Built in DC-GFP and Arc Fault
•Detector
•Solar, wind and hydro MPPT modes

MegaMKO:


Good morning,

I will love to have the guy's contact too.

Thanks

lolz. where did you dig this post from? must be over four years ago i posted this

anyway, events have since overtaken that guy and we now have seasoned vendors on
this thread that can supply whatever solar parts you need. all you need to do is flip one
or two pages back and you will get their contacts.
but if you still insist on the alaba guy, just pm me and i'll do justice.

the zenith batteries are agm so strictly no equalization allowed although I do this on limited basis.

as far as desulphators go, I've been using the bls (battery life saver) for years now and I must say I'm impressed with it's performance. regardless of the seemingly negative sentiments against desulpators on here, I wouldn't be caught out without one. I remember a couple years ago when thunder struck my system and damaged my first bls, the speed with which I rallied to replace it speaks volumes about the high premium I place on it's benefits.

this and other good practices have ensured my zenith batteries have gone over six years now without needing replacement.

yes, short answer

hmm

niyi,
that's correct. tristar mppt-60 maxes out at 60.5amps most.
so i have 3 tristar ccs linked through the meter hub.

after rain, comes shine.

for those peeps here in the south-south, it seems happy times
are finally here after all the weeks of never-ending rainfall

Spy360:

One of our most top gurus, if not number one self.

I greet sir.

thanks bro

odilibe:

No!!!Black ultra will perform poorly on prime focus antennas only.....on offset dish,including long cable run ...inverto black ultra outweighs..the single black ultra performs better than the quad based on reviews!

odilibe,
glad u're here. I was sharing experience based on our past experiment on
prime focus dishes. obviously we never bothered to check out what the results
would have been on offset dishes so I guess u're right.

obyback:

Glad to hear from one of the greats. You mean one of these prime focus lnbs could perform better than the black ultra on the offset dish. Pls confirm sir

obyback,
a detailed experiment was carried out several years back on this forum using different lnbs.
the inverto black ultra performed poorly compared to the other lnbs. if u must buy an inverto
lnb go for the red classic. it out performed all the others by significant amount and it's what
i'm still using on my 4m till date.
for more details, check the now closed official thread of free to air satellite part III - V

obyback:
So I have been working on my 2.4m offset dish for a few week, previously I couldn't get any to on hotbird. I had to readjust the lnb holder, thanks to IRAPADA for the pictures for focal length. I have had to refoil the dish, thanks to GeorgeD and kungu pics on the nilesat thread. Today I and getting 460 channels on hotbird, a few sky Italia and nova tps but I am still unable to get the Polish packages which is my main aim.
I have been reading that Ku lnbs are mostly designed for 90cm to 1.2m offset dishes and can't fully cover 1.2m and above hence the need for a feed horn. I actually confirmed these by cutting the mouth of my Inverto black ultra to the widest point and I was able to get addition 230 station (before cutting I was getting about 200). I really need a feed horn, pls help !

Pic 1 refoiling

Pic 2 first layer of repainting

Pic 3 second layer of paint

Pic 4 3rd layer with can spray paint.

Thanks to Dlee1 joosat raskush

hello obyback,
i'm glad you found those pix useful. for prime focus ku lnbs you can try star gold fuji
or powersat. eurostar is also good.

NiyiOmoIyunade:
I agree with you fully.

Each separate PV array must have its own CC and if you must protect the CCs with an SPD, each CC must have its own SPD.

Any attempt to combine two separate PV arrays to one CC or SPD is very likely asking for trouble especially if the combined PV ampacity exceeds the CC limits or the array voltages are dissimilar.

The magic smoke would come out pretty quick in these scenarios.

An SPD is desirable and very good to have but not compulsory - if you can afford only one for now, simply dedicate it to the side of the installation that is most precious to you while you save up for the second SPD

if he has a magnum e-panel he could actually use one mnspd on all his arrays regardless of the size.

earthrealm:


omo, that was super fast!!!!...sweet deal,
who was the lucky buyer?
i would have benched my epsolar 60amp in half a heartbeat for this morning star!!!

lolz. i guess the deal was just too sweet for peeps to resist. even for those that really don't
have a need for the tristar. talk of compulsive buying (read: buying to keep) hehehe

kiekie1:


Hello Mr George, contact me privately if you need any service parts for your solar water heater ranging from vaccum tubes, float tank,optional AC element etc .. Cheer's

kiekie,
thanks for the offer. i guess the only service part i would really need now is a brand new 300l replacement tank.
if you can facilitate a like for like procurement then we are good to go.

DUNKA:
Quite unfortunate and your review had put a real dampner on setting up a solar water heater as I had looked at Protek and other brands such as Simba,NaturePal etc but that all seem to be of similar quality and reputation and I cannot shout

Well the waiting game still continues until a qualitative and affordable solar water heater comes into the market while I will for now increase my solar panels for use of an electric heater.

dunka,
yeah i think unfortunate is the right word. protek started out very well but now it's ending badly. so much for nigerian
white label companies.
however, make no mistake. i have never regretted going the solar water heater route and i still maintain it's the best
thing after sliced bread. you will never believe the feeling of using hot water 365 days a year without a single kilowatt hour
of electricity spent. that feeling of freedom alone is worth all the stress. if i were to do this all over again, i'll probably
do things a little differently but sure enough i would install another one without thinking twice about it.

DUNKA:
Were you able to finally resolve the leakage issue with the Protek tank?

dunka,
unfortunately the answer is no. protek hasn't gotten back to me for almost a year now and i've
since given up hope of ever hearing from them. apparently they have my number in their watsapp
distribution list and all they do these days is push solar inverter/battery adverts to clients. no more
mention of anything to do with solar water heaters. what a scam of a company!

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Practicals my Oga.

When it comes to the core business of squeezing solar juice out of a PV array, MorningStar is the best controller bar none - any advantage a Midnite classic has is in the ease of setup/configuration and perhaps less unit cost per amp - MorningStar capped at 60a while Midnite has 80a/96a units.

Even the MorningStar design (solid state/no moving parts, and conformal coating) is superior to Midnite's in my view. I firmly believe that a MorningStar CC can give 15years of trouble free service with zero components failure, I would consider it luck if a Midnite lasted that long.

I am fortunately placed in a position where a lot of CCs and equipment passes through my hands and I have been able to run tests of MorningStar vs other CCs in controlled conditions and so far I have not yet seen any CC beat MorningStar at solar yield.

The issue is just like the premium Fluke, they are rather slow to innovate or churn out new features, anything they cannot certify works 99.99999% they will not release - all the networking and remote monitoring restrictions can easily be sorted with a little bit of skill.

niyi,
you're very much on point. sometime last year i did a review on tristar vs midnite cc. the midnite won narowly but just.
recall that the winning points were mostly on aesthetics/effizy and not necessarily on core performance.
if i were to do the same review today, having now being weaned off the grip of that glamorous looking midnite lady,
the morningstar cc would win hands down

p.s: by the way, i have since reverted back to morningstar. solid state all the way!

chuckdee,
if you're using the magnum ms4348pe with the advanced remote me-arc50,
there is a button for turning off the charger completely. Also, you can program
the charger to cut-off and cut-in at certain times of the day, say from 6am to
6pm. This among many options make the magnum a very robust beast of an
inverter.

hello maboyarin,
i used to have the cyberpower cps5000pro (5kva) eu model but that
was sold like a year ago. it didn't have that feature you're talking about.
i'm sorry i can't be of help.

DMerciful:
I can check it... Whatsapp me.

dmerciful,
seems you may have yet another damaged tristar coming your way from my end.
the evil pv switch-off before battery error caught up with me and one of my cc is toast.
i learnt the only savvy guy in alaba is forming too busy and doesn't seem ready to devote
enough time to diagnose and fix. i guess he has too much big fish on his plate already.
i will be grateful if you can take a look and see what can be done.

mcTrinity:


Oga George D1,

Good morning sir... please, I thought you're using 3 strings of 12 batteries (I sit to be corrected).

How come you set your charging at 50%?

mctrinity,
seems you missed the part in my post where i said i don't charge with phcn.
i only put on the inverter charger to confirm the output dc current yesterday
morning after which i promptly went back to solar only mode.
the 50% charge rate was set a long time back and has remained so even
though i hardly use that feature.

kiekie1:


Hello Chief George, it isn't upto 100A cc as stated . Max I have seen is 50/60A max on remote setting unless you are referring to 24v specs.. Cheer's

ok looks like it's the input amps that can go as high as 100a and above.
my own inverter is set at 50% charge rate and as at this morning i'm
seeing 32 amps dc output meaning max charging amps (100% setting)
would be something around 64 amps dc.

thanks for the observation. have corrected my post accordingly although
i hardly charge with shore power (phcn, gen, etc).