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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by dollarnaira: 1:31pm On Oct 16, 2023
brightk:
dem yakpa

I need them at good price though.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by brightk(m): 1:32pm On Oct 16, 2023
dollarnaira:


I need them at good price though.
check dm
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by dollarnaira: 1:37pm On Oct 16, 2023
brightk:
check dm

I don reply u since
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by swagifted(m): 1:44pm On Oct 16, 2023
bassdow:


Same way I stil use HDD, even when most swear and preach SSD. Don't be surprised, most went east, not because they know why they're going that direction, but because it looks like most are going that route
haba bros, this ssd own vs hdd own no pure o...
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by mctfopt: 2:43pm On Oct 16, 2023
swagifted:
haba bros, this ssd own vs hdd own no pure o...


Lol. I'm surprised that there is need to argue which is better, apart from HDD being cheaper and easier to recover data from when it fails, I don't see any other advantage it has over an SSD, i.e SSD from genuine brands and not the fakes smiley
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 2:48pm On Oct 16, 2023
JUO:
I see ignorance here
is it your ignoreRance ?
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 2:52pm On Oct 16, 2023
mctfopt:



Lol. I'm surprised that there is need to argue which is better, apart from HDD being cheaper and easier to recover data from when it fails, I don't see any other advantage it has over an SSD, i.e SSD from genuine brands and not the fakes smiley

yea you right. There's nothing to argue here - me sef never chop to get such strength.

Don't forget, several decades later, we still have tape storage of which I have a couple few.

At end of the day, it boils down to useCase. Issue is most would jump onto things, without having basic understanding of it's uses.

me no attack anyone AND would never be shy to say I still uuse HDD and Tapes.

how many people claiiming to use SSD have quality ones. Some would scream SSD just to feel good.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by brightk(m): 3:10pm On Oct 16, 2023
bassdow:
is it your ignoreRance ?
u n dis ur bad mouth ehh
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Penuelseun(m): 3:14pm On Oct 16, 2023
dollarnaira:


Me still dey inside 18650 oo plus LifePO4.
If you have ur way with lithium ion u go fear.
You sold out urs back den probably u didn't do proper balance to max it out.
I did proper balance for the cells jare, all the cells I built are still been used by the various customers I built it for. I just find it way easier assembling lifepo4 cells that I have abandoned li-ion

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 4:08pm On Oct 16, 2023
dollarnaira:
SSDs are generally faster and more reliable than HDDs, but are also more expensive. If you need fast boot and load times, improved overall system performance, and can afford the higher cost per gigabyte, then an SSD is worth it. If you need a larger storage capacity at a lower price, an HDD may be the better option.

Copied.

I have tested the above in the days of running python. While my friend's hdd was struggling to load, mine open under 15sec. SSD no b HDD mate; same as lithium not being the mate of lead acid. You can only compare what you have tasted and used overtime physically.

Let's not talk much but ask yourseff - do you really need those touted speed ?

I use computers above basic level. My PCs stays powered ON for months. Even if I choose to power on a PC, those few seconds are barely noticeable. on servers, I definitely use SSDs, but anything and everything else, omo na HDD and Tape drives. shebi we were OKAY with them before SSDs were born.

I consider more variables, than just those touted SSDs selling point.

if I really need such perceived speed, I would weigh some variables against a list of others and often times, I end up with HDD.

Have seen some even use SSD on slow system.

And during failures, With HDD, even worst case scenerios, you still get hope. BUT you see SSD, e be like Glo network - e either dey or e no dey.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 4:14pm On Oct 16, 2023
Penuelseun:
The guy knows almost nothing about lithium chemistry, just copy and paste from Google. Who still uses li-ion for diy these days. People that have never coupled or installed an inverter or electrical system before will just come here and be forming overnight guru
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by IYGEAL(m): 4:37pm On Oct 16, 2023
ojesymsym:
I don't know about reliability o. My SSD failed up on me in the middle of a project. In short, the HP SMART feature started reading error with it and made it a real only. Anything you save will not be there on the next booting. The luck I had was that I had cloned a HDD because I wanted the much tauted speed of the SSD. I had to fall back to that SSD. [b]In all my years of using computers, I am not sure any HDD has failed on me while inside a PC. [/b]They may fail as external but not inside a PC.

Now I want a hard disk and I am still thinking if I should risk it because I do not know if it was a one-off or it is a prevalent situation.

In the days when most of them use IDE interface (not to be mistaken for IDEs like VSCode), failure was a regular occurrence with HDDs.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by solibayo: 5:46pm On Oct 16, 2023
justcallmenuel:
1pcs of 10kwh felicity lithium battery
1pcs of 5kva 48v felicity hybrid inverter
1pcs of 220Ah Amaze tubular battery and 1.4kva nexus inverter ready for delivery to Potiskum, Yobe state.. All thanks to Engr Inuwa Abdullahi for the patronage, God bless you.

Please whats your price for these??
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by swagifted(m): 6:14pm On Oct 16, 2023
RipVanWink:


normal hybrid inverter doesnt contain large heavy transformer...so they are usually very light in weight, 5kw 48v hybrid is about 12kg, while normal non hybrid is over 35kg, transformer hybrid has toroidal transformer insde, which is somewhat smaller and lighter than the normal transformer in non hybrid inverters...so such may be weighing a lil below 25kg.

transformer based inverters are better at survirving issues,spikes, surges etc...than non transformer based
in other words, i should run from hybrid abi....
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by jharzwill: 6:44pm On Oct 16, 2023
Hi please can you give an update on the battery now? I am considering going for it and how is his overall service, thanks.
gadgetplanetng:
So far so good this was for me.

I bought this since the other vendors I was chatting with either stopped replying to messages or didn't have this size (I've been chatting with the seller since 2021 without buying anything and always got responses to enquiries)
Paid on Friday, Had it in PH Wednesday.

After mounting, I noticed the charge controller (powmr 60a) at the location was running above 30v even if I set it below 28v so I turned off solar charging till I'm able to stay there and observe.
Even at that, without extra charging, it powers the freezer, fridge, TV and gotv at the location from morning to evening, then TV and gotv from 5pm till 10 with l power left when it's switched off then.
Would update as time goes on.

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by gadgetplanetng: 7:03pm On Oct 16, 2023
Haven't used it for up to a month yet but service has been good so far, product good so far too.
The post you quoted was first update

jharzwill:
Hi please can you give an update on the battery now? I am considering going for it and how is his overall service, thanks.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by kristien4(m): 8:44pm On Oct 16, 2023
Edrizz:
Mostly is advisable to use battery equaliser for a 48volt system cos of stuff like this, normally what I do on site when I want to install 4 battery is that I will parallel all battery with a DC cable first thing first, then continue with other activity, I do that to balance the battery voltage to prevent issue like this. Once the battery with 11.8 reaches 11volt, then ur inverter will start buzzing. To solve the disparity in voltage, disconnect d 4battery from the inverter n charge controller, place them on a spacious place, get a 16mm DC cable n connect all Positive terminal together n do same for Negative terminals too... but u have to be extra ordinarily careful when doing it cos d positive cable mustn't come in contact with the negative cable or better still, get an engineer to help u with it. I base in Ibadan in case u also resident here

Hello... after balancing the batteries at 12.3 volts each. I connected them back in series and charged. I tested with a multimeter... they were all at 13.1 volts while charging, except that same battery which was showing 13.5 during the charge, is this normal?
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by kristien4(m): 9:13pm On Oct 16, 2023
kristien4:
Hello... after balancing the batteries at 12.3 volts each. I connected them back in series and charged. I tested with a multimeter... they were all at 13.1 volts while charging, except that same battery which was showing 13.5 during the charge, is this normal?
its worth mentioning that the battery that is out of sync, i used it separately for 3days with 12v inverter(light usage), before connecting it with the remaing 3 for a 48v series.... could that be the reason. I bought all brand new from an accredited dealer...
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by brightk(m): 9:23pm On Oct 16, 2023
kristien4:
its worth mentioning that the battery that is out of sync, i used it separately for 3days with 12v inverter(light usage), before connecting it with the remaing 3 for a 48v series.... could that be the reason. I bought all brand new from an accredited dealer...
did u check if its d same voltage with d rest before connecting it back?
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by kristien4(m): 9:37pm On Oct 16, 2023
brightk:
did u check if its d same voltage with d rest before connecting it back?
That was 2weeks ago... no i didn't. I didn't have a multimeter then..
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by kristien4(m): 9:43pm On Oct 16, 2023
kristien4:
Hello... after balancing the batteries at 12.3 volts each. I connected them back in series and charged. I tested with a multimeter... they were all at 13.1 volts while charging, except that same battery which was showing 13.5 during the charge, is this normal?
Update... i stopped the charging(nepa take light), applied some load now... there is a 0.1v difference . 3batteries at 12.2v and that one at 12.1v. 30mins later... 3batteries at 12.1v that one at 12v... 🤐
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by justcallmenuel(m): 9:47pm On Oct 16, 2023
solibayo:


Please whats your price for these??
Good evening, pls message me on WhatsApp 08168986461
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by swagifted(m): 6:37am On Oct 17, 2023
Please if you have used a 5 kva 48v hybrid inverter, from any brand, and for up to two years at least, and the issues were minimal, please delight me with your experiences and types you went for.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by gadgetplanetng: 7:09am On Oct 17, 2023
swagifted:
Please if you have used a 5 kva 48v hybrid inverter, from any brand, and for up to two years at least, and the issues were minimal, please delight me with your experiences and types you went for.
There's a Must with these specs that's been installed for almost 2 years.
No issues yet, it's practically used for 24 hours at times

It was installed with 4 tubular batteries and 9 350w auxano panels.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by swagifted(m): 9:34am On Oct 17, 2023
gadgetplanetng:

There's a Must with these specs that's been installed for almost 2 years.
No issues yet, it's practically used for 24 hours at times

It was installed with 4 tubular batteries and 9 350w auxano panels.
what brand is it sir?
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by temi4fash(m): 9:38am On Oct 17, 2023
Trippledots:
Omo, professors don plenty pass student for this forum o. grin

I have used and installed and worked with "sachet" inverters and "transformer ", I still prefer the sachet ones oh -- atleast for my needs; which include a 1.5hp inverter ac.

I had a sachet inverter that took in water like a fish, dude kept working. I didn't appreciate the hell it went through till the day I was around and there was a storm and I saw how wind blew torrents of rain unto the inverter...I come de feel like one kain heartless installer cry . Infact the two cooling fans died with months apart and I was wondering what was killing them. The inverter overtemp protection worked everytime!!

The only part I miss from transformer types is the ATS, but again I'm probably 95% offgrid, so?

I have currently upgraded to a 5kw sachet but with better protection from the elements, and it's been working 24/7.

Even, if e die e no to cost to replace, compared to the transformer type of same capacity.

PS: I don work with some premium brands too, so I have a little experience of both premium and not so premium and basic.

Does this mean you are off-grid completely?

Cos what happens when there is NEPA.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by temi4fash(m): 9:47am On Oct 17, 2023
Edrizz:
Mostly is advisable to use battery equaliser for a 48volt system cos of stuff like this, normally what I do on site when I want to install 4 battery is that I will parallel all battery with a DC cable first thing first, then continue with other activity, I do that to balance the battery voltage to prevent issue like this. Once the battery with 11.8 reaches 11volt, then ur inverter will start buzzing. To solve the disparity in voltage, disconnect d 4battery from the inverter n charge controller, place them on a spacious place, get a 16mm DC cable n connect all Positive terminal together n do same for Negative terminals too... but u have to be extra ordinarily careful when doing it cos d positive cable mustn't come in contact with the negative cable or better still, get an engineer to help u with it. I base in Ibadan in case u also resident here


Can he connect in parallel and series and use at the same time?
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Valto(m): 10:01am On Oct 17, 2023
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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 11:07am On Oct 17, 2023
kristien4:
its worth mentioning that the battery that is out of sync, i used it separately for 3days with 12v inverter(light usage), before connecting it with the remaing 3 for a 48v series.... could that be the reason. I bought all brand new from an accredited dealer...
why use a battery seperately, before adding to battery bank ?

and you were trying to bring them to sync
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 11:11am On Oct 17, 2023
temi4fash:


Does this mean you are off-grid completely?

Cos what happens when there is NEPA.

Even while a tenant, I was offGrid 100%, though continued paying NEPA bill since it was shared metering. I just bone PHCN and that was during Jonathan's regime. how person go get money to buy fuel at exorbitant rates, and still dey bbeg for am. na wetin make me muster the courage to spend such money
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bassdow: 11:12am On Oct 17, 2023
temi4fash:


Can he connect in parallel and series and use at the same time?
Not sure I understand you here. Also Series and parallel connects gives different result. Maybe you explain better
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by kristien4(m): 11:52am On Oct 17, 2023
bassdow:

why use a battery seperately, before adding to battery bank ?

and you were trying to bring them to sync
tools for the series installation was not ready yet.. Didnt know it was going to affect it... just 3days use...

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