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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bigrovar(m): 1:42pm On Mar 16, 2017
Here is a detailed component review and comparison of the Fangpusun Flexmax and Bluesolar MPPT controller http://www.quan-diy.com/misc/scc/fangpusun.htm
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bigrovar(m): 1:45pm On Mar 16, 2017
DUNKA:
Please what is the difference between this and the Fangpusun Outback clone?

Pretty much the difference between Victron Energy bluesolar and Outback Flexmax. The latter has built in fan for cooling while the other relies mainly on cast aluminium for heat dissipation. Fangback has built in display and much better historical logs (180 days) Fangtron doesn't come with built in display you would need to buy an external display. You would need Fangback
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Trippledots(m): 3:59pm On Mar 16, 2017
chris81964:

High internal resistance due to sulfation or shorted cells.


and both cant be fixed right?
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by DMerciful(m): 9:01pm On Mar 16, 2017
House,

One out of two of my LiFeO4 batteries arrived today, hopefully the second arrives next week or upper week so I can do the required testing and share the review. Coming soon cheesy

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by efuro(m): 10:49pm On Mar 16, 2017
DMerciful:
House,

One out of two of my LiFeO4 batteries arrived today, hopefully the second arrives next week or upper week so I can do the required testing and share the review. Coming soon cheesy
Good investment! Be sure not to over charge dem in order to enjoy > 2000 cycles.

I only hope this type don't come along with regulatory circuit board inside (which some inverters don't like)

Oga Dmerciful you can now significantly breath air of freedom. We are indeed proud of you!

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by DMerciful(m): 11:04pm On Mar 16, 2017
Thanks Chairman. It has BMS(battery management system) inside and this ensures over charging and over discharging is not done. They said its plug n play for inverter like normal sealed lead acid however it came with its own charger as well.
efuro:

Good investment! Be sure not to over charge dem in order to enjoy 2000 cycles.

I only hope this type don't come along with regulatory circuit board inside (which some inverters don't like)

Oga Dmerciful you can now breath air of freedom, significantly. We are indeed proud of you!

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by eddyline(m): 11:25pm On Mar 16, 2017
DMerciful:
House,

One out of two of my LiFeO4 batteries arrived today, hopefully the second arrives next week or upper week so I can do the required testing and share the review. Coming soon cheesy

will be waiting for the full perfomance review sir. enjoy
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Monlo(m): 6:25am On Mar 17, 2017
DMerciful:
House,

One out of two of my LiFeO4 batteries arrived today, hopefully the second arrives next week or upper week so I can do the required testing and share the review. Coming soon cheesy



Good investment generous scholar.I wanna say it is surely the way to go for offgrid energy.Keep making us proud as well as keep the house updated.Apart from its environmental friendliness and other advantages,GREEN(RE) rules!Enjoy!

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by tundebabzy: 7:35am On Mar 17, 2017
DMerciful:
House,

One out of two of my LiFeO4 batteries arrived today, hopefully the second arrives next week or upper week so I can do the required testing and share the review. Coming soon cheesy
Great. Also hoping to see the review.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by TSHIRT2: 2:00pm On Mar 17, 2017
The ff is my next set up and is only 4 fridge and freezer.
The fridge is 70w while freezer is 140w.The setup
60amp i tracer mppt,600w of mono panel,2*200ah,and 1.7kva 24v inverter.
my question,is d inverter okay 4 d setup,is d panel okay too?if not can i combine it with 4*125w i'm using already?.ur contributns will be appreciated.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bigrovar(m): 5:51pm On Mar 17, 2017
DMerciful:
House,

One out of two of my LiFeO4 batteries arrived today, hopefully the second arrives next week or upper week so I can do the required testing and share the review. Coming soon cheesy

CORRECT!!!!

House is patiently waiting

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by bigrovar(m): 5:58pm On Mar 17, 2017
TSHIRT2:
The ff is my next set up and is only 4 fridge and freezer.
The fridge is 70w while freezer is 140w.The setup
60amp i tracer mppt,600w of mono panel,2*200ah,and 1.7kva 24v inverter.
my question,is d inverter okay 4 d setup,is d panel okay too?if not can i combine it with 4*125w i'm using already?.ur contributns will be appreciated.

Four freezer or for freezer?
everything depends on context of your load and how long you plan to run said load on the system. The general rule of thump is never use more than you can easily put back in the system. When I had just 480w panels, my load was different from now when my panels are 880w. I made sure to keep an eye to ensure my battery voltage never goes below 12.5v.

You location would also play a huge rule. You can't compare panel generation in the northern part to what you get in the south
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by DMerciful(m): 7:33pm On Mar 17, 2017
DMerciful:
Hi All,

Brand new epever charge controller 40A Mppt 12/24V.
70k.....buzz me on 08035415969 if interested

Cheers

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by NextDayPn: 8:15pm On Mar 17, 2017
@ Bigrovar, DMerciful, GeorgeD, Kiekie1, dapsyra, efuro, Chris81964, JUO, and others not mentioned.

First I want to thank God for your lives and knowledge. I want to also thank you for not keeping what you know to yourselves.

I have been a regular on this thread for about 2 years, learning and learning and learning. I have downloaded more than 150 videos from YouTube including those of Mr Chris and Kiekie1 (those videos on power generation during rain showers are eye openers). So while I learn, and because I do not have a job, I have concentrated on how I can benefit from solar considering our grid situation.

I received a cc from someone I met on nairaland on another thread. We got talking and he shared his problem with his solar setup. He said he wasn't getting charge on cloudy days with his 30amps/100v mppt cc as against what he read, but seem OK on sunny days. Immediately I new the panels were in parallel, which he confirmed from his installer. By the power given to me by this house, I confidently told him to tell his installer, who seem used to pwm only to change all 4x100w panels to series. The guy refused until the owner assured him to take blame if anything goes wrong. He is a happier man now, he has since installed another 100w panel in his shop to power a rechargeable fan and small TV. I could not be there because of the distance, but I gave 'technical support'. So I own this cc to the house.

Now I want to make use of this by starting a recharge card shed where I can use solar to charge phones. So I'm here to appeal to people who God have blessed to help me with panel of up to 100w, since this is a 15a mppt controller, I will prefer 2 pieces of 50 watts to maximize output. I have approached a battery charger (i know car battery is a no no) in my area to help with a car battery I can manage till I'm able to buy a 50AH battery, which I believe should be enough since I'm going to be using the power as I generate. I dug deep to find an item on aliexpress which erase the use of inverter to reduce cost and increase efficiency, I hope. It's a battery to USB device, 5 pieces should be enough to start with. And for light, one or two LED dc bulbs should do. https://m.aliexpress.com/s/item/32524497188.html

I have to also say I want to use this as a stone to kill 2 birds. When you tell people something, especially an area like mine, they want to see it to believe. Once I start this, it will help in no little way to convince shop owners and the likes to embrace portable solar setup. Thank you all for your time.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by efuro(m): 11:04pm On Mar 17, 2017
NextDayPn:
@ Bigrovar, DMerciful, GeorgeD, Kiekie1, dapsyra, efuro, Chris81964, JUO, and others not mentioned.

First I want to thank God for your lives and knowledge. I want to also thank you for not keeping what you know to yourselves.

I have been a regular on this thread for about 2 years, learning and learning and learning. I have downloaded more than 150 videos from YouTube including those of Mr Chris and Kiekie1 (those videos on power generation during rain showers are eye openers). So while I learn, and because I do not have a job, I have concentrated on how I can benefit from solar considering our grid situation.

I received a cc from someone I met on nairaland on another thread. We got talking and he shared his problem with his solar setup. He said he wasn't getting charge on cloudy days with his 30amps/100v mppt cc as against what he read, but seem OK on sunny days. Immediately I new the panels were in parallel, which he confirmed from his installer. By the power given to me by this house, I confidently told him to tell his installer, who seem used to pwm only to change all 4x100w panels to series. The guy refused until the owner assured him to take blame if anything goes wrong. He is a happier man now, he has since installed another 100w panel in his shop to power a rechargeable fan and small TV. I could not be there because of the distance, but I gave 'technical support'. So I own this cc to the house.

Now I want to make use of this by starting a recharge card shed where I can use solar to charge phones. So I'm here to appeal to people who God have blessed to help me with panel of up to 100w, since this is a 15a mppt controller, I will prefer 2 pieces of 50 watts to maximize output. I have approached a battery charger (i know car battery is a no no) in my area to help with a car battery I can manage till I'm able to buy a 50AH battery, which I believe should be enough since I'm going to be using the power as I generate. I dug deep to find an item on aliexpress which erase the use of inverter to reduce cost and increase efficiency, I hope. It's a battery to USB device, 5 pieces should be enough to start with. And for light, one or two LED dc bulbs should do. https://m.aliexpress.com/s/item/32524497188.html

I have to also say I want to use this as a stone to kill 2 birds. When you tell people something, especially an area like mine, they want to see it to believe. Once I start this, it will help in no little way to convince shop owners and the likes to embrace portable solar setup. Thank you all for your time.

Personally am proud of ur achievement so far. Welcome to the world of renewable energy. Your drive will inspire others that solar is do-able , however, you need to state ur location&what app contact for u to access help from any willing to send unused PV to u.
As for ur link regarding USB charger. It is ridiculous you intended to start with such. No matter how u share it, u will soon find out it is a waste of effort. Pls look for something better. If you can afford to download up to 150 videos on renewable energy then u can afford some thing like 400w or 500w micro inverter. I saw one in abuja few weeks ago less than 10k it will serve you beyond ur venture.
Am sure u will get help from gurus soon.
Cheers!

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by TSHIRT2: 11:37pm On Mar 17, 2017
bigrovar:


Four freezer or for freezer?
everything depends on context of your load and how long you plan to run said load on the system. The general rule of thump is never use more than you can easily put back in the system. When I had just 480w panels, my load was different from now when my panels are 880w. I made sure to keep an eye to ensure my battery voltage never goes below 12.5v.

You location would also play a huge rule. You can't compare panel generation in the northern part to what you get in the south
just 1 freezer and a fridge.locatn is southwest
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by abbey621(m): 4:56am On Mar 18, 2017
Wow, all this solar stuff is confusing. Can anyone recommend a good installer. I'm looking for a solar setup able to power at least 1 AC and a freezer in a 3 bedroom flat. My budget is a maximum of 1m. I'll be arriving Nigeria next week and need this installation as soon as possible in the Ajah area. Thanks.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by dejidotun2000(m): 7:05am On Mar 18, 2017
[quote author=chris81964 post=54639742]

The last two failures were people who turned the battery disconnect off while the inverter was inverting.

I believe the battery disconnect more or less acts like a CB to protect the battery and inverter from short circuit conditions, in fact, the installation manual for those axpert inverters specify that you install a CB between the battery and inverter. It beats me how opening the breaker/disconnect could have ruined the inverter.

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by kiekie1(m): 7:26am On Mar 18, 2017
abbey621:
Wow, all this solar stuff is confusing. Can anyone recommend a good installer. I'm looking for a solar setup able to power at least 1 AC and a freezer in a 3 bedroom flat. My budget is a maximum of 1m. I'll be arriving Nigeria next week and need this installation as soon as possible in the Ajah area. Thanks.

Hello, if you have gone through few pages already , you wld notice where we advised prospective solar newbies to start gradually especially when you got a tight budget ! #1m budget for an inverter & solar set up to power up an AC,3 rms & parlour, freezer et al ! Call for detailed enquiry if you truly want to enjoy a solar-inverter set up .. O8I35O3I95I
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by kiekie1(m): 7:29am On Mar 18, 2017
kiekie1:
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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by NextDayPn: 8:48am On Mar 18, 2017
efuro:


Personally am proud of ur achievement so far. Welcome to the world of renewable energy. Your drive will inspire others that solar is do-able , however, you need to state ur location&what app contact for u to access help from any willing to send unused PV to u.
As for ur link regarding USB charger. It is ridiculous you intended to start with such. No matter how u share it, u will soon find out it is a waste of effort. Pls look for something better. If you can afford to download up to 150 videos on renewable energy then u can afford some thing like 400w or 500w micro inverter. I saw one in abuja few weeks ago less than 10k it will serve you beyond ur venture.
Am sure u will get help from gurus soon.
Cheers!

I thank you so much for your response. A good student says what is on his mind so he can be corrected. I posted the link and my thoughts on the USB device expecting one of two things, approval or disapproval by the experts. I have seen some of the inverters you posted but not sure about their durability plus I thought I would be getting better efficiency as it would be DC to DC. I'm just glad I mentioned it.

As for the video, yes I have downloaded that much but over a period of over 2 years. Anytime I'm able to buy data, especially GLO #500 weekend plan, I will download with an app I have (tubemate) which allows me to shoose what resolution I prefer which keeps data usage down. I can download tens of video with just 1 gig.

trippleconsent@gmail.com
08149438347
Location; Idi-iroko, Ogun state

Thank you again

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by anidat77(m): 8:54am On Mar 18, 2017
Hello Gurus,

I've got a panel that got damage before installation. It fell during strong storm winds and shattered the protective glass.

Any ideas on diy repairs on the glass so it can resist water ingress to the cells . A friend recommended using a transparent liquid that hardens when it cures. Yet to explore such option.

Never touch the surface of a shatterd solar panel glass with your bare fingers. Believe me I know embarassed
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Monlo(m): 9:10am On Mar 18, 2017
Good morning my fellow Sun hunters,for use in RE!
Firstly,thanks to God,Almighty for breathe of life.
In this era of internet scammers everywhere,a few people are still to be trusted online.In lite manner,I must commend the Generous Scholar,@DMerciful for his benevolence,time etc for shipping the Inverter I bought from him cheaply in good time to my base.Permit me to let you know that I just did an overhaul of my system as well as upgrade to 24V,1500W Inverter this morning.Wao,it is running as I type this.See pics below.
Again, @DMerciful,THANK YOU ,very much.
RE rules!

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Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by efuro(m): 10:38am On Mar 18, 2017
anidat77:
Hello Gurus,

I've got a panel that got damage before installation. It fell during strong storm winds and shattered the protective glass.

Any ideas on diy repairs on the glass so it can resist water ingress to the cells . A friend recommended using a transparent liquid that hardens when it cures. Yet to explore such option.

Never touch the surface of a shatterd solar panel glass with your bare fingers. Believe me I know embarassed

I know how u feel. Don't worry! It is part of the joy of being free, being ur own NEPA & rudimentary test of a DIY benefits.

I had 2 cases of shattered PVs, one of my poly PV just shattered after few months of installation. It never came up again. The second got shattered during haulage & needed glass replacement wit silicon gum which I did before installing.

I think u need to just repeat ur glass replacement & secure installation. Remember to remove ur first glass replacement.

I hope to hear from u with pix. For others to take note.

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by DMerciful(m): 10:41am On Mar 18, 2017
Thanks Monlo for the positive feedback, much appreciated. Glad that you like the inverter cheesy
Monlo:
Good morning my fellow Sun hunters,for use in RE!
Firstly,thanks to God,Almighty for breathe of life.
In this era of internet scammers everywhere,a few people are still to be trusted online.In lite manner,I must commend the Generous Scholar,@DMerciful for his benevolence,time etc for shipping the Inverter I bought from him cheaply in good time to my base.Permit me to let you know that I just did an overhaul of my system as well as upgrade to 24V,1500W Inverter this morning.Wao,it is running as I type this.See pics below.
Again, @DMerciful,THANK YOU ,very much.
RE rules!
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by idsolar(m): 11:32am On Mar 18, 2017
hello house. i hv this mercury 3.5kva 24vdc transformer for sale.
interested? how much can u offer? call/txt/whatsapp 08033735359

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Dam5reey(m): 11:47am On Mar 18, 2017
I'm New THough, with little Experience,
Please may I know where I can Get Solar Panel Cables, 6mm or 10 mm?
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by idsolar(m): 11:57am On Mar 18, 2017
hello house. i hv this mercury 3.5kva 24vdc transformer for sale.
OR
you go for this. only some of the mosfets used.
interested? how much can u offer? call/txt/ whatsapp 08033735359

Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by kiekie1(m): 12:04pm On Mar 18, 2017
Dam5reey:
I'm New THough, with little Experience,
Please may I know where I can Get Solar Panel Cables, 6mm or 10 mm?

Simply call me via number in my signature !
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by anidat77(m): 12:10pm On Mar 18, 2017
Thanks, I will find out about the glass replacement.Any pointers?



efuro:


I know how u feel. Don't worry! It is part of the joy of being free, being ur own NEPA & rudimentary test of a DIY benefits.

I had 2 cases of shattered PVs, one of my poly PV just shattered after few months of installation. It never came up again. The second got shattered during haulage & needed glass replacement wit silicon gum which I did before installing.

I think u need to just repeat ur glass replacement & secure installation. Remember to remove ur first glass replacement.

I hope to hear from u with pix. For others to take note.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by Dam5reey(m): 1:08pm On Mar 18, 2017
Gotten the Source for Solar Cables,
Now,
What are the Requirement to generate Effectively 150 Watts Electricity 24/7

Battery Bank and best Type ?
Charge Controller?
PV array size? Total wattage required?
Inverter is ready though it is Hybrid, But I prefer Solar controller to monitor my Power generation.
Re: Solar Energy, A Complement To FTA by efuro(m): 1:41pm On Mar 18, 2017
Dam5reey:
Gotten the Source for Solar Cables,
Now,
What are the Requirement to generate Effectively 150 Watts Electricity 24/7

Battery Bank and best Type ?
Charge Controller?
PV array size? Total wattage required?
Inverter is ready though it is Hybrid, But I prefer Solar controller to monitor my Power generation.

Come out clean with ur request for genuine help. With ur dc cables, hybrid inverter &cc statements. I assume u know the answer to ur request already. If ur lost, pls go through the thread again u will find repeated answers to ur request.

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