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Iinnov8: 9:25pm On May 15
mctfopt:


@innov8 are you still in the business of selling MCBs? If yes, someone needs to buy.

Yes, my oga. We sell genuine Tomzn MCBs. Below are MCBs and related offerings I have, as well as their prices:

8 way breaker box. Can accomodate 4 units of 2P (double pole) breaker or SPD
Price: 5,000

Tomzn 2P 600V DC SPD
Price: 12,000

Tomzn 2P 275V AC SPD
Price: 10,000 - Available in 2 weeks time

Tomzn 2P 60A DC Breaker
Price: 8,500

Tomzn 2P 16A AC Breaker
Price: 5,500

Tomzn 2P 60A adjustable over/under voltage protective device
Price: 12,500

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odimbannamdi(m): 9:41pm On May 15
Charley2020:

You're wrong. Ecoflow batteries can be upgraded by buying an extra battery: https:// www. jumia. com.ng /ecoflow-delta-pro-smart-extra-battery-3600wh-capacity-284217087.html

I know that s can buy an extra battery. I am only saying that the extra battery can only be used as a backup battery to charge up the main Ecoflow system when it is low. You cannot connect the extra battery to the battery of the main Ecoflow system to increase the capacity from say 1280wh to 2560wh. You also cannot use the extra battery in itself as you will still need an inverter at the very minimum. You also cannot upgrade the inverter capacity of the Ecoflow system without having to buy a new Ecoflow system altogether. Those are the ideas around upgradeability of a renewable energy system

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odimbannamdi(m): 9:41pm On May 15
BigDickProblems:

Hmmm are you sure? See this screenshot below:

Please share link. Thanks
Ayomipoe(m): 10:17pm On May 15
This is incorrect, or at best wrongly phrased.
odimbannamdi:


I know that s can buy an extra battery. I am only saying that the extra battery can only be used as a backup battery to charge up the main Ecoflow system when it is low. You cannot connect the extra battery to the battery of the main Ecoflow system to increase the capacity from say 1280wh to 2560wh. You also cannot use the extra battery in itself as you will still need an inverter at the very minimum. You also cannot upgrade the inverter capacity of the Ecoflow system without having to buy a new Ecoflow system altogether. Those are the ideas around upgradeability of a renewable energy system
fuckboys: 10:18pm On May 15
Bread, omo the mppt specs on this inverter is bloody. Also has a wifi communication port.

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odimbannamdi(m): 10:32pm On May 15
Ayomipoe:
This is incorrect, or at best wrongly phrased.

Please correct me. I want to learn and be updated

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HeavenlyBang(m): 10:46pm On May 15
fuckboys:
Bread, omo the mppt specs on this inverter is bloody. Also has a wifi communication port.

Doesn't SMS's 2kw inverter have identical specs?
BigDickProblems: 11:13pm On May 15
odimbannamdi:


I know that s can buy an extra battery. I am only saying that the extra battery can only be used as a backup battery to charge up the main Ecoflow system when it is low. You cannot connect the extra battery to the battery of the main Ecoflow system to increase the capacity from say 1280wh to 2560wh. You also cannot use the extra battery in itself as you will still need an inverter at the very minimum. You also cannot upgrade the inverter capacity of the Ecoflow system without having to buy a new Ecoflow system altogether. Those are the ideas around upgradeability of a renewable energy system

The extra battery, just as the name implies, is an extension for the system—meaning extra hour, runtime, extra load etc,. You’ll have to connect the extra battery to the Ecoflow power station via a cable to achieve this (as simple as it is). You don’t have any business with buying a new inverter or another Ecoflow system on its own.

Well, I don’t really know what this is all about, but I guess I’ll stop here. I am only advising him on what I know. And there is an ecoflow thread here on Nairaland too. You can simply do a google search on this. Or even a YouTube video search about this can answer your questions; how it charges, how to connect it etc.

The only issue here is that those extra batteries are costly. But the fact still remains that its systems are upgradeable. Except I don’t know what upgradable means.

Modified:
According to the screenshot I shared b4, the price of the extra batteries are just 70% of the original system’s.

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AndroBlaze: 11:42pm On May 15
relaxfun:
would 600-800k be enough to cover everything? including equipment purchase and cost of installation?

Definitely your budget is fine as long as you don't include solar s, and likely you may not need them unless you have moved to a place where transformer packups on a regular.

So like someone recommended:

450k- haisic lithium battery 12v280ah 4kw ( really 3.7kw)
200k- 12v haisic inverter

You could save on the inverter by buying a used 12v inverter (70k) or even a sachet inverter (100k) ,but you would need to buy an external charger if you go the sachet route ( 40-80k).

As for workmanship, this is extremely basic and even a good electrician can sort you out, so you could get awy with paying him 40k (not inclusive of wires and materials).

So it can definitely work with your budget....and please don't spend too much on the inverter as you will likely graduate from a 12v system when family comes.

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cutefy: 12:23am On May 16
Iinnov8:


Yes, my oga. We sell genuine Tomzn MCBs. Below are MCBs and related offerings I have, as well as their prices:

8 way breaker box. Can accomodate 4 units of 2P (double pole) breaker or SPD
Price: 5,000

Tomzn 2P 600V DC SPD
Price: 12,000

Tomzn 2P 275V AC SPD
Price: 10,000 - Available in 2 weeks time

Tomzn 2P 60A DC Breaker
Price: 8,500

Tomzn 2P 16A AC Breaker
Price: 5,500

Tomzn 2P 60A adjustable over/under voltage protective device
Price: 12,500

I think the price list is okay
maklelemakukula(m): 1:36am On May 16
toscotech:


Do you have growatt inverter 6kva if yes how much
Fouani at Allen Avenue sells this for 605,000.
You can also get the deye 6kva inverter at SMS Alaba for 950,000.
Here's their address:
126B Alaba International Market Rd, Ojo, Lagos 102113, Lagos
QuoteJust1nce: 1:54am On May 16
Mavor:
The Pylon looks to be a Lithium-ion though compared to the Deye which is LiFePo4. I am not touching a Lithium ion battery. Lol.

Wrong. Pylontech LFP batteries are actually the LiFePO₄ variant.
Li-ion is the overall name for these battery chemistries

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fuckboys: 3:01am On May 16
HeavenlyBang:


Doesn't SMS's 2kw inverter have identical specs?
sms is 80a 400v max pv input. Also has a nominal voltage of 250v.

This has a more broad pv input voltage, from 30-500.
Oem18(m): 3:40am On May 16
microgiant:


Research don get another meaning?

Abeg reference the pages where the research dey make I use.

Very childish behavior. Only you dey use different they praise yourself for nothing, even lizard dey fall from height before e dey praise himself.

Are you high or something??
saxwizard(m): 5:51am On May 16
Darey00:
Good morning guys, please I need help with my MPPT controller. I can't seem to get it to charge my battery even though there is PV input.

This is 10am, I drained the battery to 12.0v overnight and by 7.30am it had already gotten to "full" level at 12.8v and started flashing (mppt mode off), I plugged about 323w of load in it because it was pulling in like 560+w at the time.

To my suprise, the inverter voltage went down to 11.9v (22% load). After 2 hours I removed the fridge to about 14% load and the voltage went to 12.1v. funny enough the mppt still maintained that the battery is full and so it refuses to charge the battery or fast. I have the Manual with me and I don't know how to go about it.

My system: 12v 200ah tubular battery, 2*300w and 1 585w .



How did you connect the s.
saxwizard(m): 5:52am On May 16
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The charge controller has an app you can on your phone and connect via Bluetooth. You will be able to see how your s are performing


You might experience this if your is not able to give you the required load consumption. It will take the rest from the battery.

You would need to do further testing to be sure what is the root cause.
Charley2020: 6:31am On May 16
odimbannamdi:


I know that s can buy an extra battery. I am only saying that the extra battery can only be used as a backup battery to charge up the main Ecoflow system when it is low. You cannot connect the extra battery to the battery of the main Ecoflow system to increase the capacity from say 1280wh to 2560wh. You also cannot use the extra battery in itself as you will still need an inverter at the very minimum. You also cannot upgrade the inverter capacity of the Ecoflow system without having to buy a new Ecoflow system altogether. Those are the ideas around upgradeability of a renewable energy system
No, you can actually use the extra battery to increase the capacity of your Ecoflow battery. For example, the Ecoflow Delta Pro has a 3.6 KWH battery. If you connect the extra battery to it which is also a 3.6 KWH battery, you'll have a total battery capacity of 7.2 KWH. And the Ecoflow is capable of automatic balancing as well.

As BigDickProblems said, it's also easy to connect an extra battery to your Ecoflow power station. All you need is a cable that plugs into the extra battery port on the power station and into the extra battery itself, and this cable is packaged with the product so you don't need to buy it separately.

Ecoflow is an amazing product, but it's overpriced. If the cost of Ecoflow was close to a custom solar installation of equivalent capacity, I wouldn't think twice before buying it. But a 3.6 KWH Ecoflow costs 2M without s, when you can get a similar battery plus inverter for less than 1M. It’s way too expensive, but it's a very popular product in the US. Some Ecoflow models can even be expanded to 40+ KWH with extra batteries. You can easily confirm this via Google, their website, or YouTube.

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Mavor: 6:46am On May 16
QuoteJust1nce:


Wrong. Pylontech LFP batteries are actually the LiFePO₄ variant.
Li-ion is the overall name for these battery chemistries
Thank you. Your thoughts on this guy's product here? -> https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta/2040#135376179
Gshems: 8:46am On May 16
Mavor:
Thank you. Your thoughts on this guy's product here? -> https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta/2040#135376179
You are never satisfied. I am not against you asking these questions but you need to be objective with your questions. Only you Don ask about up to 10 products even when people give their take on the products and recommend one you will still come back with same questions different products.

Some months ago you came here asking similar questions, even when people were trying to help you insulted them. Stating how you want to get a bigger system by month end..

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fuckboys: 8:46am On May 16
Letting it go for 60k. Used like new.

60a powmr CC


Satellite Town , amuwo odofin

Sold

toscotech(m): 9:08am On May 16
maklelemakukula:
Fouani at Allen Avenue sells this for 605,000.
You can also get the deye 6kva inverter at SMS Alaba for 950,000.
Here's their address:
126B Alaba International Market Rd, Ojo, Lagos 102113, Lagos

am not in lagos oo am in abeokuta in ogun state
Darey00(m): 9:22am On May 16
saxwizard:




The charge controller has an app you can on your phone and connect via Bluetooth. You will be able to see how your s are performing


You might experience this if your is not able to give you the required load consumption. It will take the rest from the battery.

You would need to do further testing to be sure what is the root cause.

Okay thanks I'll check it out
Darey00(m): 9:22am On May 16
saxwizard:



How did you connect the s.



I think the installer connected the 2*300w in series and paralleled the 585w with them
Darey00(m): 9:23am On May 16
omotoda:


You actually don't need target savings for the Lithium grin.Just assume you want to replace the tubular and use the funds to replace with LFP.

Good tubular ranges between 280k-300k.Replacing 2 units is like 600k.That will get you an equivalent LFP. Add some change, you get higher capacity LFP.Shikena!!!If you state your budget for the battery, people will give you more than enough options.

Ọmọ!! I no too get bar for battery now.

Make I just put am for December budget. Maybe ₦500k sha
KudozInteriors(m): 9:56am On May 16
Oshomo12:


I have told you what to do very fast, you have not done it. Okay o, don't waste your time with capacity test. The guy should have slept like 10 days in police cell already.

I will be frank with you, hope you are not the Alaroro type of person, cos na people like this technician (he is not an installer) dey show pepper.
No vex o

Good morning my chief
Issue Dey o

I’ve already reported the installer because I have many police friends in the station close to me. The installer lives close to me like I said earlier. He was invited and questioned. He even came to my house last night for us to plan our next move. They advised me not to arrest him yet as it might delay the matter as he needs to be present in my move as a witness and all. I need to go to Alaba with him and arrest the PRO. One importer at Alaba that I called yesterday told me that arresting the PRO outside the market premises is best because the market forces will shield him in the market. They said if we can lure him outside the market premises entirely. And that we should use a police station that is not close to Alaba as those police guys close to Alaba are accomplices of their crimes and wont help us at all.

The importer also said that I can report him to market union…that I can get some money back but I should be sure that I might not get everything and that it might take up to 3 weeks before they pay me and they’ll be paying it in bits so as to make the money non uselful to me.

News getting to me this morning is that the PRO is already aware that we know what he did. I don’t know how he got to know.
The distributor that was telling us that if we can capture the PRO and get him to confess to what he did and he refunds, he will give us the correct battery just sent us a voice note this morning saying that he wont accept the battery again and that we should do anything we want to do. He said he wont swap…that we can only meet him on the basis of a new business and not on the battery issue again.

I don’t even know what to do right now
I’m thinking or reporting to Sako company directly but I don’t even know if they’re accomplice to this crime.
Please great men, I need your advise right now. I don’t want to take the wrong step out of anger.
Thank you so much.

Someone that calls me brother has stabbed me. It’s well.
KudozInteriors(m): 10:12am On May 16
KudozInteriors:


Good morning my chief
Issue Dey o

I’ve already reported the installer because I have many police friends in the station close to me. The installer lives close to me like I said earlier. He was invited and questioned. He even came to my house last night for us to plan our next move. They advised me not to arrest him yet as it might delay the matter as he needs to be present in my move as a witness and all. I need to go to Alaba with him and arrest the PRO. One importer at Alaba that I called yesterday told me that arresting the PRO outside the market premises is best because the market forces will shield him in the market. They said if we can lure him outside the market premises entirely. And that we should use a police station that is not close to Alaba as those police guys close to Alaba are accomplices of their crimes and wont help us at all.

The importer also said that I can report him to market union…that I can get some money back but I should be sure that I might not get everything and that it might take up to 3 weeks before they pay me and they’ll be paying it in bits so as to make the money non uselful to me.

News getting to me this morning is that the PRO is already aware that we know what he did. I don’t know how he got to know.
The distributor that was telling us that if we can capture the PRO and get him to confess to what he did and he refunds, he will give us the correct battery just sent us a voice note this morning saying that he wont accept the battery again and that we should do anything we want to do. He said he wont swap…that we can only meet him on the basis of a new business and not on the battery issue again.

I don’t even know what to do right now
I’m thinking or reporting to Sako company directly but I don’t even know if they’re accomplice to this crime.
Please great men, I need your advise right now. I don’t want to take the wrong step out of anger.
Thank you so much.

Someone that calls me brother has stabbed me. It’s well.

The distributor just said another thing; that he cannot even expose the PRO again and protect us. That after the business is done, we will go home and leave him with the PRO to deal with.
He is complaining that we are involving more people in the case and that it’s pissing him off. This is what he told the installer because I just got off a call with the installer. I’ve come to know that the installer is not that experienced and that’s why they were able to play him like they did.

My ogas, please help me.🙏🏼

What do I do now?
Dam5reey1(m): 10:14am On May 16
KudozInteriors:


The distributor just said another thing; that he cannot even expose the PRO again and protect us. That after the business is done, we will go home and leave him with the PRO to deal with.
He is complaining that we are involving more people in the case and that it’s pissing him off.

My ogas, please help me.🙏🏼

What do I do now?

Open the batteries, and what is what is inside..
The batteries has been compromised, there is no warranty seal again.
KudozInteriors(m): 10:16am On May 16
Dam5reey1:


Open the batteries, and what is what is inside..
The batteries has been compromised, there is no warranty seal again.

After this, what next sir?

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Dam5reey1(m): 10:22am On May 16
KudozInteriors:


After this, what next sir?

We will know when you Open
fuckboys: 10:39am On May 16
KudozInteriors:


After this, what next sir?
there's absolutely nothing you can do from inside the market. The pro definitely has an executive ranking inside the market.

You can only deal with this situation outside the market.

They fleeced you close to 400k
mctfopt: 10:44am On May 16
fuckboys:
Bread, omo the mppt specs on this inverter is bloody. Also has a wifi communication port.


If you buy up to thirty pieces of inverter in China, you can have whatever name you like printed on the inverter. If you like Plantain as name, you'd get it.

China doesn't care. They just want to sell.

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mctfopt: 10:48am On May 16
Mavor:
Thank you. Your thoughts on this guy's product here? -> https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/390522/solar-energy-complement-fta/2040#135376179

Based on other people's experiences, I wouldn't recommend it. But if you are into DIY, you can always buy it. Should the BMS still behaving a certain way you don't like, you can always swap it out.

You can still buy it and update the thread. Nothing beats experiencing something yourself cool

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