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earthrealm:


Amaron quanta is a unique battery, but many dont care to understand it, and hence they damage it.
It requires bulk of 13.7volts and float of 13.5volt....this is clearly written on the body....unlike normal sealed batts that require 14.5volts bulk.

The dumb luminous inverter you are using doesnt hv editable charge voltage settings and outputs about 14.3volts......
Hope u see where am going

Hello Chief,

Does this mean that I have to set my inverter C.V. charging voltage using 4 pcs of 200ah battery to 54v (13.50 * 4)?

The floating charging voltage is currently at 54v while C.V. charging voltage at 56.4v

Trippledots:


Do a fence mount. Just make sure shadow is not cast over it during the day

Might not be safe Ooo; depending on the area

TEQ365VENTURES:
Good afternoon experts in the house please I have the following solar set up and I just noticed my inverter hardly charge when during the day when there is sun. However, holds charge well when charged with nepa.

10 pcs 300w s
4kva microtek inverter (transformer based)
60A charge controller sunfield

Below is what’s coming from the controller 5A and the highest I’ve gotten recently is 10.5A

You didn't tell us how the 10pcs of 300w Solar s were connected. Wouldn't be surprised if issue is that charge controller.
There are charge controllers, though marked MPPT, would constantly cut-off when Sunlight comes out well, hence limiting the amount of juice going into the battery. Say dem write 60Amps, no mean say e correct. I would start from there.

Trippledots:
Has anybody here used Cworth 4kw hybrid inverter? Does it have issues charging an LFP battery from grid?

I installed one recently and noticed it charges from grid. However, if there is supply interruption and it is restored the battery will refuse to charge except the inverter is shutdown and restarted. 🤔

Any experiences or opinions is welcome

That brand no be am Ooo

bbally:


Am at Ikorodu

Great!
Chat me up then

ask4bk:


Jinko straight from fouani, so I'm sure it's original. 555w
Many fake jinkos in the market

You see reason I don't recommend brands to anyOne, even when they ask. When FAKERs wan do work, they focus on Popular ones so as to enjoy free traffic

Drgreatone:

U can still plead with him to allow u mount 2 with the caveat that u wud be responsible for any roof damage. Had same agreement with my landlord before he allowed me set the s on the roof. Ensure u now get a good installer who wud not damage the roof

If matter don reach like this, me prefer telling client to do no nailing on the roof, BUT to just use binding wire. Because no matter how good the installer is, any small issue, even if no be your fault, automatically becomes your fault.
But by using binding wire, you don't make any change. if roof go spoil, e go be say you no put leg where you suppose put leg

Bb007:
Please is anyone here using a solar water pump or have installed one. I am looking at installing one in an area with no light to pump water, but i can't find much information online.

Compared to setting up a small inverter system to pump the water, which will be cheaper if one is working on a budget?

Would suggest going for normal Pumping machine. Solar pumping machine are pricey hence it's easy getting it wrong.

In other words, Pumping machine ranges in quality. When you start looking for those powered by Solar, your options reduces. Mind you, a lot of those in the market are of low quality.

Ray1251:

I hadn’t considered that before. The connection to the s currently has a circuit breaker, but no other protective devices. What additional protective devices would you recommend for this setup?

In simple words, he meant to tell you to have extra money in bank ready to be spent whenever that your new Hybrid inverter goes bad, as e no rugged reach the previous one you were using which is transformer based.

Person wey born new pikin, no suppose allow e money dry as pikin fit sick any moment

dollarnaira:


This is unbelievable!
60w ?
Please at your spare time snap the sticker at the back. No vex

A quick search on Google returned below:

Model BD-90
Input the power: 140W
Freezing ability: 5.0KG/24h
Power consumption: 1.5KW*h/24h
Refrigerating temperature: 0~10‚ÑÉ
Freezing temperature: ≤-18℃
Color: Grey Leather Finish
Gross Weight: 33Kg
Net Weight: 31Kg
Packaged Dimension: 598 x 582 x 885mm
Rated Voltage: 220V – 240V
Rated Frequency: 50Hz
Refrigerant: R134a
90 Litres

bassdow:
A quick search on Google returned below:

Model BD-90
Input the power: 140W
Freezing ability: 5.0KG/24h
Power consumption: 1.5KW*h/24h
Refrigerating temperature: 0~10‚ÑÉ
Freezing temperature: ≤-18℃
Color: Grey Leather Finish
Gross Weight: 33Kg
Net Weight: 31Kg
Packaged Dimension: 598 x 582 x 885mm
Rated Voltage: 220V – 240V
Rated Frequency: 50Hz
Refrigerant: R134a
90 Litres

It's pretty small. The wattage may be correct.

bassdow:
In simple words, he meant to tell you to have extra money in bank ready to be spent whenever that your new Hybrid inverter goes bad, as e no rugged reach the previous one you were using which is transformer based.

Person wey born new pikin, no suppose allow e money dry as pikin fit sick any moment

What protective devices can one use for hybrid inverters?

bassdow:

You didn't tell us how the 10pcs of 300w Solar s were connected. Wouldn't be surprised if issue is that charge controller.
There are charge controllers, though marked MPPT, would constantly cut-off when Sunlight comes out well, hence limiting the amount of juice going into the battery. Say dem write 60Amps, no mean say e correct. I would start from there.

The s were connected in series 2 each

Who can recommend a good charge controller brand for me please?

bassdow:
In simple words, he meant to tell you to have extra money in bank ready to be spent whenever that your new Hybrid inverter goes bad, as e no rugged reach the previous one you were using which is transformer based.

Person wey born new pikin, no suppose allow e money dry as pikin fit sick any moment

You don't need to twist my words just to across ur point. We all know u detest all-in-one devices but that doesnt stop their adoption by ppl

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bassdow:
If matter don reach like this, me prefer telling client to do no nailing on the roof, BUT to just use binding wire. Because no matter how good the installer is, any small issue, even if no be your fault, automatically becomes your fault.
But by using binding wire, you don't make any change. if roof go spoil, e go be say you no put leg where you suppose put leg

How exactly are binding wires used to hang solar s on a roof? Do you intend to use the wire to bind the s together and just place them on roof? I am struggling to get the picture. Please shed some more light for our learning.

Besides, in the normal process of hanging solar s on roof, nails or hammers are NOT used. The dark-coloured screw on the left part of the first picture is used to drill the rail into the roof through the upper-undulated part of the roof that has wood underneath as seen in the second picture, while the second screw and bolt on the right part of the first picture is used to hold the s together on the rail as seen in the third picture.

So, it is not drilling that causes issues to the roof, it is process of working on the roof and causing indent to the lower-undulated part of the part which causes water to collect that causes the damage

odimbannamdi:


How exactly are binding wires used to hang solar s on a roof? Do you intend to use the wire to bind the s together and just place them on roof? I am struggling to get the picture. Please shed some more light for our learning.

Besides, in the normal process of hanging solar s on roof, nails or hammers are NOT used. The dark-coloured screw on the left part of the first picture is used to drill the rail into the roof through the upper-undulated part of the roof that has wood underneath as seen in the second picture, while the second screw and bolt on the right part of the first picture is used to hold the s together on the rail as seen in the third picture.

So, it is not drilling that causes issues to the roof, it is process of working on the roof and causing indent to the lower-undulated part of the part which causes water to collect that causes the damage

Danibestguy, take note of this my explanation and explain to your landlord.

You can reach me to explain more with pictures. Better still, I can refer you to the guy that did mine to even explain the best and probably do yours if you are in Lagos. Although, I am sure there are several guys here that can install safely and professional here

I had same issues with my landlord when I wanted to hang mine. He mandated me to write an undertaking which I cleverly worded to state that I will be responsible for damage that is "confirmed to be due to the installation".

Thankfully, the situation was very familiar to the installer I used, so he sent me pictures showing the rough condition of the roof before the installation and throughout the whole installation process even without me asking, some of which i shared in previous post. He even had to use his flashband to gum some areas of the roof that was already cracking

And as if he knew, a few weeks after, landlord's father that stays upstairs (underneath where the installation was done) called that water was entering into his roof. My heart sank and I had to call the installer immediately. He came, checked and confirmed that it wasn't in the part that he worked. He still had to use his own flashband to gum that part too. It's been 2+ years now and there has been no issue. Infact, 6 months after I did mine, landlord's father did his as well on another part of the roof, but still very close to mine.

I hope this helps

odimbannamdi:


Danibestguy, take note of this my explanation and explain to your landlord.

You can reach me to explain more with pictures. Better still, I can refer you to the guy that did mine to even explain the best and probably do yours if you are in Lagos. Although, I am sure there are several guys here that can install safely and professional here

I had same issues with my landlord when I wanted to hang mine. He mandated me to write an undertaking which I cleverly worded to state that I will be responsible for damage that is "confirmed to be due to the installation".

Thankfully, the situation was very familiar to the installer I used, so he sent me pictures showing the rough condition of the roof before the installation and throughout the whole installation process even without me asking, some of which i shared in previous post. He even had to use his flashband to gum some areas of the roof that was already cracking

And as if he knew, a few weeks after, landlord's father that stays upstairs (underneath where the installation was done) called that water was entering into his roof. My heart sank and I had to call the installer immediately. He came, checked and confirmed that it wasn't in the part that he worked. He still had to use his own flashband to gum that part too. It's been 2+ years now and there has been no issue. Infact, 6 months after I did mine, landlord's father did his as well on another part of the roof, but still very close to mine.

I hope this helps

Your landlord is reasonable. Some are so unreasonable and some installers are so unprofessional that they cause leaks.

Following this roof discussion, but let me digress no be for This thread them say installer workmanship was too expensive

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bassdow:
In simple words, he meant to tell you to have extra money in bank ready to be spent whenever that your new Hybrid inverter goes bad, as e no rugged reach the previous one you were using which is transformer based.

Person wey born new pikin, no suppose allow e money dry as pikin fit sick any moment

Bros, Don't sleep on transformerless inverter. Arguably, the best inverters now are transformerless(HF). The world is moving away from overweight, energy sucking inverters.

Might b d best 4 u cause u avnt checked out new invention of transformer based. U still dey use old eye look am.
Yes it heavy
Yes it's more expensive
But not all of them suck energy.
My transformer based 24v 2.5kva inverter has idle consumption of 26/27w
Welion 1.5kw 24v hybrid I installed has 27w idle as well.
My inverter face don see a lot, there was a time that it was giving burnt smell because the fan didn't work, it took me a week to figure that it was d inverter after which I installed a separate fan with switch. I put it on whenever I use heavy loads.
My inverter at least will show 10% usage all day n night but I only put on fan whenever I'm using like 40%+. the kind noise some hybrid go dey blow at intervals alone.

Peterlove11:


Bros, Don't sleep on transformerless inverter. Arguably, the best inverters now are transformerless(HF). The world is moving away from overweight, energy sucking inverters.

odimbannamdi:


How exactly are binding wires used to hang solar s on a roof? Do you intend to use the wire to bind the s together and just place them on roof? I am struggling to get the picture. Please shed some more light for our learning.

Besides, in the normal process of hanging solar s on roof, nails or hammers are NOT used. The dark-coloured screw on the left part of the first picture is used to drill the rail into the roof through the upper-undulated part of the roof that has wood underneath as seen in the second picture, while the second screw and bolt on the right part of the first picture is used to hold the s together on the rail as seen in the third picture.

So, it is not drilling that causes issues to the roof, it is process of working on the roof and causing indent to the lower-undulated part of the part which causes water to collect that causes the damage

Now imagine the roofing sheet is slates that must have been there for over 20-years (meaning say e don dry like over dried plantain).

My idea of using binding wire is, I tie it onto existing nail head (the part already nailed onto the roof), then tie it in that hole underneath the solar .
When averagely done, it's strong enough already. Only downSide is, except you put in extra work, the space between the roof ad the solar would be small BUT that could easily be done right

@Odimbannamdi
Depending on the slope of the roof.
Mine is there without anything bc weight of s alone na die. Since no hurricane or tornado type of wind. They are just there. My decision!

Jefferyzz:
Might b d best 4 u cause u avnt checked out new invention of transformer based. U still dey use old eye look am.
Yes it heavy
Yes it's more expensive
But not all of them suck energy.
My transformer based 24v 2.5kva inverter has idle consumption of 26/27w
Welion 1.5kw 24v hybrid I installed has 27w idle as well.
My inverter face don see a lot, there was a time that it was giving burnt smell because the fan didn't work, it took me a week to figure that it was d inverter after which I installed a separate fan with switch. I put it on whenever I use heavy loads.
My inverter at least will show 10% usage all day n night but I only put on fan whenever I'm using like 40%+. the kind noise some hybrid go dey blow at intervals alone.

Did you use the welion or you install for a client?.....
Have used both, My experience with HF inverter is better. Easier control, charges better and equally reliable

dollarnaira:
@Odimbannamdi
Depending on the slope of the roof.
Mine is there without anything bc weight of s alone na die. Since no hurricane or tornado type of wind. They are just there. My decision!

Ah, shey breeze no fit comot am ? hmm

Well na true sha.

bassdow:
Ah, shey breeze no fit comot am ? hmm

Well na true sha.

I have just 2 300w s and one 190w,dem heavy. Almost topple from ladder during installation.

dollarnaira:


I have just 2 300w s and one 190w,dem heavy. Almost topple from ladder during installation.

I have a guy do this, install 8 nos of 300w in a slightly slanted roof with zero nails. The was there for 8 years. He only uses a lil binding wire to secure up. E dey work.

mctfopt:


I have a guy do this, install 8 nos of 300w in a slightly slanted roof with zero nails. The was there for 8 years. He only uses a lil binding wire to secure up. E dey work.

True
For slightly slanted roof.

dollarnaira:


I have just 2 300w s and one 190w,dem heavy. Almost topple from ladder during installation.

You see that 300 watts panles eh, they are not just heavy BUT wide, and to carry am climb ladder, especially for any building more than 2-storey, na better work.

What I often do is use rope to pull it up because if e fall or hit something well enough, you don buy market BUT it never occurred to me it could stay on it's own without .