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    SA National Energy Development Institute's tips for building the best-value solar PV systems

    I 100% agree with you - we are in business for 20 years and where it is lacking is experience in equipment handling, basic understand in of the operating logic of such a system, general "quick buck" attitude which is abused by Green Card "training offers" - this is my opinion as a Certified...
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    SA National Energy Development Institute's tips for building the best-value solar PV systems

    As per some investigation: Green Card is not a recognized statutory qualification and can NOT issue COC
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    Oversupply and lower material costs help reduce solar panel and battery prices in South Africa

    SEGEN Solar is a reputable distributor as well - price drops are minimal, specially for 1st tier equipment - why don't people stop talking nonsense in this country????
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    Insider reveals what is destroying Eskom

    You still have not comprehended what the problem at ESKOM and other state own companies and department are??????... here it is, short, sweet and true..... BEEEEEEEE and EEEEEE........ try to prove any thing different....
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    Why not a Kodak Inverter

    ...to the KODAK 6.2KW - the packaged management software does not work. The displayed charging values are all incorrect e.g. it display 21A charging current out of 0.2kw PV input - this can hardly be. According to conneted CT meters, the battery charging value is 966W ... approaching the...
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    This is how Vodacom makes and spends its money

    An important source of revenue is to CUT OFF SERVICE but still debiting your account - they employ 2 bit lawyers to harass you endlessly - if one does not succeed, they employ the next one - VODACOM is the most disgusting company I ever did business with .....
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    BMIT Technology Survey – Great prizes up for grabs

    Done
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    MultiChoice reactivated a DStv account and debit order cancelled three years ago

    This the same tactic the VODACOM uses as well as FNB - FNB can not even find my account on their syste. Last car finance payment was made on 1st May ......
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    What you should know before installing solar power

    HAGER is always a good brand to use - if they are not out of stock that is
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    What you should know before installing solar power

    My apologies, I am in JHB
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    What you should know before installing solar power

    That will work just fine as long it is a good double pole change over like this
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    What you should know before installing solar power

    Well, I don't know what "coct" is, perhaps a BEE invention - it is unfortunate, but there are many instances/government contraptions which are coming up with ever new "approval" procedures - most of them are utter nonsense. For scaling know your idle loads and peak load times and stick with a...
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    What you should know before installing solar power

    Yes - this is possible. Many of our systems are however controlled via internet WiFi - these cloud server often are located in China except the ICC from Centurion, and the app's are often latent. They do however communicate with the cloud parameters they have stored. As I do not know your...
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    What you should know before installing solar power

    Well, ONESTO makes a good surge protector 2pole - what you need to watch is the Uc value of the surge protector and the Inverter internal max. voltage. Many installers use a short cut by installing surge protectors with a Uc 380V AC and the inverter max. protection is 275V - therefore you should...
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    What you should know before installing solar power

    Yes, this is true ..... the main difference is that Solar/PV installations are basically DC power and the design and programming of e.g. the inverter is done by the Solar company. A solar company may not employ a full time electrician. A qualified electrician , solar proficient, will execute the...
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