Recent content by Paul_S

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    Easy equities Alternative

    What alternatives are there to IBKR and EE? I already use EE but there are many US stocks not available on EE. I have tried to sign up with IBKR multiple times and I always get rejected regardless of all the low risk options I pick (stocks, no margin trading or derivatives). I suspect that it...
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    Price reductions expected in backup power market

    The baby Geewiz is modified sine wave. Not good for induction motors. Youtube reviews of the Bluetti units show very poor frequency regulation. Even the EB70 swings wildly from 50 to 62Hz which is pretty poor for a 50Hz inverter. The Ecoflows held a stable 50 or 60Hz (depending on country)...
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    Price reductions expected in backup power market

    Pretty much that. Price gouging like crazy. Check the drop in these prices:
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    Eskom electricity prices vs the world - July 2024

    Which 20 years were those? I'll wager that it wasn't the last 20 years ... Edit: The increase was by the Apartheid government. How much Eskom capacity has the ANC added since 1994?
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    Justworx SIM "Not connected"

    I discovered my JustWorx SIM was not working in my Ajax alarm system when my power failed taking down Wifi and I had no way to disarm the alarm because no fobs were present. My neighbours had the pleasure of waking up to 3 minutes of 105dB noise at 4AM in the morning because this idiot had no...
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    South Africa's rooftop solar explosion

    Yip, I have a 9kVA genny too but never use it. I used it a lot during 2022 and then realised that the cost of fuel would quickly outweight the cost of a solar system.
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    South Africa's rooftop solar explosion

    The only time I connect to the grid is if it's been a bad solar day and I can see that the batteries are not going to last through the night. The inverter pulls 1 or 2kWh from the grid at around 4AM to keep the batteries at 35% and then I switch the grid feed off again before 6AM and let the sun...
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    Chinese carmaker Chery has big plans for South Africa

    GWM/Haval and Chery may be cheaper than the other manufacturers but you're still looking at R400K+ for an entry level, mid sized SUV. Yes, it smells new and is full of gizmos but I don't need or want that. One can pick up a lowish milage Toyota RAV4 between R250K and R350K which has a more...
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    No political party has a solution for load-shedding

    I disagree. Fixing the people problems at Eskom will take far longer and far more effort and pain that building new power stations. With the highly unionized workforce at Eskom, an overloaded criminal justice system, a police force which is useless, etc. one will never route out corruption and...
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    More electricity price pain coming for South Africa

    Bring it on. Those without solar must feel the pain of supporting Eskom corruption.
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    Post-election coalition ‘won’t work’ for ANC, says Mokonyane

    Deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane says 30 years is not long enough to turn things around. https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/politics/2024-03-14-post-election-coalition-wont-work-for-anc-says-mokonyane/
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    Tech skill shortage hits EOH

    Companies are holding onto under paid tech staff because if they let them go they'll never find a replacement at a price point they're willing to pay. You'll see this a lot in companies which like to recruit internally. For example promoting a 2nd line helpdesk agent to a 3rd line sysadmin and...
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    Electricity minister hopes to be out of a job by the end of the year

    Not going to happen. Eskom is not going to be fixed unless we boot the ANC out and pull a Margaret Thatcher on NUM and NUMSA.
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    Where South Africans are investing their money

    The only problem is if the mighty US dollar falls one day you'll take a knock but then again if the dollar sneezes then the Rand would plummet. At the end of the day it's probably way less risk than investing in the JSE. I just wish I could cash out my mandatory company pension without having to...
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    Behind-the-scenes photos of Eskom’s collapse

    If it wasn't for the private sector installing so much solar last year, we would be cycling between stage 3 and 6 at the moment instead of stages 2 to 4. Load shedding will continue to get worse over time unless the private sector takes over base load generation. There is no fixing Eskom...
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