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    Good inverter purchase?

    Hey I have been researching as much as time allows and I am looking to purchase the following inverter system or the smaller system of this...
  3. AmaDownload

    Electricity Backup Systems in Rental Houses

    Hi All, can somebody advise and possibly share their (viable?) business case or experiences on improving their rental house(s) with electricity backup systems for tenants to use? For a 3-bedroom house in a complex/estate I am investiging the possibility of improving the place with a backup...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    These big batteries can help you beat load-shedding

    These big batteries can help you beat load-shedding Load-shedding is here to stay, and as rotational power cuts are expected to persist for the foreseeable future, South Africans are increasingly installing backup batteries to keep their essential appliances up and running. Several prominent...
  5. M

    Solar/Battery Backup Suppliers - South Africa

    Morning All Like many, I'm trying to figure out solar, or at least a battery backup solution in these frustrating times. In my searching I'm finding it's the Wild West out there in terms of suppliers. So many dodgy-looking websites, no trustable reviews. I was wondering if anyone had any...
  6. L

    Student load shedding solution

    Hi everyone! I’m a student so on a very limited budget but trying to put together a system that will at least run my laptop charger (60w) and my monitor, and ideally my tv (42 inch HD - Google says average 120W) but I can even go without the tv. I’m not looking at more than 200w/250w at a time...
  7. Jan

    Cheap backup batteries to stay online during load-shedding

    Keep your router on during load-shedding with these cheap backup batteries For as little as R595, South Africans can get a small uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to provide backup power to their wireless Internet connection during load-shedding. Fortunately, you don't need a large or...
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    • battery backup eskom load-shedding uninterruptible power supply (ups)
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  8. R

    Hubble battery discharge rate

    Hi. I feel like my batteries are draining too quickly. Does the discharge rate seem normal?
  9. Jan

    Inverter trolleys that could last through 4.5 hours of Stage 6 load-shedding

    Backup power systems to get through Stage 6 load-shedding South Africa has been plunged into stage 6 load-shedding from 16:00 on Tuesday, 28 June 2022, increasing the frequency and length of rotational power cuts. Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer said they did not decide to...
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    • battery backup ecoflow gentech inverter trolley kapa mecer mustek poweroak solarwize uninterruptible power supply (ups)
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  10. Jan

    Vodacom spends over R1 billion per year on batteries - Joosub

    Vodacom spending over a billion rand each year to tackle its biggest problem When it comes to maintaining reliable mobile network connectivity, load-shedding has proven to be Vodacom's biggest headache. The CEO of South Africa's biggest network Shameel Joosub said rotational power cuts are...
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    • batteries battery backup battery theft eskom load-shedding mtn shameel joosub vodacom
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. L

    Lithium battery replacement for Gemini garage doors?

    I'm looking for a Lithium (most likely LiFePO4 would be best) drop-in replacement for this Gemini garage door battery. I don't find anything in the physical dimensions of this battery. Am I missing something? If something like this doesn't exist, I'm willing to do some R&D to develop one and...
  12. M

    Inverter/Battery solutions for online teaching

    Hi all, I know exactly zero about how ups/inverter/battery works so I need you to help me figure out the cheapest yet most effective way to stay online (and streaming in-class {Skype/Zoom}). I don't need to run anything other than 2 PCs and the router for roughly 3 - 4 hours, but a couple of...
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    Inverter setup - whole house

    For the last 2 weeks I have scoured the mybroadband threads, as well as the internet in general, but even though I found some extremely useful pieces of info on inverters and batteries and the like I have not gotten any answers on the questions I have for my currently ongoing backup power...
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    Cable sizes for 24v-3kva inverter

    I have a hybrid solar inverter 24v 3kva and 2 x 200ah gel batteries that I bought on takealot.com I need to buy cables for this setup. Please help me with the sizes. My local dealer does not understand the specifications that is written on the manual. See attached photos.
  15. ActivateD

    My on grid-tie system

    As promised I said I will do a post about moving most of my house onto solar and battery. This is phase 1 and I will be doing phase 2 and maybe phase 3 next year. For phase 1 my requirements were simply and here are the list of things I wanted to be on solar/battery: All lights (including flood...
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    Solar battery to use

    Hi I hope you're all well. Please help me with advice. With Eskom 18 months loadshedding coming I'm considering getting solar battery to connect as backup for lights, tv's and laptop's. How much battery AH do I need to keep going for 4 hours? I intend to switch off fridges and not use electric...
  17. P

    General advice re backup lighting idea and running servers via solar/battery

    Greetings all I have absolutely no experience and very little knowledge on the subject of solar-cum-battery power so I ask your forbearance if some of my questions are stupid. I have had 2 ideas regarding solutions to the problems caused by load shedding blackouts. But I'm not sure of the...
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