load shedding

  1. leon.davibe

    Nothing but lithium for shedding

    If needing a battery for backup power Buy a lithium or stay without power really to have a lead acid bank that lasts 3 years you have to buy 4x the lithium rating, ie you have to buy 4x100ah batteries for every 100ah lithium, and then you will most likely still throw them away after a few...
  3. C

    Govt plan to help South Africans install solar may be announced soon

    https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/ramaphosa-govt-plan-to-help-south-africans-install-solar-may-be-announced-soon-20230130 If some rebate scheme is introduced, I wonder if people who already installed solar would be compensated?
  4. T

    Mecer 12v Inverter from takealot

    Hi all. Does Has anyone purchased the Mecer 12V Inverter (1200VA/720W) from takealot that has an orange case ( https://www.takealot.com/mecer-12v-inverter-1200va-720w-includes-1x-100ah-12v-deep-cycle-/PLID90883102 ). Can't seem to find any videos or clear photos on how the product actually...
  5. 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...
  6. The_Librarian

    Mecer 2400VA Inverter (Community Support) - Part 2

    - a continuation of that thread - https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/mecer-2400va-inverter-community-support.1015178/
  7. RedViking

    Ceil Inverter 850VA (600W) PURE SINE WAVE (Mecer Alternative) Lead Acid Only

    Supported Battery: Recommending using with Lead Acid (LA) Only. See below with regards to using Lithium (LFP). Important Note: Currently there is a concern some experience with the inverter that does not stop charging when used with Lithium Drop in Replacement batteries such as the Hubble...
  8. GrootVoet

    Finally the real reason for Load shedding

    https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/load-shedding/anc-not-to-blame-for-eskom-load-shedding-gordhan/ Gordhan also states that African National Congress (ANC) is not to blame and load shedding is not the party’s fault. “In 1983 under a different government, we had load shedding which led...
  9. D

    Rain - wrong tower connected

    With all the load shedding my rain device keeps connecting to a far away tower (3.3km) and my speed sucks as a result. I have been trying to contact support, but they are non-existent at the moment. Does anyone know how to manually tell my rain device which tower to connect to? I have tried...
  10. S

    ASDL Router not working during load shedding even with a UPS

    The flat I am renting still has an ASDL router. I bought a UPS so I could still work even when the power goes out, however even with the router plugged into the UPS, as soon as the power goes out it says there no internet connection. My knowledge about internet and ethernet, etc is zero to none...
  11. Agent67

    Further incidents of sabotage at Eskom power stations thwart efforts to halt load shedding

    https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/investigations/breaking-further-incidents-of-sabotage-at-eskom-power-stations-thwart-efforts-to-halt-load-shedding-20220520
  12. squirrel

    Solution to safely power down PC

    Hello everyone! I have a mini UPS for my router that works great, but now I've invested in a new computer and am worried about load shedding stuffing it up. It's an i5 12th gen CPU, 650W CPU, 2 sticks of ram, 32" screen. I have a Samsung soundbar too that I'd love to keep on. That's mostly...
  13. M

    Recommended 12v batteries

    I currently have 2x100ah royal 1111k batteries to keep me going during load shedding. Even though the inverter cuts out at 50% dod they have not lasted very well. I need to replace them. Can anyone recommend some decent 12v 100ah batteries? Can anyone comment on the royal dc31 batteries? A few...
  14. M

    Need some help with UPS's

    Morning load shedders!! So I need some help with looking into a UPS that will run my ONT box, router, Mibox and 50 inch TV (possibly also to charge a power bank or 2) but I am not sure what to get? I have been looking at the following...
  15. F

    Advice on generator OP-1900DC

    Hi everyone, I am working from home and I am considering purchasing this generator for when there is load shedding. https://m.takealot.com/omega-generator-op-1900dc/PLID70582738?gclid=CjwKCAjw07qDBhBxEiwA6pPbHiWgXzsX8mOGiVjwl3VDGqEgyjAwjBSws5rmz4qA7aIHpOC1mWzxBBoCx1gQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds I...
  16. V

    Unshed My Load

    Hi With load shedding starting again this afternoon, I thought it would be a good time to post this. I started a website, unshedmyload.co.za, offering UPS power backups for routers and other small devices. The UPSs I offer are available in other shops, some cheaper, some more expensive...
  17. A

    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...
  18. J

    Assistance on inverter requirement

    Hi all, bit of a newb on this topic, hence want to reach out to those with knowledge. we recently purchased a place and want to put a inverter in place to take us through the (many) load sheddings to come. unfortunately we cannot put any solar in (complex rules) nor any form of noisy...
  19. RedViking

    Mecer 2400VA Inverter (Community Support)

    This Thread is for the Mecer Inverter only. My personal opinion on the unit: Seeing that there are lots of question and in lots if threads, here is my review/input on the Mecer Inverter. Instead of reposting I'll just reference here. I'll add more info soon. This should give you an idea what...
  20. U

    Load shedding Shenanigans

    Hi there everyone this is my first post here. I've just wanted to find out if anyone else has been getting this "load shedding" off of the load shedding schedule? This morning our power went out from 01:00 until 08:30 then again today load shedding was set to start at 16:00 and did not start...
  21. websquadza

    Vumatel | How Load-Shedding may affect your fibre connection

    Some or all Vumatel Trenched (grey box on your boundary wall and a Raycore CPE) clients across all ISPs may have experienced long delays in re-establishing connectivity after load shedding - this is not isolated and is affecting clients throughout South Africa. We received reports that some...
    • websquadza
    • Thread
    • load shedding vumatel vumatel cpe connection internet problem
    • Replies: 59
    • Forum: Fibre Networks
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