Should I cancel and order something else? RCT Trolley vs ?

Chris_SA said:
I only need around 500W over 3 hours - so I average around 150w an hour.

The one I have on order, only has 1 100AH battery included, hence my question to replace it with Lithium in time. ,But then at 10A max charge, is that not a concern when charging let's say Hubble drop-ins?
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10A is fine.
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RedViking said:
I'm not an expert, but the Hubble should be fine, just might not fit in the cabinet. Can check the spec sheets.

10A is fine, well that is what I have mine on for the Mecer 2400VA and two hubble's.

150W an hour should be okay for 3 hours on the LA's. Maybe 130W to be safe.
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AFAIK, this calculator doesn't factor in inverter load and power factor.
 
RedViking said:
That's what I said above. Spec sheet from OP says 1.0 power factor. Pure sine is pretty good.
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Thanks Guys. All in all it seems like a good option for my needs at the moment.

I installed a changeover switch for my lights and plugs. So I can really just have the switch on All the time and let this trolley kick in whenever we have load shedding.

Last question. The solar input, it has a MPPT controller (from what I read is a good thing). If I want to look at solar in this case, what would be my best option?

Below screenshot of the specs:

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Chris_SA said:
Thanks Guys. All in all it seems like a good option for my needs at the moment.

I installed a changeover switch for my lights and plugs. So I can really just have the switch on All the time and let this trolley kick in whenever we have load shedding.

Last question. The solar input, it has a MPPT controller (from what I read is a good thing). If I want to look at solar in this case, what would be my best option?

Below screenshot of the specs:

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Look for a panel that is not more than 22V (gives about 10% headroom before 25V max). You may need to parallel them to get to 360Wp output. You may also overspec the Wp to have better performance in overcast weather, eg: 450Wp.
 
Naks said:
How does one of these trolleys work? You just plug it into any socket and then it automatically feeds the house when Eskom goes off?
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A lot of people do that, but it's illegal and not safe.

I installed a changeover switch that plugs into the unit so I know it only powers low consumption devices.
 
Chris_SA said:
A lot of people do that, but it's illegal and not safe.

I installed a changeover switch that plugs into the unit so I know it only powers low consumption devices.
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What could go wrong just out of interest? Do they keep it plugged in, one socket for input and one for output or suffle the plugs around when the power comes back on/off?
 
Little-Mermaid said:
What could go wrong just out of interest? Do they keep it plugged in, one socket for input and one for output or suffle the plugs around when the power comes back on/off?
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Your output that you plugged in the house will now be receiving voltage while supplying voltage of its own, your mains will probably trip with am earth fault a good inverter has got protection and will also trip so pretty much nothing.

A cheap inverter will probably not handle it.
 
deweyzeph said:
If you buy anything that doesn't have lithium batteries you're wasting your money.
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I bought a Geewiz unit with Mecer inverter (720w) in 2019 and it's still going strong after 3 years (sold it last year, new owner says it's still fine). It has a Vision AGM battery though, and I almost never ran it past 50%. So you don't need lithium if the workload is very light (I used it for 2x24" screens, laptop, router, ONT, 2 lights, similar for new owner but 2x laptops).
 
deweyzeph said:
If you buy anything that doesn't have lithium batteries you're wasting your money.
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Whilst I do agree, finances don't allow this for majority of people looking at a solution to provide basic lights in their house.

Or is there a inverter with lithium trolley for 7k I missed?
 
Chris_SA said:
Whilst I do agree, finances don't allow this for majority of people looking at a solution to provide basic lights in their house.

Or is there a inverter with lithium trolley for 7k I missed?
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Best bet is something like the Ecoflow river / delta or a Jackery or some such.

You'd want pass through and something that can spike a little if needed.
 
TheChamp said:
Your output that you plugged in the house will now be receiving voltage while supplying voltage of its own, your mains will probably trip with am earth fault a good inverter has got protection and will also trip so pretty much nothing.

A cheap inverter will probably not handle it.
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Figured out how they do it, bit of googling refreshed my memory. Yeah don't keep both ends plugged in at the same time and be sure to turn the mains off
 
RedViking said:
I'm not an expert, but the Hubble should be fine, just might not fit in the cabinet. Can check the spec sheets.

10A is fine, well that is what I have mine on for the Mecer 2400VA and two hubble's.

150W an hour should be okay for 3 hours on the LA's. Maybe 130W to be safe.
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150 is pushing it, I thought it would work with a 120ah battery but it didn't.
 
JayM said:
I bought a Geewiz unit with Mecer inverter (720w) in 2019 and it's still going strong after 3 years (sold it last year, new owner says it's still fine). It has a Vision AGM battery though, and I almost never ran it past 50%. So you don't need lithium if the workload is very light (I used it for 2x24" screens, laptop, router, ONT, 2 lights, similar for new owner but 2x laptops).
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Yeah the 2 cheap LAs I used from 2020 are still going strong new owner hasn't had any issues.
 
wingnut771 said:
Look for a panel that is not more than 22V (gives about 10% headroom before 25V max). You may need to parallel them to get to 360Wp output. You may also overspec the Wp to have better performance in overcast weather, eg: 450Wp.
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Do you have an example of where and what I should buy?
 
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