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  • 600 WATT JA SOLAR BIFACIAL SOLAR PANEL SPECIAL

    Hello EveryoneSee our JA Solar 600 WATT Bifacial solar panel offer.Larger orders 1 pallet or more and we will give you an additional discount.Power Forum Renewable Energy Sto...JA Solar 600W n-type Bifacial Double Glass Half-Cell MBB...JA Solar 600W n-type Bifacial Double Glass Half-Cell MBB Traceable LB MC4Part No: JAM72D-40-600-LB-TS-MC4 Panels - Double Glass Bifacial Rating: 600W Efficiency: 22.7% Width: 1,134mm Height: 2,333m...

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  • Victron Special Deals

    Contact Wimpie Bronkhorst on 067 189 7084 Phone or Whats App [email protected] SpecialsVictron MultiPlus 48-3000-35-32 & SmartSolar MPPT 250/60-Tr1 x VIC-MULTIPLUS-II-48-3000-35-32 Victron MultiPlus-II 48/3000/35-32 2400W Inverter/Charger1 x VIC-SMARTSOL-MPPT-250-60-Tr SmartSolar MPPT 250/60-Tr 12/24/36/48V-60AOnly R15 294.00 Vat Included Excluding DeliveryEasySolar-II 24/3000/70-32 MPPT 250/70 GXStorage Systems - Hybrid InverterAll-in-one solar power solution  The Easysolar-II combines an MPPT Charge Controller, inverter and AC distribution in one enclosure. This makes for easier installation and a simpler wiringIntegrated equipment description:1 x 3kVA 24V Multiplus-II Inverter/Charger1 x 250/70 MPPT Charge Controller1 x A GX device with a 2x 16 character displayOnly R20 908.00 Vat Included Excluding DeliveryVictron MultiPlus 48-5000-70-50 & SmartSolar MPPT CAN 250/85-TrStorage Systems - Hybrid InverterThis part is made up of the following items:1 x VIC-MULTIPLUS-II-48-5000-70-50 Victron MultiPlus-II 48/5000/70-50 4000W Inverter/Charger1 x VIC-SMARTSOL-MPPT-250-85-Tr-CAN SmartSolar MPPT CAN 250/85-Tr VE.CAN 12/24/36/48V-85AOnly R23 182.00 Vat Included Excluding DeliveryVictron Multiplus 48-8000-110-100-100 & SmartSolar MPPT CAN 250/100-TrStorage Systems - Hybrid InverterThis part is made up of the following items:1 x VIC-MULTIPLUS-II-48-8000-110-100 MultiPlus-II 48/8000/110-100/100 6400W Inverter/Charger1 x VIC-SMARTSOL-MPPT-250-100-Tr-CAN SmartSolar MPPT CAN 250/100-Tr 12/24/36/48V-100AOnly R34 069.00 Vat Included Excluding DeliveryVictron Quattro 48-8000-110-100-100 & SmartSolar MPPT CAN 250/100-TrStorage Systems - Hybrid InverterThis part is made up of the following items:1 x VIC-QUATTRO-48-8000-110-100-100 Victron Quattro 48/8000/110/100/100 6500W Inverter/Charger1 x VIC-SMARTSOL-MPPT-250-100-Tr-CAN SmartSolar MPPT CAN 250/100-Tr 12/24/36/48V-100AOnly R43 756.00 Vat Included Excluding DeliveryVictron Quattro 48-10000-140-100-100 & SmartSolar MPPT RS 450/200 TrTR Storage Systems - Hybrid InverterThis part is made up of the following items:1 x VIC-QUATTRO-48-10000-140-100-100 Victron Quattro 48/10000/140/100/100 8000W Inverter/Charger1 x VIC-SMARTSOL-MPPT-RS450-200TR SmartSolar MPPT RS 450/200 Tr 48V-200AOnly R70 165.00 Vat Included Excluding Delivery

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  • Power Forum Bulk Price Guide

    Hello EveryonePlease see our BULK PRICE GUIDE here please note there is installer pricing available and we may be able negotiate a little on some of the prices and prices on the bulk list may vary a little on prices on the store due to the fluctuation in the Rand Dollar Rate we manually update the store prices hence the delay to keep up with the changes.We will update the price guide on a weekly bases and it lists a lot of product not on our online store.Best option is to confirm prices with Wimpie Bronkhorst [email protected] or 067 189 7084 Cell or Whats App.He can send you a written quote and we can fix the price on confirmation of order.

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  • Help me go off grid in winter

    Hi all, with all this new BS from Eskom I am planning to bid the grid farewell soon. My installation is pretty new (Nov 2024) so far I have not switched on the grid again (although Eskom is charging me around R4500 for electricity per month).

    I have made it through the cloudy days pretty well with the batteries being at about 40% the following morning. When there is full sun my batteries are around 48%.

    My question is how will the system perform in the winter? What will I need to add to make it through?

    I am planning on having a standby generator just in case, but obviously don't want to use it. 

    This is my setup currently:

    16 x 545w panels, 2x 5kw Deye inverters, 3 x 5.12kw Volta stage 1 batteries.

    Geyser only heats during the day (but planning on moving the geyser to gas) I also have a gas stove/oven.

    I am located on the Northern side of Pretoria.

    I would greatly appreciate any advice.

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    johnna
  • Cooling Sunsynk 5kW

    My inverter is installed in my garage and during summer it gets quite hot in Bloemfontein. When you park a hot car in there it gets even hotter. I realized the Inverter DC side reached temperatures of near 90 degrees during midday. I installed 3 x 120mm computer fans on top with a temperature controller switching the fans on and off. The thermistor is attached to the heatsink. The heatsink temperature is about 20 degrees below the internal temperature indicating by the app. With the fans the temperature stays below 60 degrees. I 3D printed the bracket and bought the temperature controller from an online store for under R200 with a 12V powersupply. Is anybody is interested visit Thingiverse:Thing6468217 to get the STL files for the bracket. (Search Sunsynk 5kW)  

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    Benji
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