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    • Nissan Leaf for sale - R170 000
      2013 Nissan Leaf for sale.

      Excellent condition. 

      New tires.

      Odometer: 55 171 KM

      Range: 60 KM

      Charger: 3 Kwatt

      Location: Cape Town

      Efficiency: 7.5 KM / Kwh

       
      • 11 replies
    • How much Weight is needed to hold your Panels in Place on a concrete Roof
      Hi,

      I have good friend who has a solid concrete roof on which he wants to install 4 x rows of 6 x 550w solar panels using A-Frames.

      The main point here is that he does not want to drill into the roof and would prefer to use Concrete ballasts to hold the A-frames down.

      Can anybody advise how much ballast (weight) he would need to use per A-Frame to hold the panels in place (not to blow away in the wind).

      He stays in Cape Town where the wind is gusty and can be relatively stong, especially when the South Easter blows.

      Below is a picture of the A-Frames he wants to use (note: this is not a picture of his installation....just a picture of the A-Frames)

      The A-Frames will be placed 1.2m apart - can anyone advise how much weight is recommended per A-Frame?
      • 10 replies
    • EVE Lf304 build
      So I will be picking up my cells on Wednesday, I also purchased their Apex BMS, which is just a rebranded seplos. 

      I was initially going to buy a steel case and modify it from there, but has since decided to get a 3D printer, draw up some modular designs, and this will now be my project. From the mockups it is going to look good. 

      Will post my build log here.
      • 19 replies
    • Saving on electricity after solar installation
      Hi All

      Hope you are well. I had a question. How do you know if we are saving once solar is installed. I am not seeing changes on my electricity bill. My geyser is still on eskon but I have installed a timer to control when my geyser is switched on and switched off.
      I have a 5kva inverter and 4.8kva battery. I run the house on solar during the day (switching back to eskom when using high wattage appliances like an iron or running multiple appliances at once when need to).

       

      Kind regards

      Deepa
      • 66 replies
    • Hey Guys so its that time of the year again and we have a whole Host of Giveaways lined up some to watch out for would be the New Solis S6 6KW Advanced Hybrid (Beast) we are busy with a long term review in real world conditions with the Solis S6 the Unit we are giving away has already gone through a preliminary review but we may give more of this brand away in the future. 

      Magneto has given us some wonderful product to review and give away MAGNETO Lithium-LiFePo4 Rack Mount 48V 5.1 KWh also note the great prices on those units  and a  Magneto Thermo Tank also promise of more nice items to give away in the future. 

      Then we Have the Revo Inverter and battery Combo (not listed on our online store yet but soon) there will be some terms and conditions on this giveaway however an exciting product squarely aimed at Sunsynk and Deye.

      We are also receiving a very nice Battery from Halo Energy to give away the 113AH HALO Eclipse WM-5 48V 1C however this will only be in about 5 Weeks time but still a very nice compact battery.  

      VTC is giving us one of their VTC Vxl5100W 5.1kWh LifePo4 battery 51V/100Ah Wall Mount (not listed on our online store yet but soon) to review and test this is also a very nice wall mount battery with Bluetooth and WIFI features decent cycle count compatibility and scalability and we will give this away to a lucky forum member. 
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