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Yesterday, 10:22 PM

SeanM started a thread [Question] Testers in Electrical Contracting Industry Forum

Greetings All I recently purchase a leakage clamp tester and I am very happy I did when I have an earth leakage tripping intermittently I can now...

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Yesterday, 02:16 PM

ians replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

This made me think back to my my first Iphone purchase ... I paid R12000.00 for an iphone 5 back in the old days ... paid a third of that price for...

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Yesterday, 02:07 PM

ians replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

When you start reading the specs ... it much like people were doing with lead acid and lithium ... they cost a lot more but offer way better specs. ...

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Yesterday, 02:03 PM

ians replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

When you start scratching around for prices ... you will understand why super caps are not easy to find ... price could have something to do with it....

13 replies | 261 view(s)

Yesterday, 01:34 PM

ians replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

The buzz word is super capacitors are they gonna be the next super power storage or am I already living in the dark ages? Apparenty the batteries...

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Yesterday, 01:29 PM

ians replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

I have been doing a lot of research into DIY battery builds ... purchased a pile of battery packs and started the process ... it boils down to what...

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Yesterday, 01:14 PM

ians replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

I cant use a grid tie inverter because the batteries are to backup the power ... so a hybrid is required ... I dont have solar panels installed.

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Yesterday, 11:50 AM

tec0 started a thread Post 03 2021 (Rourer firewall useless) in General Chat Forum

Hi everyone i hope all of you are keeping safe. Today i wish to tell companies business owners a little something. Your inexpensive router...

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Yesterday, 11:29 AM

tec0 replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

To all you guys that did it, Is it worth building your own Lithium ion battery pack? i looked into this was thinking "import the parts and...

13 replies | 261 view(s)

Yesterday, 09:53 AM

tec0 replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

Me, i personally just need my office to run. My house is configured for gas and so i can handle long hours without power. The generator helps during...

13 replies | 261 view(s)

Yesterday, 09:50 AM

Justloadit replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

Yes Lithium has the capacity to do this, since the internal resistance is extremely low. Grid tie inverters work this way. They synchronise to the...

13 replies | 261 view(s)

Yesterday, 09:32 AM

ians replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

Lead acid batteries are affordable in comaparison to lithium ... yes we can go into the life span and DOD (depth of discharge) which will indicate...

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Yesterday, 07:58 AM

Justloadit replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

I have been advocating for years that LEAD ACID batteries are not suitable for daily charge and discharge, as is the application in solar. Lead Acid...

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23-Jan-21, 10:11 PM

Heidivf replied to a thread Ck documents in General Business Forum

The CK documents before a certain year are not digitized and you need to put in a request for CIPC to locate the paper file. On the CIPC main page,...

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23-Jan-21, 05:45 PM

adrianh replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

Watch a documentary called: Planet of the Humans. The whole thing is a huge farce....

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23-Jan-21, 02:22 PM

Blurock replied to a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

Solar is great, but it is expensive. Fortunately, battery technology is improviong and power storage may become the norm. I am now experimenting...

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23-Jan-21, 12:11 PM

tec0 started a thread Post 02 2021 (Why solar will never work in South Africa) in General Chat Forum

Hi everyone, This is just a short Post about Solar and the real world. Now many Solar installers will tell you that you can go without Eskom....

13 replies | 261 view(s)

23-Jan-21, 11:58 AM

ians replied to a thread Hellerman tyton flexible conduit in Electrical Contracting Industry Forum

So I call Hellerman Tyton and query the issue with the flexible conduit ... the response ... it is not our responsibilty to inform wholesaler about...

3 replies | 214 view(s)

23-Jan-21, 08:23 AM

tec0 started a thread Post 01 2021 (Import of poorly made products) in General Chat Forum

Hi everyone, Figured i start 2021 with a little post about consumer electronics and why i am so angry with what i use to consider quality...

0 replies | 98 view(s)

22-Jan-21, 07:06 PM

AndyD replied to a thread Hellerman tyton flexible conduit in Electrical Contracting Industry Forum

Thanks for the info...I had no idea that the different colours were also different grades.

3 replies | 214 view(s)

22-Jan-21, 05:01 PM

altonsa replied to a thread Pastel : Supplier Invoice Import in Accounting Forum

Hi Kevin, Thank you for your help. I've managed to sort out the issue with the Header / Detail error but now I'm getting a new error: The Supplier...

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22-Jan-21, 09:16 AM

Kevin Smith replied to a thread [Question] PASTEL-CASHBOOK BALANCE AND BANK STATEMENT BALANCE INCORRECT in Accounting Forum

The first thing to check – view – general ledger – transactions – detailed ledger. Check the cashbook account (8400/000?). If it is your first...

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22-Jan-21, 09:09 AM

Kevin Smith replied to a thread [Question] PASTEL-CASHBOOK BALANCE AND BANK STATEMENT BALANCE INCORRECT in Accounting Forum

Morning Mandi No - you can't as an end user. A support consultant can clear the entries and adjust the GL, Customer and Supplier balances, and...

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