So many people ask this question, how
reliable is the yellow box, so with my knowledge so far with solar system setup,
I have decided to put the difference to you so you can make your
choice properly to avoid regrets letter in the future.
By the law of physics, 80 watt cannot carry your
fridge, washing matching, bigger TV set, cooker, electric iron, Air condition,
blender, hand dryer.
In this shot post, I want to answer the question and
NOT to discourage you from buying the yellow box. The yellow box to my understanding
can be efficient based on your power need, it is absolutely a welcome
development for those who can afford it at the end of the day, I got to know it
is rated to carry load of 60 watts only.
Let me break it down for you; let’s say you need to
power these device in your apartment.
- 1 laptop is approximately 65 watt
- 1 ceiling fan which is about 60 watts
- 1 standing fan is about 30 watts
That’s an average of 145 watt
Here is the big question, CAN THE BOX POWER THE
ABOVE ITEMS? You will find out soon, let’s find out the monetary aspect of this
box.
Now, this is the story behind it, according to
vanguard.
“The service is provided on a lease-to- own basis
and the cost is spread over a five-year term, payable in affordable installments
via mobile phones from MTN accounts”.
This means that you don’t own the box outright, you make an initial payment of N26, 000 but you have to keep paying N200 for five years through airtime on your phone associated with the yellow box, now let’s do some calculations.
This means that you don’t own the box outright, you make an initial payment of N26, 000 but you have to keep paying N200 for five years through airtime on your phone associated with the yellow box, now let’s do some calculations.
5 year is same as 365 x 5 = 1,825 days
Now N200 x 1825days = N 365,000
ALTERNATIVE CALCULATION:
If the daily acces fee reduces to N100
If the daily acces fee reduces to N100
How Much You Spend In One Month (30 days)
N100 x 30 days
= N3, 000 a Month
How much you spend In 1 year (12 Months)
N3, 000 x 12 months
= N36, 000 a year
How Much You Spend In 5 Years (1825 days)
N36, 000 x 5 years
=N180, 000
So before this box can be yours you have to spend between N180, 000 to
Here is the question, are you willing to spend that much for 80 watt panel and have 60 watt of power to use.
Well, many homes definitely need this now and will go for it, which is not bad,
but where will you stand at the end of 5 years.
Will the battery bank still be good after 5 years?
Do you know that battery life is between 2 to 10 years if used appropriately, meaning you have to dicharge the battery at 50% ?
How many persons will be able to obey and discahrge at 50%
Will the battery bank still be good after 5 years?
Do you know that battery life is between 2 to 10 years if used appropriately, meaning you have to dicharge the battery at 50% ?
How many persons will be able to obey and discahrge at 50%
Do you know with just N255, 000 you can setup
a solar system generator of 250watts solar panel, 1500 (1.5KVA) watts
inverter and 200AH battery bank to use to power so many appliances? See the table below
Battery bank 200AH
|
N
115,000
|
Inverter
(about 1.5KVA)
|
N
45, 000
|
Controller
(12/24V)
|
N
15,000
|
Solar
panel (250WATT)
|
N
75, 000
|
Cable
(12 AWG)
|
N
5,000
|
TOTAL
|
N 255
|
YELLOW BOX
|
MY SETUP (In the video)
|
|
Solar
panel
|
80
watt
|
250
watt
|
Inverter
|
60
watt
|
1500
watt
|
Price
after 5 yrs
|
360,
000
|
255,
000
|
Battery
(amps)
|
-
|
200AH
|
Reading to this point shows you want to know, knowledge is power so they say.
NOTE: I have not condemned this box in anyway; I only wanted to point out the difference and what you stand to gain over a long period of time and also help those ansking questions.
The table below will show you what you can power
using a 60watt power from the box and what you can’t power. Check the house
hold appliances below and note those below 60 watts. Those are the appliance
you can power with the box.
Appliance
|
Minimum
|
Maximum
|
100W light bulb
|
100W
|
100W
|
25" color TV
|
150W
|
150W
|
3" belt sander
|
1000W
|
1000W
|
60W light bulb
|
60W
|
60W
|
9" disc sander
|
1200W
|
1200W
|
Ceiling Fan
|
25W
|
75W
|
Clock radio
|
1W
|
2W
|
Clothes Dryer
|
1000W
|
4000W
|
Coffee Maker
|
800W
|
1400W
|
Desktop Computer
|
100W
|
450W
|
Dishwasher
|
1200W
|
1500W
|
Electric Blanket
|
200W
|
200W
|
Electric Heater Fan
|
2000W
|
3000W
|
Electric Kettle
|
1200W
|
3000W
|
Electric Mower
|
1500W
|
1500W
|
Electric Shaver
|
15W
|
20W
|
Food Blender
|
300W
|
400W
|
Fridge / Freezer
|
150W
|
400W
|
Hair Blow dryer
|
1800W
|
2500W
|
Home Air Conditioner
|
1000W
|
4000W
|
Home Internet Router
|
5W
|
15W
|
Inkjet Printer
|
20W
|
30W
|
Inverter Air conditioner
|
1300W
|
1800W
|
Iron
|
1000W
|
1000W
|
Laptop Computer
|
50W
|
100W
|
Lawnmower
|
1000W
|
1400W
|
LED Light Bulb
|
7W
|
10W
|
Microwave
|
600W
|
1700W
|
Oven
|
2150W
|
2150W
|
Power Shower
|
7500W
|
10500W
|
Rice Cooker
|
200W
|
250W
|
Scanner
|
10W
|
18W
|
Smart Phone Charger
|
4W
|
7W
|
Strimmer
|
300W
|
500W
|
Table Fan
|
10W
|
25W
|
Tablet Charger
|
10W
|
15W
|
Tablet Computer
|
5W
|
10W
|
Toaster
|
800W
|
1800W
|
TV (19" color)
|
40W
|
100W
|
Vacuum Cleaner
|
200W
|
700W
|
Washing Machine
|
500W
|
500W
|
Water Feature
|
35W
|
35W
|
Water Filter and Cooler
|
70W
|
100W
|
Combi
fridge-freezer
|
150 to 200 W
|
Dishwasher
|
1200 W
|
Coffee machine
|
500 to 1000 W
|
Cooker hood
|
70 to 150 W
|
Microwave oven
|
1000 to 1500 W
|
Conventional
electric oven
|
2000 to 2500 W
|
LCD TV
|
90 to 250 W
|
old Plasma TV
|
261 to 344 W
|
LED TV
|
20 to 60 W
|
Low-energy
light bulbs
|
12 W
|
Game console
|
20 to 180 W
|
Halogen lamps
|
300 W
|
Tumble dryer C
|
2500 to 3000 W
|
Iron
|
750 to 1100 W
|
Vacuum cleaner
|
650 to 800 W
|
Computer with
flat screen
|
70 to 80 W
|
Low-energy
light bulbs
|
15 to 25 W
|
Mobile phone
charger
|
5 W
|
Computer with
cathode monitor
|
100 to 120 W
|
Computer with
cathode monitor
|
40 to 60 W
|
TV with
cathode ray tube
|
80 to 100 W
|
Radio alarm
|
3 to 6 W
|
Electric
shaver
|
8 to 12 W
|
Back-up
heating appliance
|
1000 to 2000 W
|
Hairdryer
|
300 to 600 W
|
Dishwasher
|
1200 W
|
Coffee machine
|
500 to 1000 W
|
Cooker hood
|
70 to 150 W
|
Microwave oven
|
1000 to 1500 W
|
Conventional
electric oven
|
2000 to 2500 W
|
LCD TV
|
90 to 250 W
|
old Plasma TV
|
261 to 344 W
|
LED TV
|
20 to 60 W
|
Low-energy
light bulbs
|
12 W
|
Game console
|
20 to 180 W
|
Halogen lamps
|
300 W
|
Tumble dryer C
|
2500 to 3000 W
|
Washing
machine
|
2500 to 3000
W
|
Iron
|
750 to 1100 W
|
Vacuum cleaner
|
650 to 800 W
|
Computer with
flat screen
|
70 to 80 W
|
Low-energy
light bulbs
|
15 to 25 W
|
Mobile phone
charger
|
5 W
|
Computer with
cathode monitor
|
100 to 120 W
|
TV with
cathode ray tube
|
80 to 100 W
|
Radio alarm
|
3 to 6 W
|
Electric
shaver
|
8 to 12 W
|
Back-up
heating appliance
|
1000 to 2000 W
|
Hairdryer
|
300 to 600 W
|
Dishwasher
|
1200 W
|
Coffee machine
|
500 to 1000 W
|
Cooker hood
|
70 to 150 W
|
Microwave oven
|
1000 to 1500 W
|
Fantastic writeup, very informative, please I would like to understand how long does it take to consume a specific amount of stored power in the power bank over a specific amount of load.
ReplyDeleteBack up time varies actually. Say for instance, you have a total load of 250W at any point in time... And you have a battery capacity of say 400ah (two 200ah battery connected in parallel). Your battery charge is rated at 4800wh. (I.e 12 *400). At 50% battery discharge, you'll have 2400/250 = 9.6hrs. At 75% battery discharge, you'll have 3600÷250 = 14.4 hrs... Give or take. Optimally, 50% battery discharge is recommended. It'll help maximize the battery charge cycles over a longer time period. I hope this helps.
Deletethis explains in details about your question https://solarenergyng.blogspot.com.ng/2018/02/how-long-it-take-to-consume-specific.html
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ReplyDeleteI knew there was a catch with this Lumos thing. Just didn't sit right with me. I live with a couple friends and we talked about getting one but I had a hunch it'll be better to build one cus I remember talking to some experts about it and the price they gave really made the lumos thing not add up. So I visited a family I know has the Lumos and they were almost crying when they told me "it doesn't power anything jare, just some bulbs and the phones, the man got it so they could watch TV and feel like there's electricity(you know that feeling) but as far as I could see, it was no different from charging a couple lamps for night use" Rubbish.
ReplyDeleteYou know when big companies put their hands in projects like this and smaller guys tell you "don't do it" it always sounds like hate but the truth is, they know where the trade off is. Why would I spend 4500 per month to power some bulbs, I'd rather buy some proper power credit and wait for PHCN to smile on me through the month or I'll just build one of these. I better stop typing now, I'm beginning to get upset with this thing cus I'm usually the first guy to preach sustainable energy to people, now people laugh at me when I say Lumos. Suffer!
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ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by one obeying and discaharging at 50%
ReplyDeleteIt means that when your battery power is at 50%, you charge the systems until full again, before continued usage. In lay mans terms, your battery mustn't be below 50%.
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ReplyDeletePls can the yellow box power washing machine of 220-240 voltage.
ReplyDeleteAnd also my electric kettle. Thanks
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ReplyDeleteIt's like you said earlier depends on what you are using it for, it's like a backup to nepa light, it's not like the MTN lumio is all bad, nothing last for ever bro, even your own you claim to be working has it's own disadvantages, but am more relaxed to be paying small small than to bring out 250k e no easy, we have other bills to pay, if we all have the means to do that, we know which is best.. thanks for ur advice.. but I prefer this plan cos there's no money on ground
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