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12V & 24V Lithium Batteries in Johannesburg
12V and 24V lithium battery quotes in Johannesburg come from battery shops, camping and caravan suppliers and backup installers in Gauteng. Ask whether the price includes a LiFePO4 charger, whether they will fit it in a trolley, caravan or bakkie, and whether they take back your old lead acid battery.
New to this? Read the 12V and 24V lithium batteries guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before you pay.
Batteries in Johannesburg: local notes
Scrap dealers in the south, around Village Main and along Main Reef Road, buy old lead acid batteries, so a dead trolley or gate battery still has some value. Lithium modules need a specialist recycler instead. In Soweto, from Orlando to Pimville, a 12 V or 24 V lithium battery on a small inverter is a common first step. Keep it indoors and out of sight, because battery theft is a real risk.
Johannesburg: the supply, the weather and the buildings
Most of Johannesburg is supplied by City Power, while Eskom supplies parts of Soweto and a few outlying areas directly, so households a few streets apart can live with quite different outage patterns. Cable theft in the south and along rail lines, ageing underground cables in the inner city and overloaded local substations cause many of the longer interruptions, and Highveld summer storms add their share. In Melville, Parkhurst and Kensington, owners of older houses usually want an inverter and lithium battery for the lights, wifi, fridge and gate. Tenants in Braamfontein and Berea lean on router UPS units and power stations instead. Old wiring is common, so expect an electrician to look at the DB board before quoting.
The requests we see from Johannesburg usually come from:
- Homeowners: a 12V lithium battery in an inverter trolley for wifi, TV and lights
- Offices and home offices: a 24V lithium battery behind a small inverter for a home office desk
- Shops, restaurants and salons: a 12V lithium battery keeping a till, card machine and router going
Local tips for Johannesburg
Backup installs, batteries and UPS units in Johannesburg mostly come from here: electricians and battery shops in Booysens, Selby, Ormonde and along Main Reef Road. The requests that come up most: inverters with lithium batteries for older houses, router UPS units for flats. When you ask for quotes, ask whether the old DB board needs work and whether that is in the quote.
Requests range widely: 12 V 100 Ah and 200 Ah, 24 V 100 and 200 Ah. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a 12V lithium battery in an inverter trolley for wifi, TV and lights. One local point to raise: city Power, Eskom direct in parts of Soweto; cable theft and tired substations.
Service area: Johannesburg and surrounds
Requests from Johannesburg go to installers and suppliers who already work in Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville and the rest of the area. Mention an estate with access rules, a double storey or a long cable run from the DB board, because they change the job.