Batteries are easy to get wrong: the voltage, the chemistry and the fit all have to match. Send one request with what you have and what you need, and we pass it to battery suppliers and installers who supply Mahikeng and nearby areas of North West.
Inverter Batteries in Mahikeng
Inverter battery quotes in Mahikeng come from installers and battery suppliers who work with the inverters common in North West. Send a photo of your inverter's label, say what battery you have now and ask whether they test the old bank, set up the inverter for the new battery and take the old ones away.
The main inverter batteries page explains the equipment, the safety points and the costs in more detail.
Mahikeng notes on batteries
Farmers between Mahikeng and Lichtenburg keep deep cycle and 12V lithium batteries for electric fences, solar pumps and remote gates. Gate motor batteries in Riviera Park and Golfview complexes need checking before winter. Homes in Montshiwa and Lomanyaneng often upgrade lead acid trolleys to lithium. Ask whether the seller takes back old batteries, since recyclers are fewer out here.
Mahikeng: the supply, the weather and the buildings
As the provincial capital, Mahikeng has many government offices, a university campus in Mmabatho and a wide spread of villages and cattle farms towards the Botswana border. The Mahikeng Local Municipality supplies parts of the town, while Eskom supplies many villages, farms and other areas directly. Long rural lines, summer storms with lightning, cable theft and local faults all cause outages. Public servants and families in Golfview and Riviera Park back up lights, wifi and the fridge. Small shops and spaza owners want fridges and card machines covered, and cattle farms ask about borehole pumps and electric fences. Hot, dry summers mean batteries should not sit in a tin shed.
Typical inverter batteries requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: a new lithium battery for the inverter that came with the house
- Offices and home offices: upgrading an office inverter from lead acid to lithium for longer runtime
- Shops, restaurants and salons: a battery swap so the shop inverter carries tills and fridges again
Local tips for Mahikeng
Most asked for in Mahikeng: home backup for public servants and borehole and fence power for cattle farms. Where installers and battery shops work from: electricians and battery shops in the CBD, Mmabatho and along the N18. A useful tip: ask whether your property is on municipal or Eskom supply before you plan solar.
Around Mahikeng the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means a new lithium battery for the inverter that came with the house. Before you agree to anything: charger set for the battery type; no mixing. The supply here: municipal supply in parts, Eskom direct in many areas; long rural lines and storms.
Service area: Mahikeng and surrounds
Requests from Mahikeng go to installers and suppliers who already work in Mmabatho, Montshiwa, Lomanyaneng, Lichtenburg, Zeerust, Ottoshoop 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.