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    Table Fan Motor Running Hot

    in The Electrical Forum

    Posted

    On 10/11/2017 at 9:51 AM, VocalNeal said:

    There is a rewind shop 50m from Phrakhanong BTS

    Vocal Neal, do you remember which side of the road the rewind shop is? I remember that there used to be an old boy fixing TV's etc not far from Max Value. I passed that place on Sunday but it was closed. Not sure if it was just closed or closed down

    Table Fan Motor Running Hot

    in The Electrical Forum

    Posted

    Thanks Crossy. I ran the fan for 15 minutes and it was extremely hot. I couldn't send this back to farm. I wouldn't sleep nights!

    I'm trying to locate a place that either refurbs or sells fan motors in Thailand (preferably Bangkok area) but I am struggling. AliBaba sells them cheap providing you are purchasing 2000 of them.......

    If anybody knows where new or refurb motors can be purchased, I would appreciate it.

    Table Fan Motor Running Hot

    in The Electrical Forum

    Posted

    Hello All,

    I had a delivery of old, dying and dead table / pedestal fans from Grandmas farm yesterday. Most are shot although some will be useful to rob parts from to Frankenstein a useful fan or two.

    One of the fans looked clean and tidy, although the motor shaft was tight. I split the motor and oiled up the bearings as best I could and left overnight. This morning the motor turns freely.  The fan runs well now, although the motor is getting very hot. I changed out the capacitor with a new one just to check, but it is still running hot. Can anybody advise on any checks that I can make before I toss the fan in the rubbish? I have a multi meter but no other electrical test equipment.  

    Non Imm O visa Based on Marriage at Savanakhet

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    Hi All,

    I will be travelling to Savanakhet next month to renew my 1 year multi entry Non Imm O visa Based on Marriage.

    Are there any changes from last year? I have checked various forums and found that some people where taking along Kor Ror 2 along as well as a Tabien Baan?

    Last year I did not need these. If anybody could confirm exact requirements I would really appreciate it

     

    Last year I took:

    Passport and passport copy

    2 X photographs

    original and copy of marriage certificate (both sides)

    Copy of wife ID card and passport (signed)

    5000 THB for Multi Entry Visa

    Woodworking Vise in Bangkok Area?

    in DIY Forum

    Posted

    Hi all,

    I have tried to find a wood working vise for some time now. I have tried Klongtan Thom market, wood street area, Thai watsadu etc. Thai carpenter dot com are out of stock until September and Cromwell tools are just too damn expensive. Anybody know anywhere else that I can try?

    Baking Bread...when to slit loaves?

    in Western Food in Thailand

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    Dear gourmets,
    On request of two members I mark here the recipe of the bread I make now once a week since about 2 years. I must honestly say, I never grow tired of this bread. Before I always made 6 buns out of the dough and had one every day for breakfast. I only started about two months ago to make loaves.
    Please note that this is my own recipe. You won't find it anywhere on the net, only here. It has no name. You might call it:
    Wholesome Swiss Bread
    Ingredients
    600 g white flour
    60 g rye flour
    1½ tsp of Patco 3
    415 g of water
    9 g of dried yeast
    1½ tsp of salt
    1½ tsp of sugar
    40-50 g of melted butter
    About Patco 3: it is an ingredient which makes the bread softer. I don't mean soft like Thai bread, definitely not, just soft like the bread we eat in Europe. In Bangkok you can find Patco 3 at UFM, the japanese supermarket opposite UFM (forgot the name) Villa Market, but as a general rule, Makro has it in 500 g or 1 kg packs. In a supermarket you might find it in the form of a small glass jar. My wife used to bake a lot years ago for schools. She always used Patco 3. I would call it a secret ingredient.
    How to make the bread
    #1 Sieve the flour together with the rye flour and the Patco 3. Don't trow residues away, add them again to the flour, make sure it's all fine powdered, most will be from the rye flour.
    #2 Put the sieved flour into a mixing bowl. Create a big enough hole in the flour to accommodate the 415 ml of water
    #3 Warm the water hand warm to about 40° not more otherwise it would kill the yeast.
    #4 Now in the whole add the water, dried yeast, salt and sugar.
    #5 Melt the butter in a small pan. Let it cool down a bit, then add it to the dough.
    #6 Now mix the dough, preferably with a hand or bread mixer
    #7 Knead the dough until it is firm and doesn't really stick
    #8 Put it back into the mixing bowl and cover it. We cover it with a large plastic and a towel on top
    #9 Let it rise until its volume has doubled.
    #10 Take the dough carefully out of the mixing bowl. Not easy, because now the dough sticks to the walls.
    #11 Knead the dough again, add a little sieved flour to the surface on which you're kneading the dough.
    #12 Now cut the dough into two pieces and form 2 nice loaves. If you prefer to have buns, cut them into 6 equal pieces.
    #12 Put the loaves or buns on a baking tray and cover the loaves. You can also just put them into the oven.
    #13 Let them proove for about 2 hours, then they should have grown to the desired size.
    #14 Uncover the loaves and with a sharp knife slit the loaves. I slit about 2 mm deep. Sieve some flour very thinly over the loaves. It gives them that beautiful look people like so much.
    #15 Put them into the oven with about 50° temperature for another 20-30 minutes
    #16 Now turn the temperature to 150° and let the loaves bake for about 25 minutes. Watch that the bread doesn't get too brown. Every oven is different, don't forget.
    About the oven: we always used an oven with a fan, at our Pattaya and upcountry home. In Pattaya I had a white Spanish Fagor oven, upcountry we have a dark brown Zanussi
    #17 Let the loaves completely cool down on a tray which lets dissipate the heath underneath the loaf, otherwise the bottom becomes wet/moist
    Put the loaves in plastic bags and put them into your deep freezer. We have two, one with a front door and drawers and the other one is a chest model.
    When I want to eat bread for breakfast, I take a loaf or bun out of the freezer for about 45-60 minutes and then put the bread for about 2 minutes into the preheated oven (150°).
    I add some pictures of the Patco 3, the bread buns, the ovens and the hamburger buns. Good Luck! If you have any questions just PM me. Please note that the kitchens I have designed by myself. Kitchen doors are available at Boonthavorn or here. I bought them for both homes at Boontahvorn Pattaya. Good service.
    Fancy some delicious self made apple sauce? I make regularly (never eat raw apples, though). Made one yesterday. Here a picture or two just before I added cinnamon powder. Chilled it is so refreshing with the now hot weather here!
    By the way, here you find my wife's business. I'm the mental advisor only.

    Excellent. Thanks a lot Dario.

    I will get back from work in about 2 weeks and this is on the "To Do" list. Really appreciate your sharing.

    This turned out great without the Patco. Will the same recipe work if I use loaf tins?

    Hydroponic Farming

    in Farming in Thailand Forum

    Posted

    Thanks a lot for your input Gents. I think that I will go with the HI9813-5 from Thailand. I looked at EBay and Amazon to check on pricing. EBay was very similar in pricing and Amazon would not ship the unit to Thailand. You may pay more in Thailand but at least you have somewhere to take it back to if it fails.

    Hi all, oldmajor, just to give you a heads up, I have had two Hanna Hi98129 Ph. EC combination meters, the first one had problems with the Ph. probe after 8 months and it was replaced under warranty, but the ph. measurements were so unreliable and inconsistent that I did not bother using the Ph. side of it and after 18 months I changed the batteries and when I turned it upside down to get them out it leaked water in to the LCD screen so I sent it back again and was told it was stuffed, so stupidly I purchased another Hi98129, after 2 months the ph. side of it was the same as the first one, useless, so I sent it back one month ago and I still have not got it back yet, its Ph. probe will be replaced again under warranty , but I am sure it will be just as unreliable , but in saying that the EC side of the meter is excellent, with this meter you have to have several solutions to look after it, cleaning solution, Two Ph. solutions, an EC calibration solution, and a storage solution, and all are expensive.

    Go the Blue lab, is my advice to anyone thinking of purchasing a Meter.

    Cheers

    Scoop

    Hi Scoop.

    Ouch! I hope I have better luck......

    I ordered the HI9813-6 from the internet yesterday for THB 8000 + Vat

    Hopefully, I can find some generic solutions that will keep the cost down

    Hydroponic Farming

    in Farming in Thailand Forum

    Posted

    Thanks a lot for your input Gents. I think that I will go with the HI9813-5 from Thailand. I looked at EBay and Amazon to check on pricing. EBay was very similar in pricing and Amazon would not ship the unit to Thailand. You may pay more in Thailand but at least you have somewhere to take it back to if it fails.

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