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2 hours ago, giddyup said:

Well, if you want to play it safe you wait until there's a break in the traffic. It's not rocket science.

Or you drive a few metres more and do a safe u-turn at the next traffic lights.

13 minutes ago, jpinx said:

 

Fairy snuff   But do the maths -- there's so many cheepie ones around nowadays.  Thailand is not cheap for these things - you'll do better on somewhere like amazon.co.uk  - assuming you can sort out delivery etc...

Too much hassle.. :)

Meanwhile I've found this one on on Lazada:

http://www.lazada.co.th/bcn-ups-micro-eco-1000va-black-313440.html

Watching the reviews and the price, it seems decent enough for my purposes.

Though I like the aforementioned "car battery - inverter - solar panel" solution much more :D

2 minutes ago, jpinx said:

 

If it was me - I'd replace the dud battery and carefully check the others - they may be dying too.  Do the numbers before paying out for 2 or 3 new batteries though - it might be cheaper to get another cheep-n-cheerful UPS

This UPS has only one battery, so it might better to replace it, before it fries something more expensive?

I've replaced my dead PC power-supply a few months ago already, probably caused by the permanent over-voltage...

39 minutes ago, Jdietz said:

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In parts of Europe anything between 200 and 260 at the service is good.

Nah, probably somewhere in the "Wild East" of Europe. :)

In my home country, the voltage is always between 220-230V.

38 minutes ago, jpinx said:

The fact that one of the UPS batteries is dead is probably the reason for the high voltage, when it is charged.  Try running it flat, then connect it to the mains and measure the voltage.  There's a good chance it'll be "normal" while it is charging.  If so - replace the dud battery :)

OK, tried that...

When running flat (not connected to the mains) the voltage is about 220V with a connected table lamp.

But when I connect it to the mains, the output voltage rises immediately up to 260V.

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

You measured at open terminals nothing connected?

My idea is repeat measurement with some load.

 

Connect some multiple socket outlet.

Plug in/connect some cheapish/robust thing, preferably a lamp with an old fashioned bulb.

Redo measurement.

 

Better in the electrical forum where the pro's are.

 

It doesn't make any difference, even with a table lamp, the results are almost identical.

This started about one year ago.

When the UPS was new, or better, two-three years old, the output voltage was always roughly the same as the input voltage.

I agree, the electrical forum might be more appropriate, some Mod may move this thread.

Thanks.

1 hour ago, canthai55 said:

I got tired of buying UPS - put the money towards an inverter. Replace my car battery, use it in the house. Connect battery charger to battery, ...

Or use a decent solar panel to charge the battery, but this setup seems a little bit oversized, even it's a good idea :)

I have a cheapish cleanline UPS, which is now 4-5 years old and the third battery is dead now.

I would replace the battery again (probably with a better one this time), but I've noticed that the output voltage is way too high ~260V.

I used a multi-meter to check, because I thought the value, shown on the UPS's display could be wrong, but no, 260V as well.

So what do you think, better replace the whole unit, or just the battery?

14 minutes ago, Happy Grumpy said:

The fuel cap is under the seat on scooters, right.

 

When you pull up along side the pump, check the reading on the pump before getting off your scooter.

 

LOL...have you ever been at a Thai gas station?

Most, if not all guys, will reset the reading to zero, just before they start filling your tank.

A few months ago, we rescued a single female Thai dog puppy (~8 weeks old).

We have four small (poodle size) other dogs, 2-5 years old.

All dogs live exclusively  on our property, no contact with stray dogs.

But since a few weeks, we have growing problems with our Thai dog, now 12 kg and bigger than the other ones, when it comes to feeding.

She becomes very aggressive against the other dogs and want to protect all the food.

Meanwhile , we feed her separately which is ok, but if she only "thinks" somebody wants her food, it ends in a fight...

This morning, my wife made food and something fell on the floor, one of the small dogs only sniffed and immediately, an aggressive fight with all dogs (four against one), started.

When I separated the dogs, the Thai dog had the neck of one of the small one in her mouth and it was hard to free it.

Apart from that, the Thai dog is very friendly, plays with the other dogs and likes to be stroked, even from unknown people.

I'm not sure what to do, since I don't think this behaviour will ever change and one day, one of the small dogs might be seriously injured.

My wife suggested, to bring the dog to her house upcountry, but this would be the last solution.

Any ideas?

On 14.10.2016 at 9:12 AM, bark said:

No Friends ? Sorry for you.

TV at it's best...congrats.

*facepalm*

On 1.10.2016 at 6:24 AM, upside said:

Making cheese is really quite basic,  not hard at all so not sure where you seem to think it's difficult? I suspect you've never tried. 

You should be a little bit careful with your assumptions...even if you want to "protect a business"...

Cheese making is no black magic, if...yes if one can source good ( preferably) raw milk.

I have all the necessary ingredients, like Calcium-Chloride, Rennet, mesophilic starter cultures, etc.pp.

But with all the shop bought milk here, I was never able to get a decent, firm curd, suitable for hard-cheese, like Gouda, Edamer, etc. or even a half-decent Camembert.

Just firm enough for Cream cheese or cottage style cheese...if you really want this.

If you interested, why you need good milk, read here (especially: "I am not getting curds")

http://www.cheesemaking.com/learn/faq/curds-and-whey.html

And here about cheese making in Thailand, incl. where to get usable milk from:

http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/board,143.0.html?PHPSESSID=d7ac6a411348bbbd3c65423f36a9511b

You can get good raw milk from here (commercial use), but they don't sell them in single bottles:

http://www.coopthai.com/banbuang/cont.html

Finally I gave up, because it was too problematic to get usable milk which produces real cheese, apart from the creamy ones or quark.

So if anybody knows a source for unpasteurized or raw milk in the Pattaya, CB, Rayong area, please post her.

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Making cheese here in Thailand is easier than you think.

No it isn't, it's more than difficult!

The mayor problem: From where do you get decent, fresh and unpasteurized milk?
All the "great ingredients or books or tips or ads" can't help you, if one can only source the usual pasteurized milk stuff.

Second: for the most cheeses you will need a ripening room with a constant temperature, humidity and ventilation.

And not forget: A lot of experience

Mission impossible, at least for the average home user

On 14.9.2016 at 0:11 AM, KittenKong said:

 

Sod the dogs.

 

I make soup, in fact from one chicken carcass I generally make two different soups and freeze one of them. Lovely!

 

Dito, but after cooking, my wife takes out the carcasses, peals off the meat and softer bone parts, puts them in a meat cutter or grinder, together with the cooked carrots and other vegetables, and makes dog foot out of them.

The reduced soup  makes a good chicken stock base.

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I buy roasted chicken at Lotus ....

exactly one meal, for the dogs...

If you want a "real meal", pre-roasted chicken are definitely no option!

On 1.9.2016 at 5:18 PM, Don Mega said:

 

and mayonnaise.

Remove vinegar and add a "Currywurst" instead

16 hours ago, aquario33 said:

it really turns into a clear oily substance which hardens in the fridge.the only strange thing is the smell

Exactly like palm oil, which also hardens in the fridge... ;-).

15 hours ago, aquario33 said:

can you give some advice for recipe please, thanks

I use a simple stand-mixer like in this video:

I hardly doubt, that this is caused by Windows Update, especially three times.

Sounds like a hardware problem, probably faulty hdd/ssd or power supply.

PS: what happened to the "show preview" in this forum software?

On 26.8.2016 at 7:21 AM, Oxx said:

 

I don't know if the Foremost cream has a list of ingredients on the box, but I suspect it bears little relationship to real cream.

You probably suspecting wrong.

I've checked the "list" of ingredients on the carton and it says 100% cow milk.

Additionally, I guess making butter from crappy oils will definitely fail...

On 17.8.2016 at 2:25 PM, Oxx said:

You're not going to find any Thai brand of real butter.  They're all (AFAIK) a foul tasting chemical concoction of imported butter oil, emulsifiers and glub knows what.

Exactly, this so called butter, is mostly made from cheap palm-oil (which results in this crappy "vanilla" taste).

I use it only for sweet cakes etc.

If I need "real butter", I usually make it myself from "Foremost" whipping cream, which claims to be a 100% dairy product.

(At least this homemade butter tastes and smells like butter).

Well after a little bit of investigating, it is clear that these algae must have been grown inside the machine.

Because there is a tiny filter in the water inlet, which makes it impossible that things, bigger than a sandkorn, could pass.

What you think about adding chlorine for swimming pools, maybe once a month, to eliminate the algae?

Well, there is no clear hose in the whole water systeme, except the one for garden watering.

BUT, after a little bit thinking:

The water PVC pipes from the road to the tank are about 30 metres (15m each direction)

These blue PVC pipes get sun a few hours every day.

Maybe they are not UV resistant...

Could this cause the whole misery?

We get that on the clear garden hoses we use but water to the washing machine is on the house run and then in a short blue plastic pipe (not clear) to the machine from an outside wall outlet so never seen any algae in the machine yet............

Same here, the machine is also connected to the house water, not to a separate hose.

If you have one of the normal plastic water tanks enough light can enter to grow an algae farm inside the tank - especially if using un-chlorinated water source. The plastic sandstone types or SS tanks are recommended to prevent this from my understanding.

I've have one of these plastic sandstone types, especially bought because of it's UV resistance.

And it's in the shadow most of the day.

Water is chlorinated tap water, not from a well or a "water car"

Well, I should add, the tap water is also far away from "crystal clear"

When I cleaned the machine today, I "bypassed" the tank water and used only tap water, but no difference in "clearness" or better cloudiness

After a few years of using the machine (cold water), I've recently found green-black pieces of algae(?) in my clothes.

They look like the pieces that come out of our garden water hose some times.

Since these machines have no sewage pump, there are always a few litres of waters left after washing, what may cause this?

So yesterday, I moved the machine on a higher base, filled it with water and added "Dettol antiseptic disinfectant" and let it rest over night.

Today, when I drained off the water, it was full of these black slimy pieces.

Any good ideas, how to get completely rid off these unwanted algae(?) farm?

PS: the machine is connected ta a water tank, maybe this tank needs a cleaning/disinfection too?

If yes, how to do it?

thanks in advance

I don't want to argue about that drivel ^^

But after reading your recent posts around different TV forums, I suspect you visit these forums just to bicker and offend people...

However..I did not wake up, to stickle endlessly with people on such a level.

There's enough to do in my real life, cooking for my guests, for example...

Time to say good bye

'nuff said.