Crossy

Evidently the SA forecasting is on a par with the UK weather forecast by the great Michael Fish.

Have you tried the Thai Biodiversity group on Facebore??

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thai.species.id

Interestingly, Pathum Thani immigration always did a home visit for marriage extensions, not just the first one. 

Then , last November, despite verifying Madam's phone number, no visit. We shall see what occurs this November, all bets are off.

The "Check Visa Status" Line thingy simply said visa approved, please collect. 

The chickens have been electrified!!

That's 3 panels that were in the garage plus one moved from the tool shed which was a bit shaded.

We are now truly full (no panels left over).

Also, the latest Beta of Solar Assistant adds live production forecasting. 

Of course, we can now see how much energy we are "wasting" by not having an EV to charge!

Not using Solcast, but the latest Beta of Solar Assistant adds weather and generation prediction.

https://solar-assistant.io/help/updates/changelog?

Yup, give them a fuse or breaker, particularly those on the mains supply.

They do (mostly) have internal overheat protection but a fuse or breaker guarantees safety.

The problem is that each time they absorb a surge the trigger voltage goes DOWN slightly. Eventually they are triggering on the normal supply voltage and can generat a LOT of heat.

28 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

short time rooms. 

Apparently the pong of burnt, used condoms was dreadful. 

Maybe we should add  to the available post reactions

1 minute ago, simon43 said:

I'm like the OP, retired, use my Bangkok Bank debit card to pay for Lazada/AliExpress.  I have never used a card to pay for goods in a bricks and mortar shop, nor ever been asked to pay other than with cash....

It does seem the be the coffee/donut/waffle huts (and of course many Starbucks) which are cashless.

Most, if not all, of the various outlets in our village have QR codes to pay, they all still accept cash.

3 minutes ago, 86Tiger said:

And on your previous comment, it would be good news indeed if the pink ID doesn't expire after 60.  Mine is up for renew December of next year so I will learn for sure. 

I got mine in 2021 when I was 62, the expiry date says "for life" 🙂 

14 hours ago, impulse said:

That should be the mantra of every foreigner living in Asia.  Not just Thailand.

Yup, but some things can be incredibly easy.

When we first arrived in Thailand and rented a condo we were using dial-up internet, I noticed (I don't remember where) that a new company was offering ADSL in our area, I called the number, they emailed me the application form which I faxed back (it was a while back) one morning.

It was my intention to inform Madam when I got home from the office, however she called a couple of hours later that "there was a man at the door to install internet".

As above YMMV!

5 minutes ago, 86Tiger said:

What worked for me is use driver license for the ID instead of passport.  I tried passport several times to no avail, but had finally had inspiration to try DL and it worked like a champ.  Got confirmation in about a day.

I wonder if it will work with a pink ID card, once you get to a "certain age" (60 IIRC) they don't expire until you do.

2 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Within the TrueMoney app you can top-up from your bank account.

 

Press the "Top-Up" orange button next to your current balance. Then select your bank's mobile app which launches that app on your phone. Add value.

 

Very easy.

 

Successfully registering for TrueMoney Wallet was "document intensive" as I recall, but my application was approved within a week.

Excellent! That does indeed work. 

It seems that "transfer to bank accounts" is what's not available.

TrueMoneyWallet is definitely available to foreigners https://www.truemoney.com/foreigner/ I've had it for many years.

Click the Register button on that link for instructions on how to make it work.

IIRC the only thing you can't do is link to your bank account so, unless you have a Thai credit (or possibly debit) card, you have to top-up using cash.

Of course, if you have a Thai bank account you can use the scan-to-pay function on their app.

5 minutes ago, phetphet said:

khunPer.

I know nothing about electrics. I looked that up, but isn't that for single phase?

W-OP2 is a digital electronic instrument designed for AC voltage monitoring and protection in single phase system

This dodgy electrical system here on the island has just cost me another THB17,000. Burnt out the circuit board on my induction hob, and cannot be fixed or replaced, so new hob needed.

 

I will see  if I can find one to be fitted behind the oven.

 

Thanks.

 

3-phase units are also available but are usually used to protect 3-phase equipment which can be damaged by loss of one phase.

If you only have single-phase appliances on your 3-phase supply then using 3 x single-phase protectors would be better for keeping at least some supply on.

Has it actually come apart at a joint? If so use PVC pipe cement to re install.

There are some VERY sticky wet repair tapes on Lazada.

A photo of what the problem is would be useful.

4 hours ago, Sophon said:

 

There is a separate battery temperature sensor included, with a (as you suggest) much longer wire. I have asked Deye customer service what this little thing is for.

 

It was quite the task for a solo installer (me) to lift the inverter into place, especially since there is a battery pack in the way that I had to lean in over. Not to mention that I cannot quite stand upright where the equipment is. I went from a PowMr 8.2 kW inverter weighing 14.2 kg, to the Deye 10 kW inverter weighing 35.6 kg. Hopefully this increase in weight is reflected in a similar increase in quality, especially in the inverters ability to keep cool and not overheat.

Battery temperature sensor?

Only used for lead acid packs, it does seem rather short for that mind.

There could be some electronics moulded into the plug, so Bluetooth is quite possible.

9 minutes ago, Sophon said:

Sorry, I don't understand. How/where would a 10 cm piece of communications cable be connected to achieve communication with the BMS?

Ah, it wasn't clear that it was only 10cm long, looked like one end of the comms cable.

Did the inverter look like it may have been a customer return??

Parallel cable, maybe BMS comms?