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What metal is it, steel (galvanised or not), stainless or ...

Was it painted with red or white oxide first?

A few photos would be useful.

52 minutes ago, CharlesHolzhauer said:

Thanks. Is it possible installing an ABB 63A (SH203-C63) to an existing Safe-T-Cut Consumer box with not slots available?

Could you post a photo of your existing unit with the lid off (care), with no slots you will need a bigger unit or a sub-unit.

Let's see what you have and what you want to achieve,

31 minutes ago, CharlesHolzhauer said:

I'd be interested for having a surge protection device (SPD) included into a consumer unit alas as far as I can determine the residential consumer units (CU) sold via Lazada or by Schneider Electric (Square D, Acti9 series) don't come pre-configured with slots or busbar accommodations for SPDs. Would you know a supplier of CU with SPD slots?

If you go with a CU which is DIN rail rather than plug-in there are loads of SPDs of various flavours on Lazada.

We went with ABB ones with ABB breakers.

Also has the advantage that you can choose your own combination of MCBs.

One of several, make sure you get the right one for your car and EVSE.

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/pdp-i5617753016-s23902397955.html?

6 hours ago, carlyai said:

Someone said to splice another length into the cable and I 'll have a look at that option.

Since there's communication stuff in there too, I'd look at getting a pre-made extension.

Check on Lazada.

12 hours ago, Clapped out said:

Isn't there a 22 wheeled truck with your name on it ?

There are probably several, all being driven by AN members

Please join the back of the line!

And whilst we are straining our memories, does anyone else remember the ITV Public Information Film (it would appear that the actual footage is lost) that featured this poem?

Sir Isaac Newton told us why an apple falls down from the sky 
And from this fact, it's very plain, all other objects do the same 
A brick, a bolt, a bar, a cup, invariably fall down, not up 
And every common working tool is governed by the self-same rule 
So when you handle tools up there, let your watchword be "Take Care" 
If at work, you drop a spanner, it travels in a downward manner 
At work, a fifth of accidents or more, illustrate old Newton's law 
But one thing he forgot to add, the damage won't be half as bad if you are wearing proper clothes, especially on your head and toes 
These hats and shoes are there to save the wearer from an early grave 
So best feet forward and take care about the kind of shoes you wear 
It's better to be sure, than dead, so get a hat and keep your head 
Don't think to go without is brave; the effects of gravity can be grave

From 1976 - Still totally relevant.

Did he meet these chaps with their "tamed" wild Haggis' ?

Wild haggis can never be truly domesticated and remain dangerous at all times.

Could you link to a thread which does this please?

Which browser, OS, ISP etc are you using?

4 hours ago, Jurghh said:

 

My bad, the photo I uploaded wasn't the correct model. I have the MK K5045 in the photo below. I think i'll make the connection with some Wago 227s for now and replace this cooker outlet with a dual terminal flex outlet when I next visit SG or the UK.

 

Yeah, those type of terminals work reasonably well when the wire sizes are fairly similar, 4mm² and 1.5mm² (particularly if it's stranded) is certainly marginal.

On 7/1/2025 at 3:22 PM, Jurghh said:

I have a 3400W built in oven that can go to 340C for pizzas. I mention that because maybe it will get close to 3400W under normal use, I don’t know. I’ve installed an MK 45A cooker outlet plate in the wall for the connection. The oven is on a dedicated 20A circuit with 4mm2 THW wire and came with a heat resistant 3x1.5mm2 flex cable which I ferruled the ends of. I was a bit surprised that it wasn’t at least 2.5mm2 but I’m sure the manufacturer knows best. The issue is… the cooker outlet plate only has one terminal each for L, N & E so two wires have to share a terminal. The screw hits down on the 4mm2 first making it difficult to secure the 1.5mm2 however with much effort I managed to make it work. Of course now I’m worried about the connections coming loose in the future. Do you think it would be better to connect the wires using wagos in the back box and put cover over? I wouldn’t ferrule the 1.5mm2 if I use Wagos. 

The flex to the oven goes in the two bottom terminal tunnels pointing down and through the strain relief clamp.

The supply goes in the centre two of the 4 top terminals.

E goes to the two top outside terminals (Supply one side, flex the other).

Numbers for June. We are aiming to use nothing from PEA in July (breaker is off).

I do notice we are consistently making more than we use.

Overall system round-trip efficiency from DC energy input to 220V usage is about 85%.

Obviously the inverters use some energy, they do get pretty warm at times after all. 

Battery efficiency in to out is about 97%.

I suspect some measurement errors too as the data is what is reported by the inverters.

Does it really matter? Not really, the input energy is after all, free 🙂 

The most important reading is that of the PEA meter

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.