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Do look at the cycle-life of NMC cells. It's rather less than LiFePO4, lower initial outlay but don't last as long.

I think we will have to wait and see exactly what occurs. Ft on our bill delivered on the 18th is 0.9343 (156.96 on 168 units) but with the low-use discount of -112.63 which I assume we will lose next month ???? Total bill for 168 units = 676.46 Baht. The warm weather is pushing our daily energy use towards 40kWh ???? Luckily, it's also boosting the output of the solar ????

I believe these are new NMC batteries.

Yes, lead carbon are a type of lead acid, this I know. I was responding to Encid's comment on these; - https://www.lazada.co.th/products/nmc-48v-218ah-1130kw-smart-bms-i4012666097-s15581149965.html

How much cheaper than LiFePO4 are these chaps?

Do be aware that these are NMC batteries which is a flavour of lithium-ion rather than LiFePO4. I don't think I'd have these inside the house. That said, our LiFePO4 packs are well outside the house too.

They also (usually) have a means to avoid you leaving the car parked when in neutral. For example, our Mu-X will chime annoyingly if you stop the engine in anything other than P, if you ignore that you'll find you can't lock the doors (ours is keyless but many others will prevent you removing the ignition key when not in P). Luckily, the bypass for all this is simple, stop the engine when in P, press the "shift lock" button (next to the shift lever) and move the lever to N. Then the car knows you are acting deliberately and will let you leave. Most autos are similar although many don't have the clearly marked Shift-Lock button and you have to poke the key down a hole (look near the shift lever for a blanking plate to remove). There are certainly some that don't have a simple method to leave in neutral. EV owners, can you leave your car in "neutral" with the brakes off?

Blocking someone in and then not leaving the car in neutral is a crime against humanity, if you don't know how to engage neutral, then don't block in. Simple! Did they leave their note on the windscreen of the blocked-in car(s) or their own? I know exactly how the owner of the boot prints felt, although I wouldn't be using my UK size 11s on the car.

The rule: - The OP doesn't link directly to BP so would actually be fine for an ordinary member to post.

I'm not a climatologist so no argument from me, the two terms get used interchangeably in the media with Climate Change being more prevalent. It's not really that long ago that we were "heading for a mini ice-age" due to "global dimming", I wonder where that went

"Global Warming" is passé, it's now "Climate Change". Same, same! Climate Change is real enough, just how much of it is caused by us is debatable but it's definitely not "none".

For ease of solar make it face south ????

Get a Tesla with "summon" and the car will find you ????

Any particular reason you can't convert your current entry to a non-O without leaving Thailand?

I was wondering how well it's coping with being in the boiler room (hardly wine-cellar temperatures even in the UK), maybe a sample to ensure it's OK

The thing you are interested is the thermostatic valve which is part of the shower control unit, the bit in the shower itself. Have you managed to get the chrome knobs off yet?

Do NOT mess with that!!

I've not had a speeding for a while, my nemesis is the white-line cameras ???? The barcode on the tickets is readable by my banking app, easy-peasy.

Yeah ^^^, I've had mostly positive experiences with AliExpress, the payment escrow system works well. I'd still rather order from a local source but a lot of stuff is simply not available here. If your item is large/heavy do discuss alternative delivery options, many sellers will use "Thailand Special Line" where all customs and VAT fees are included for little (if any) extra. @OneMoreFarang if you don't confirm delivery or open a "non-delivery" claim the seller will get the $$ after the (pretty long) delivery time runs out.

You've been a member for 19 years ... Anyway, have you asked your brother how it's supposed to work? I would think that the "nipple" is a release to allow the temperature to be adjusted (press and turn). If it's not doing that then something has seized up ???? Can you get the chrome handle off (Allen key in the hole to the left of the nipple?) to reveal the mechanism? It could just be gummed up and liberal application of WD40 will release.

Out of China ... "Legitimate" OK, welcome on my PC, no way!

What land documentation do you have? You could try this site: - https://landsmaps.dol.go.th/#

Indeed ^^^, let's continue in that thread.

Sounds about right. The panels are rated at IIRC 20C. The output voltage decreases with increased temperature. A fact that has cost a number of charge controllers for those in the "cooler" climes when on a -10C day the output voltage rose enough to kill things dead.