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Certainly clean out the commutator gaps, any copper in there is bad news. Smoke is definitely bad news! But in reality, it could just be time for a new drill, the law of diminishing returns and all that. ????

An awful lot of people seem to get caught out by this sort of "30 days per trip" clause. I'm pretty sure it's a standard thing.

I wonder if "temperature reader gun" might have caught their eye As above, it's unusual for small, low-value packages to get snagged. Just provide the requested info. and see what transpires.

Yeah, we used to do that, getting about 50% paid out of Hong Kong to my offshore bank. As a non-resident no tax was payable in HK. Unfortunately, with most of our projects now being located in Thailand (previously we were active in much of South and South East Asia) and thus paying in Baht, along with the difficulty of exporting company $$$ from Thailand, this (like all good things) had to come to an end ????

Round button is the trigger lock, on a drill it locks in the "on" position. Made in China (as a lot of stuff is), check the brushes (get on Lazada) and the speed controller as noted earlier.

https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=bosch+drill+speed+control&_keyori=ss&from=input&spm=a2o4m.home.search.go.11257f6dK9V35Q Could be a cheap fix.

You smooth operator you ???? At least one of our members has gone a step further and actually married an immigration officer! No idea if a suitable "performance" eases their flow through the impregnation immigration process

It's supposedly proof of vaxx that will be needed. No need for yet another thread, so this one is

Thanks, that's one that's on my radar too ???? I just wish I'd thought of it 10 years ago ????

Topic title says it all really. I'm married, no kids, Thai mortgage (in Madam's name), assorted credit cards (all have some balance, not maxed out). Anything (legal of course) that my employer can give me in lieu of salary to reduce our tax burden?

Yeah, aluminium (23) vs glass (around 8 ) is a pretty big expansion differential. One assumes that it's taken up in the frame sealant (or not as your case seems to be).

I'm not aware of anyone who's had a problem even with much larger temperature ranges than we get here. Simply making the mounting holes a bit oversized and using large washers would permit a little movement. Our panels are on steel rails, aluminium expands rather more than steel (coefficient of thermal expansion of 23 vs 12 for steel) and our end panels are solidly fixed, never seen an issue. I'm sure it all moves slightly but it's certainly not visible.

This ^^^. It is worth checking the brushes and popping the covers off. Maybe the speed control thingy has died and is available as a spare. Your nose is a valuable tool in determining just where the Magic Smoke has exited.

I bought this kit for a friend, as noted prices are actually reasonable now, 4,500 baht, enough for 10 panels. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i3941051905-s15202701552.html

Yeah, I was mistaken, you DO need a countersignature for both the photos and the form for a paper application for a lost passport replacement. If you do apply online you still need someone to digitally verify your ID https://www.gov.uk/confirm-identity-online-for-passport-application/how-to-confirm-someones-identity and you may be asked to have a video interview (no idea how that works).

Yeah, geotextile and possibly diversion channels to at least direct your runoff is the way to go. You definitely need to engage a professional, he may not be cheap ????

I had a tree I wanted removed, because it was too close to the house. I called a tree guy and he came out and did a nice job cutting down the tree. He asked me what I thought and I said it was nice but what about the stump? He informed me that he was just a tree guy who cut down trees. If I wanted the stump removed, I would need to call a stump guy. I found a highly recommend "stump" guy and he came and got the stump out. He says there you go. I ask him about the hole. He says I'm a stump guy I just remove stumps, I don't fill in the hole. He told me I would need to call a landscaper. I get a hold of a landscaper and I tell him I need to leave town on a trip and I don't care what he does, just fix the hole and make it look nice. I get back today and find out that he's planted a ruddy tree...

That they've not updated the website is worrying. It may be wise to consider one of the other agents, there are many.

No problem drilling the frame, there's plenty of meat. Obviously, care is needed but it's not really risky. Check out the solar car-port thread for how we did ours. That said, the cost of the "proper" mounting hardware has come down to more sensible levels than it was back when we did ours. Check out Lazada for complete kits.

I've not looked, this one is a specific incident that was reported on another solar forum. The worrying part is that he had three inverters and two of them went bang at different times.

You likely won't need a countersignature, read the instructions carefully but if your appearance hasn't changed significantly, you're good to go. The fly in the ointment could be the requirement for a letter from the embassy requesting immigration to move your stamps to your new PP ????

There are also a number of agencies who will handle the legwork for you (for a fee of course). I recently used https://www.keyvisathailand.com/ but sadly their owner Darren passed away recently so I'm not sure if they are still operating normally. It took 15 weeks to get a new PP as the old one was expiring ????

The actual failure mode is awaiting feedback from GroWatt Europe, but ... Don't have your volume too high.