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A quick update. No real surprises, the bank actually knew what was needed 🙂 Did the letter the day before going to immigration and a passbook update on the way there (after withdrawing the $$$ to pay immigration). Interestingly, this year there was no home visit (Pathum were known for visiting every year for marriage extensions) but they still needed a new TM30 address report (I'd left the country earlier in the year, maybe that triggered it). There's also a handy-dandy way to check your application status using Line. Works OK, although it just says "Pending" until the actual approval comes through.

Note that the people at the table were all in on it WhatsApp Video 2024-11-24 at 07.22.30.mp4

WhatsApp Video 2024-11-24 at 07.26.34.mp4

Times gone by 🙂 AQNS7aoyuuFEIS6NquPiLPAW6gjngJSDCLP8QzApILRNt6swc4iPxbfDfORDUvusPo-VHYqgy_b4jjausRl1uDnW.mp4

A mate and forum member had a similar incident a few years back, his blade and grinder was a big one! Sliced his leg to the bone when it kicked back! I thought that he posted here about it, but can't find anything. I can't ask him because he passed away in 2022 (from other causes) 😞 Even fully guarded power saws make me nervous!

Research led by the University of Sheffield installed an off-grid agrivoltaic system in Tanzania and a grid-tied agrivoltaic system in Kenya. They found the installations helped boost crop yield and conserve water while generating electricity at a lower cost than the national grid. Read more - https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/22/agrivoltaics-for-africa/ Agrivoltaics trial setup at Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT) Image: Chloride Exide Ltd.

For those who don't know, Will Prowse runs one of the most popular DIY solar forums in the known universe, he also produces a lot of excellent solar oriented YouTube content. This incident has spooked a lot of users, even those not using Deye inverters. I expect Solar Assistant are laughing all the way to the bank. SA runs quite happily when completely isolated from the internet.

You really need to Focus to make it work

Definitely put the pi near your inverters, then WiFi or ethernet. Long USB cables can be problematic. Pretty sure hardware will ship from the US, or get a pi locally and download the software.

Pretty much, yes. Have a look at the Solar Assistant website for full details.

Deye seems to have taken a scatter-gun approach. Screenshot from a major solar forum.

Indeed, pulling your dongle can lead to satisfaction

The question is, of course, considering how much you've spent to get approval, just how long will it take to break even?

Latest PEA list: - https://www.pea.co.th/Portals/0/PEAContent/eee/aee_div/reg_equip_v2/Inverter_list_20241104.pdf

Being an instant-gratification chap I've ordered a pre-configured Orange-pi from Solar Assistant.

A bill of 500 Baht equates to around 120kWh per month. Use https://eservice.pea.co.th/estimatebill/ to check. A constant load of 170Watts would do that. An old (inefficient) fan on high 24/7 plus a light (don't tell me they don't have a light) particularly if an old incandescent lamp, would come pretty near that. Of course we don't know what previous bills were.