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I believe our OP is looking for something like this.
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Task A is to contact the card provider and talk to them. The single biggest error people make is to ignore it and hope it will go away. Try to maintain a dialogue, even when out of the country. If you can make any payment at all this should keep you in their (reasonably) good books. EDIT Are you entitled to any severance? It can get quite large if you've been there for a long time (IIRC up to 10 month's salary tax free).
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Growatt SPF5000ES Offgrid 9kw DIY Solar Project
Crossy replied to Pink7's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
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No Export / Export switch on a small solar system
Crossy replied to croftrobin's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
Sadly, it's not, although an increasing number of inverters are being supplied with the necessary CT (Current Transformer) and internal gubbins so that they can do it. It's certainly a wise investment to pay a little extra for an inverter with the facility. The ESP8266 based system we use to automatically enable/disable export on meter-reading days is discussed in the Solar Car Port thread. -
Are Thai solar panels any good for home use in LOS?
Crossy replied to Scouse123's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
@ThaifishYou must be one of the few members of this forum that actually WANTS a digital meter ???? I assume that your battery packs are still on hold / not happening too ???? The batteries are also a word to the wise for anyone considering Huawei inverters. Whilst they are generally excellent units, they use a specific high-voltage pack, so 3rd-party / DIY packs are difficult to impossible and genuine Huawei packs are $$$ ???? -
No Export / Export switch on a small solar system
Crossy replied to croftrobin's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
Grid-tie inverters will produce the maximum power available from the solar input. Physics ensures that your system will always supply the local load first with any excess going to the grid (disc-type meter goes backwards). "No-export" means that the inverter will reduce its output to only cover the local load so you don't send any excess energy to the grid (meter doesn't go backwards). -
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"Tablesaur" surely
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For flip's sake guys, it's a ruddy warship!! Things get a bit "bumpy" you button up tight! But not having enough life preservers / rafts ... What The Heck!
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Are Thai solar panels any good for home use in LOS?
Crossy replied to Scouse123's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
Yeah, that would be @Thaifish. IIRC he got a bit blasé about spinning his meter backwards because he was booked for a proper export meter and his meter-man knew all about it. Enter the substitute meter reader ... ???? -
I need to visit a chick from sri racha, how to get there?
Crossy replied to parafareno's topic in Pattaya
Of course, there's always that old adage "If it looks too good to be true ...". Should have gone to Specsavers. "You'll find a god in every golden cloister, and if you're lucky then the god's a she" (Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok). Hope you've found one of the rare ones ???? -
Yeah, I went direct to Sofar service in China and got excellent responses. Sadly, their initial attempt to fix what was a minor annoyance turned my beast into a 45,000 Baht brick. They did the right thing and replaced the unit with a new one at zero cost (all duties and VAT paid too). No complaints whatever about their service or warranty.
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Are Thai solar panels any good for home use in LOS?
Crossy replied to Scouse123's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
No issue with weather effects (panels are designed to be outdoors in all weathers), provided your mounting / roof are up to the load. They do get dusty, ours get the garden hose and pool brush (no soap) when I think they look dirty. To be honest it's difficult to quantify just how much output is lost due to the dirt as the sunshine is also a variable. -
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Are Thai solar panels any good for home use in LOS?
Crossy replied to Scouse123's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
The type of system (and therefore the cost) you install depends greatly upon your intention and your usage pattern. For example: - You have a retail outlet and an EV which you can charge during the day. A basic grid-tie system whereby the energy is used as soon as it's made (running the A/C and charging the car) would make sense (even with no export/net-metering in place). At the other end of the scale. You have a home that's empty all day with only minimal daytime consumption (fridge/freezer, fish tank pump etc.), so you need to time-shift your energy. You can do this with an ESS (Energy Storage System = Batteries = $$$) or by exporting to the grid during the day and re-importing at night ** Most of us fall somewhere in between the two extremes. ** The official way of doing this is to have a Feed in Tariff (FIT) which currently pays about 50% of the retail cost for each kWh you export, of course you pay full retail cost when you re-import that kWh. Unfortunately, the restrictions on installation contractors, equipment approval and the like mean that this is a non-starter for DIY and therefore significantly increases the system cost (to the point where DIY with a decent sized ESS could be economical). ** The rather less official way of doing this (assuming you have a conventional disc-type meter) is to simply spin the meter backwards whilst exporting, you effectively get the full retail value of every kWh you export. This is of course illegal, but it's how probably millions of small systems operate in Thailand and to a large degree the authorities tolerate it. It's how we operate once our batteries are full, it's a shame to waste our excess production ???? Just ensure that you never actually end up as a net-exporter (-ve monthly use) and that the meter reader never sees the meter going backwards. I've never heard of anyone who got caught out getting more than a slapped wrist and the installation of a no-reverse meter. -
Are Thai solar panels any good for home use in LOS?
Crossy replied to Scouse123's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
Real world numbers from our DIY 10.6kWp system, you decide if it's going to be worth it. I've deliberately left the actual cost out, mainly because I've lost track. The system keeps evolving with "adjustments", but Madam is happy to see the small power bills (she doesn't see what I actually spend on hardware or my time). -
PEA and Solar how low can you go?
Crossy replied to MJCM's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
Nike!! (Just Do It). Or as I'm forever telling my contractors "JFDI" (add whatever "F" you like, "flipping" works OK) -
PEA and Solar how low can you go?
Crossy replied to MJCM's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
Yeah, we got our bill today, 161kWh with a 148.18 Baht FT discount. Must get more panels. -
Are Thai solar panels any good for home use in LOS?
Crossy replied to Scouse123's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
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Household Power Tariff Frozen from Jan to April
Crossy replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
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Switch on Grid Export on Solar Inverter
Crossy replied to eddysacc's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
Yeah ^^^. We have the 6kW version of the same inverter which generally behaves in the same way. BUT I've noticed that if it's in no-export with a low load it will shut down one of the two MPPTs. If you then enable export that MPPT will NOT re-start until the inverter has had a snooze (overnight or a reboot). It's also worth noting that the Sofar on-grid hybrids don't like having the CT disconnected at all and will throw an error and fail to start. -
Phuket Immigration announces results of their recent overstay crackdown
Crossy replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
You mean something akin to the Isle of Wight ferry (steams and comes out of Cowes backwards)?- 72 replies
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