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@swissie I forget to ask, what device are you using? PC, phone or ...

Yeah, I see that a lot, I've never really worked out what the "pause" symbol actually means.

Dumb question. Do you mean you are being logged out from Asean Now after a period of inactivity? Or something else?

There are zillions of thermal label makers available, this kind of thing:- https://www.lazada.co.th/products/1-brother-p-touch-label-printer-pt-d200-pt-d200-i264213736-s409729326.html Unlike ye-olde-worlde Dymo embossed labels these don't fall off as soon as your back is turned ????

The Uni-t one I have (linked above) is marked as Cat-II / Cat-III (the probes are just Cat-II)

You need https://www.lazada.co.th/products/8-2021-i2755653306-s10008709057.html I bought a set last time that happened to me, of course it's never been needed ???? There are cheaper options which are specifically for busted pipe fittings https://www.lazada.co.th/products/life-tools-4-6-i3845266711-s14670160254.html

Yeah, I have 35mm2 vehicle battery cable on the high current bits.

It's a grid-tie inverter so there's no "out" connection. Your manual is correct ????

Yup, both the Fluke in that post and the earlier UNI-T one (the one I have) have continuity buzzers.

It means don't ground the + or - side of the panels, you should still ground the metalwork of course. Also don't ground either pole of your battery, in fact don't gayly scatter grounds around, only ground terminals marked as "ground" or Grounded modules are rare these days anyway, any panel you buy will be just fine. All high-frequency inverters have the same warning hidden somewhere in the dogumentation.

555 Love it ^^^ I've found the Thai banking system superb for 99.99% of the time, transfers (even international) are very rapid and I've had no major issues. And then the 0.01% happens and the world explodes!!

One member (IIRC Bandersnatch?) invariably has zero usage as he runs off grid 99.9% of the time. PEA have replaced the meter several times thinking it's faulty. PEA even know that he has off grid solar but still zero usage = busted meter.

Two things never to do when doing "unofficial" net-metering (spinning the meter backwards) Never actually go into net export (lower meter reading than last time) Never let the meter reader see the meter running backwards We seem to have stabilised at consuming about 150kWh from PEA each month which doesn't seem to be attracting attention. Despite our peak in 2020 being 10 times that

That it has a CT suggests that it can export at least some energy. Could be a good buy at the price.

I've fixed the misquote (removed it) ???? I've seen the forum software do this in the past too, it gets confused somehow.

I'd go with the 800V unit then.

"Proper" electric fencers for cattle etc. use a battery or low voltage power supply and a unit akin to a vehicle ignition coil. They generate a high-voltage pulse every few seconds, so if you pee on one there's time to get going before you get a belt up the ... Ask me how I know https://www.lazada.co.th/products/220v-12-2-ac-dc-1-ac-i3503715927-s13333506536.html?

No problem with a one-way ticket if you have any type of visa ???? Don't forget your re-entry permit if you are on an extension of stay!

Get one of the Thai language proofs officially translated. I used my pink ID which has the address in Thai, no problem.

Rewind to 2012 for an idea of what levels of compensation they should expect:- The Central Administrative Court yesterday ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to pay Bt3.4 million in partial compensation to the parents of 12 victims of the New Year's 2009 Santika nightclub fire Read more:- https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30193451

This popped up in my PV Magazine feed this morning. Ampt, a power electronic specialist based in Fort Collins, Colorado, has filed a lawsuit against SolarEdge for allegedly violating a series of their patents. According to Ampt, the violations at the heart of the issue are “power optimizers that contain high-efficiency power converters that both allow maximum power-point output, and use operational boundary conditions that continue producing power during conditions that might otherwise require the optimizer to be bypassed.” Image: Ampt Read more here https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/08/10/ampt-lawsuit-asks-that-solaredge-remove-inverters-and-controllers-from-market/

Those arrestors won't save anything from a direct hit, it's induced surges from nearby strikes that you are protecting from. By the way, you can add one known lightning/solar "hit". After a particularly "busy" storm we awoke to a rather annoyed beeping from one of the inverters which was indicating "earth leakage". One of the DC arrestors had gone sufficiently leaky to trigger the protection, one has to assume it had done its job. How do you know you've not had any surges and have got away with it? Your inverters will also likely have at least some internal protection. These beasts are cheap insurance, but like all insurance it's up-2-u. EDIT It's worth noting that even in the UK (hardly the lightning capital of the world) surge suppression on the incoming supply is becoming de-rigeur, it's not mandated by the regulations, yet, (sparkies are supposed to do a risk-assessment).

Yeah, it's often a mystery how card details get out into the wild. A few months back I awoke to a lot of 2-factor authentication texts from Citi and an equal number of "please contact security" texts also from Citi. My Thai issued Citi card had also been used online in the US, of course it had failed 2-factor because I'd not responded to the texts (my phone lives on the dining table at night). It still meant I had to get a new card, with a new number ???? The banks are pretty good at spotting fraud these days, they know your spending habits and any "odd" transactions will raise flags, if you have the option of 2-factor authentication then turn it on.

What's the maximum solar input voltage of your inverter?? Just go over that (there will be internal protection anyway), I expect the 500V unit would do a fine job. 20-40kA would be fine on the panel inputs, it's not like you have massive cable runs picking up the crud. The 15-30% is just a guideline so you don't go too low. MOVs do wear, the trigger voltage gets a little lower each time they fire, so starting too low just means that you'll replace them sooner. We have 1000V units on our 600V inputs as the 800V units were out of stock. It's always worth installing suppression.