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BTS Asks Passengers Not to Sit with Their Legs Crossed
Crossy replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
The video shows a passenger getting "burnt" by a naked bag of soup, solution put it in a fabric bag. -
BTS Asks Passengers Not to Sit with Their Legs Crossed
Crossy replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
There's actually an information video that plays on the screens addressing just this (along with hot food bags and other annoyances). I think I've actually seen it once on the trains in between the (paying) advertisments. -
Is the pool remote from the house??
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Ah yes, the subject of whether to export a TNC-S "earth" to your swimming pool area, a rather complex subject, and there's no "one size fits all" solution. i.e. You might be right, or equally you might be less right in your current solution, although with the pool equipment isolated from the pool itself (I'm assuming it's RCD protected - preferably 10mA) and low voltage lighting you're pretty safe. Firstly, your pool re-bar and anything electrically bonded to it (hand rails etc.) is already a pretty good earth (look up Ufer ground or concrete encased electrode), what we need to determine is whether to connect that earth to the TNC-S earth. It is imperative that whatever we do makes it impossible for a wet and rather conductive human to get between the TNC-S "earth" (the house electrical earth which can do horrible things in the case of an open-neutral) and "true earth" (the wet grass). So long as everything is at the same potential (even if that is not true earth) nobody dies. Where is your pool located with respect to the house? And what electrical fittings (outlets, lights etc) are in the pool area? Is it possible to touch the pool metalwork (steps etc.) whilst standing on the lawn? A few drawings / photos would be useful.
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Please confirm my wiring and ground-bond questions
Crossy replied to ABarbarian's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
What is shown in the Schneider documentation is correct for Thailand's implementation of MEN, you have to wire like that to pass the MEA/PEA inspection. But that only applies for the incoming supply, no N-E links on sub-units. If you bond after the incoming MCB it's electrically similar but if you then replace the incomer with an RCBO for safety it won't stay on! Do you have any earth-leakage protection? If not I would install forthwith. Your inverter wiring looks OK, I would cross-bond the grounds on each side and not rely on the inverter passing the ground reliably. Do you intend including any surge supression on your inverter mains and solar connections (recommended)? You definitely need DC rated fuses/MCBs on your batteries and solar array. -
Need 2m - 240V Ohm resistor - where to find ?
Crossy replied to skippybangkok's topic in The Electrical Forum
No, you are not wrong. Sadly there's no prize for spotting my deliberate error, only a factor of 10^3 adrift ???? I thought it looked wrong but other things came along as they do ... So the leakage is up to 300mA! -
Take Chanote to Bank for loan
Crossy replied to Patty123's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
The bank will likely send someone to value the land, whether they will offer more than the land office number is unknown. What is the purpose of the loan? If it's to build a house you might be able to get a "construction loan" how that actually differs from a normal loan against the land is also unknown. Be prepared for the long game, especially if your income is involved, extra, and then more extra documentation is the norm. For some perspective our construction loan from SCB was actually approved a couple of months before we moved in (I financed the job in the meantime), SCB then converted to a mortgage for us without actually asking ???? As with anything in Thailand (and especially bank related) YMMV. -
Thailand’s new diesel price capped at ฿32/litre from May 1
Crossy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Strike!! Block the roads! Then moan that they're not earning any money -
Yup, she renders pork fat in her cauldron. Pork Scratchings as a by product ????
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Need 2m - 240V Ohm resistor - where to find ?
Crossy replied to skippybangkok's topic in The Electrical Forum
About 700k ohms at 50Hz, so 300uA leakage. -
Register car in wifes name, licence needed?
Crossy replied to sanook 1's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
Agree, no licence needed (but roolz can vary office to office). Madam "owns" both our vehicles, never had a licence. I've seen her driving a shopping cart, no way I would ever inflict her on the motoring public (she's also blind as a bat which explains why she thought I was worth marrying)- 12 replies
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The start of my new 'Off grid' Solar install.
Crossy replied to BritManToo's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
We are 60m from pole/meter to house, 4.x Baht per unit! Where is your meter on the last PEA pole or somewhere else? I'm sure someone is playing games and looking for a little "lubrication", like I said, there's always a solution, could be solution of ethanol in water labelled "Johnny Walker" EDIT It's possible they are saying that you wouldn't pass the inspection for a permanent supply due to distance, but with the correct cable that too should be fixable. -
White Spotted Slug Snake?? https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/pareas-margaritophorus I'm afraid I cheat by posting in one of the "Snakes of" FaceBore groups!
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The start of my new 'Off grid' Solar install.
Crossy replied to BritManToo's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
There has to be a solution (we are in Thailand, there's always a solution), what are the reasons you're stuck on cuch a rate? -
The start of my new 'Off grid' Solar install.
Crossy replied to BritManToo's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
Are you still on a "construction" supply at that rate?? Billed direct from PEA? -
The start of my new 'Off grid' Solar install.
Crossy replied to BritManToo's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
The batteries are going to be the killer, the A/C will swallow about 1.2 units per hour if they are correctly sized and you don't keep polar bears. So say 14.4kWh per night. Say about 300Ah at 48V of LiFePO4 (double that for lead-acid). Do you have grid power for backup on dull days? Note, that's just for the A/C! Do you want to DIY install or use a contractor? -
Definitely both EasyPass and M-Pass, they've been integrated for some time and both work on each-other's locations https://www.tollway.co.th/en/our-service/how-to-pay-tolls Card readers are indeed active, but the QR readers are not as yet. Note that M-Flow is something different using plate readers and no barriers, not available on Don Mueang.
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Need 2m - 240V Ohm resistor - where to find ?
Crossy replied to skippybangkok's topic in The Electrical Forum
Is there an outlet nearby where you could pick up a neutral?? Is the switch box grounded (it should be). You could use the ground instead of the neutral in the L1 design . The leakage is small so it shouldn't affect your RCD/RCBO (it's really no different to having a mains filter). What value is the capacitor?? Note that this really isn't recommended particularly when there's an easy solution at the light itself. -
The AOT site says ID card is sufficient https://www.airportthai.co.th/en/which-documents-are-accepted-for-domestic-travel❓/
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Yeah, soy seems to be in short supply, acres of palm oil, we only use these oils for chips/french fries which we don't eat often so palm oil it is ???? Madam insists on rice-bran oil for shallow frying if she's not got her home-rendered pig lard which along with eggs from our free-range chooks, makes the most delicious fried eggs ever!
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The automatic gates that have been being installed for what seems like aeons are now live. There are also QR/Credit Card readers attached to the regular booths but I'm not sure if they are active yet. New automatic lane readers are much faster than the old ones used on the expressway, no need to actually stop whilst it does its job ????
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Government auctions off 21 million baht worth of criminal assets
Crossy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
But it is, you can see right through it! It doesn't come more transparent than that -
The lastest version has "EU DCC scanner" top left on the main page, says it "checks" EU certs, whether it actually adds them ...
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Anyone can help me ?thanks (Condo Building Code - Pattaya)
Crossy replied to yamamoto47's topic in DIY Forum
OK, adjusted again. Are you intending building a condo block or renovating one or do you have a place which you believe breaks code? -
RCCB - residual-current circuit breaker
Crossy replied to OneMoreFarang's topic in The Electrical Forum
30mA is an international standard for 230V countries chosen as a happy medium between not killing most people and not tripping at those inconvenient times (like when you're away and didn't put your freezer on an un-protected outlet). Actually, a 30mA unit will trip anywhere between 15mA and 30mA, it doesn't take many PCs leaking via their mains filters to get into the tripping risk zone. If you have an adjustable unit there's no reason not to set it as low as it will go without going off when you don't want it to. It's worth noting that the RCD/RCBO doesn't actually limit the shock current, that's determined by your body resistance, it just (hopefully) disconnects the supply before you die (the 30ms) if it detects MORE than 30mA going where it shouldn't.