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Earth where no earth exists, on 12th floor.
Crossy replied to Johnlkuk's topic in The Electrical Forum
You really need a simple multimeter (even Lotus's have them) and a neon screwdriver. -
Area 51, LochNess Monster , Yeti ,UFO
Crossy replied to georgegeorgia's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
It's called "Nessie" and of course it's real! Documentary here https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055615/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 -
Earth where no earth exists, on 12th floor.
Crossy replied to Johnlkuk's topic in The Electrical Forum
Shame, there may well have been nothing wrong with it. Was it connected to an earthed outlet using the correct plug? -
Earth where no earth exists, on 12th floor.
Crossy replied to Johnlkuk's topic in The Electrical Forum
That looks pretty promising. Clean it up to bare metal and connect a wire to it (for now just wrap around a few times). I assume you don't have an earth test meter so: - Get a conventional (incandescent) lamp of about 15W. Connect one side of the lamp to your wire. DAB the other side of the lamp onto a live terminal. If the lamp lights "brightly" then you have a "reasonable" earth If no light, no earth. -
For the same reason a dog licks his balls! Because they can!
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I have effectively the same situation. Due to a 40% reduction in hours Jan-March (at which point my contract ends) I've actually had too much tax already deducted. The net result is that for a 3-day week my take home has gone UP. Not that I'm complaining of course. I've already netted a remote-working contact on another project, with a bigger salary paid offshore. I will of course be declaring any $$$ brought into the country and paying the required tax.
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I can't handle the Thai-style maps that places use to show their location, all right-angle turns and no sort of scaling that I can understand. At least many places are now including Google maps on their websites.
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At least our lot don't want me to draw a new map each year. I submit the same scanned work of art every time. It didn't stop the visiting chaps calling Madam for directions the first year.
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Shocking behavior by Brit on Thai Flight
Crossy replied to homeseeker's topic in Thailand Travel Forum
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Earth where no earth exists, on 12th floor.
Crossy replied to Johnlkuk's topic in The Electrical Forum
If you can find a place where the building steel is exposed that would likely make a good earth. Have a look above your suspended ceiling, they often hide a multitude of evils. Getting some RCD/RCBO protection is a wise move, even if you have an earth. That should mitigate any actual safety issues. If you are getting tingles off appliances with mains filters then your balcony railing is likely going to be sufficiently earthy to stop them but I wouldn't rely on that as a safety earth. Using the neutral as earth (connect together before any RCD protection) making the supply TNC-S** would work, but there's always a risk that work upstream (such as a meter change) would result in an accidental L-N swap with predictable results. Unless the system is actually intended to be this way I'd explore all other avenues first. ** Many supplies in the UK are like this, but the N-E connection is in the service-head and so before the meter, getting L-N swapped is very unlikely. -
Can My Thai Wife Get My UK Pension?
Crossy replied to Neeranam's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
AFAIK not for a state pension If you have a private pension then things are different, but you would need to check the rules of your actual plan. -
Treadmill Brand new belt not engaging
Crossy replied to charleskerins's topic in Sports, Hobbies & Activities
If the remote makes it do anything it's probably correct. With it powered up try holding the + button for a few seconds. -
Treadmill Brand new belt not engaging
Crossy replied to charleskerins's topic in Sports, Hobbies & Activities
Do you ever get it to beep (as in the instructions)?? -
Treadmill Brand new belt not engaging
Crossy replied to charleskerins's topic in Sports, Hobbies & Activities
Could you scan and post what instructions you have? There could be a step you're missing or just mis-interpreting (been there, got the t-shirt). -
P.V. Solar Hot Water System. D.I.Y.
Crossy replied to Jing Joe's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
Direct solar water heating will convert about 80% of the arriving sunshine into heat in the water. Going via PV panels is closer to 20% or less. But going PV is more flexible as to layout and cable is easier to route from where the sun is to where the hot water is needed. Horses for courses. -
Who wears the pants in your family?
Crossy replied to GammaGlobulin's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
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We have one like that pending, no option to drop off to the courier which I usually do. The seller is actually only about 5km away I could just drop it off ...
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Not sure what a "3pl accident" is but it seems to be happening rather a lot., makes a change from "recipient reschedule" I suppose.
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