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Accompanied by colourful language too I expect because something didn't go quite according to plan. Physical damage of that nature rarely causes harm (to the battery). The problem is internal within the battery. If you are interested you might like to Google up "dendrites". They are the enemy but not the only one.

You are concerned about e-vehicles? They are relatively safe by which I mean they are now all LiFePO4 powered. Thermal runaway starts at about 250oC internal temperature. Power tools on the other hand are NMC powered (NMC is a type of lithium battery) and the thermal runaway temperature is in the region of 170o C How many cordless power tools do you have? We don't know what type of batteries were in the container but power tool batteries are all over the place.

Unfortunately being in Thailand as long as I have doesn't necessarily mean I would have knowledge of what goes on in the educational system hence my question. Of course, you're right about the lack of educated craftsmen but that's due mainly to potential craftsmen, especially in the rural areas, not attending any formal tuition classes. Let us hope for a change for the better.

Following on from the comments about including technical subjects I have a question for all you educators out there. We, in the UK, had such lessons as woodwork, metalwork and technical drawing as well as the three R's. Is this not something schools do in Thailand?

Reptiles? Suggest you switch off auto correct.

It's you that is banned not the passport. As others have said, name, date of birth, biometrics etc. you will be recognised and not admitted.

There is a very good dental hospital in Buriram. It is on Jira road opposite the central police station. No appointment needed but best get there earlyish.

Apint is a liquid measure which is 0.00057M³ or 2.4x10-6 of the volume of a london bus.

Excerpt from the full Phuket Express report linked. "The car driver is facing charges of threatening another person, carrying a weapon in public without a proper reason, frightening the public, and stopping his vehicle on a road thereby blocking traffic flow."

And a college course in domestic electricity installation. I think what Crossy is saying is you really shouldn't be trying to interpret that which you don't understand.

If the massage is done by a reasonably gorgeous woman then a towel is a polite start. If, on the other hand, it's a wistful male, then for me, it has to be a large size chastity belt.

Will the carbon tax have a refund option to allow tree growers, like myself, to reclaim against all the tonnes of carbon they are removing from the air? Or is it just a one way street?

Yep. Your link pretty well confirms the species Hrastova sjajnica. Brilliant and thanks.

I found this growing in my mini forest the other day. I asked my Thai wife what it might be and her reply was "Dangerous". Can anyone recognise it and put a name to it?

I don't think it is entirely the mayors fault. The Comptroller General’s Department is part of central government.

This sounds like a typical British way of doing things. However it does ensure that the person who applies is verified to be the passport holder. How the agents get over that must be that they are the nominated representative of the applicant.

Otherwise know as "bliss".

Do I understand this right? There is a white wire run from the meter on bamboo poles. I assume the white wire is domestic house wire. This is unsatisfactory if exposed to the elements for an extended period (a few years). What is the cable protection at the meter? Assuming the white wire is two core 2.5mm², there should be a fuse at the meter end not exceeding 20 Amps. The fuse will ensure the wire won't get too hot in the event of a short at one of the connections etc. Mind you, if there is a catastrophic fuseless shorting event the PEA supply will be sufficient to vaporise the cable.

Any 0one notice any unusual activity at the police hospital lately?

Nor are there any signs of those terrible elderly bridge players.........

And a few rolls of duct tape.

How can you maintain something that was not built properly in the first place?

So it sounds like a fast feedback loop to monitor the inverter output cycle by cycle would be required to control this instability as I understand it.

It strikes me that this "Ghost power" is a design shortfall. If zero export is called for then why not incorporate a mechanical device like a control relay to isolate the inverter. These inverters are getting exorbitantly expensive so they should concentrate a bit of resource on Ghost power elimination. Perhaps call in Ghost Busters (did someone already think of that?).

I am not grid tied except through the ATS. ATS priority is 1st solar. 2nd PEA. Mine is a single phase ATS. If I have a need to use PEA at any time, all I have to do is disconnect my inverter output and the ATS will automatically switch over to PEA. Transfer time is between ½ second to 1 second. How does the ATS work? There is a relay permanently energised by priority 1 input. Relay contacts are arranged to connect rectified AC power to a small motor which controls, via a mechanical linkage, two mcb's in an OR logic way. If power is off from the inverter then the relay is de-energised, the motor runs one way and switches the mcb's over. If power from the inverter is put back on then the relay is energised and the motor runs the other way to switch the mcb's back to priority 1 input. The mechanical linkage is arranged so that it is impossible to have both mcb's in the same state.