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NON O Extension Retirement - Medical Certificate
lom replied to beatlebones's topic in Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao
There is a thread for it.. https://aseannow.com/topic/1102143-an-idiots-guide-to-the-retirement-extension-process-at-samui-immigration-office/page/9/ -
Does my CU set up comply with Thai regulation?
lom replied to jim234's topic in The Electrical Forum
Very important, you can under certain occasions get very low phase voltage(s) that can destroy your water pump motor or fridge/aircon compressors. They are available for DIN-rail mounting in either 1-phase or 3-phase versions. I'd recommend to use 3 of the 1-phase versions instead of the 3-phase version which will disconnect all 3 phases when there is a problem only on a single phase. The 1-phase versions will only disconnect the problematic phase. -
Does my CU set up comply with Thai regulation?
lom replied to jim234's topic in The Electrical Forum
Thailand has jacked up the transformer output voltage to 230V/400V where I live, I guess to follow which is becoming a global standard. Europe has had it for decades. -
Large motors and powertools on hybrid inverter
lom replied to Pink7's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
There's our difference, if my batteries are too low at night then the inverter will use the grid instead until battery got enough charge from the panels in the morning. My ATS is a switch between on-grid and off-grid modes and switches only at grid blackout. -
Large motors and powertools on hybrid inverter
lom replied to Pink7's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
That's my default ATS input position (A, grid) and there the inverter will produce as much as the house consumes up to the inverter limit after which any additional power needed is taken from the grid. The other ATS input (B) is the backup load output from the inverter. When there is power available on both A and B inputs then input A has priority. -
Growatt SPF5000ES Offgrid 9kw DIY Solar Project
lom replied to Pink7's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
This is my curve for today, I have set the time frame between midnight and 04.00 to not go below 35% SOC so you can see that happen around 02.30 followed by 1.5 hour of grid usage. From 0400 - 0800 I allow the SOC to drop to 15% and that takes me to 07.30/08.00 without using any more from the grid. Today was a good solar day so I fed some into the grid to compensate ???? for the absence of sun tomorrow, we are expecting at least one non-productive day after a thunderstorm arriving tonight. -
Growatt SPF5000ES Offgrid 9kw DIY Solar Project
lom replied to Pink7's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
So around 0.1c ok so you only use around half of battery capacity before charging again. I have 5x5KWh (500Ah) of stacked batteries which is barely enough to take me through from 17 to 07 at which time I charge with whatever the panels can deliver up to a max of 150A which is equal to 0.3c The batteries are then under best condition fully charged around noon, sometimes not until 16 or some dark days not fully charged at all. They are charged with 57.6V and steps down in charge current when they reach 98% SOC where after they get trickle charged with 5A dropping down to a few hundred milliamps while climbing up to 100% SOC. The deviation between the cells is typical around 20-25mV at 100% SOC and that is good enough for me. -
Growatt SPF5000ES Offgrid 9kw DIY Solar Project
lom replied to Pink7's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
How high is your charge current when charging at such low voltage? How long time to fully charge the battery? -
Solar Recommendation for Blackouts
lom replied to parallaxtech's topic in Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao
Mine does. I live at the foot of said mountain and have got those weekly blackouts for over 20 years, it is usually a high-voltage fuse that has blown and the PEA guys are always slow to come and replace it. I finally opted for installing solar, mainly to get a very high monthly bill down (big extended family, many aircons) but also to use as a big UPS. I probably would have bought one of those portable thingydingies if we didn't have a high energy consumption. -
I'm SOON Moving to Japan Countryside to Find My GENIUS-GF!
lom replied to GammaGlobulin's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
You should start with the 17 table, it is good training for the brain -
Growatt SPF5000ES Offgrid 9kw DIY Solar Project
lom replied to Pink7's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
3.35V (53.6V) is 100% SOC (at least on my batteries) they are currently at 53.1V or 97% SOC but I have also seen them at 55.2V. I'm using Seplos BMS's which are set for a max charging voltage of 57.6V which the BMS has told my Deye inverter to provide. Maybe you need to raise the charging voltage? Anyway, don't charge or discharge when balancing, it takes forever to get balance if the there is additional current flowing through the cells when balancing. Your JK BMS has a good balancer compared to the ones (passive, low current) in my Seplos BMS's. -
Growatt SPF5000ES Offgrid 9kw DIY Solar Project
lom replied to Pink7's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
Most important is to not balance while charging. A balancers algorithm is based on measuring cell voltages which must be quite stable or the algorithm fails. Cell voltages are not stable enough during charging, they vary a lot. -
Are there any cyber cafés in Koh Samui and Koh Phangan
lom replied to altayvan's topic in Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, Koh Tao
I can fax you a list of them. -
Make up your mind, you said in a previous post that RCDs or RCBOs works just fine with multiple earth or no earth at all.. ???? It is fine to have double protection but then make sure that the earth wire is not just a flimsy convenience earth wire for tripping an RCBO, it should be a real Protective Earth (PE) wire for which there are requirements not relying on an RCBO being present.
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Sofar On-Grid Inverter firmware updates. Any luck?
lom replied to MJCM's topic in Alternative/Renewable Energy Forum
I'd go for 2x1.0mm² because the voltage from the CT is quite low and the cable is long, even a few mV of drop will give the inverter a flawed export result. -
Right, but if earth was connected to that equipment then the RCBO would have tripped without a person touching it. That's basically all you gain by having an earthed system when you are already protected by an RCBO, the earth cable can in this case be small since it only has to handle 30mA.
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That's the right way to do it.
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Thai PM sees a role for Thaksin when he gets out of jail
lom replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Srettha, the decoy, the stand-in. Is someone surprised? -
Traffic violations rampant in Phetchabun exposed in viral video
lom replied to webfact's topic in Central Thailand News
How lucky I am not living in Petchabun.. -
A handyman who wants to charge 2000 baht for a "survey fee"
lom replied to Nickcage49's topic in DIY Forum
It is his chance of getting a job by bidding for it, if he didn't then he would not have any customer. I've never charged a potential customer for a quotation and find it unbelievable that so many posters here finds it acceptable to do so. -
Korn left politics more than a month ago, he is no longer the leader of Chart Pattana Kla.
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Shocking surprise: Power interruption leaves Phuket residents in the dark
lom replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
Grid cut announced beforehand so it will not be a surprise. Shockingly stupid headline writer.. -
Plung Sungkom Mai party proposes review of coalition MoU
lom replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
One, Mr Kachornpongkirati himself.