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According most electrical codes circuit breakers are primarily installed to protect the wire. It functions by interrupting the flow of electricity in a circuit when it detects an overload or a short circuit, preventing the wire from overheating and potentially causing a fire. However, by protecting the wire, it indirectly also helps to safeguard the connected appliances and devices from damage or malfunction.
 

For the wire:
For a copper wire with thermoplastic insulation (e.g. PVC) of 2.5 sq.mm, the ampacity rating is typically around 20-24 amps.
As a general rule, the circuit breaker rating should not exceed 80% of the wire ampacity to prevent overloading the wire.
80% of 20-24 amps is 16-19.2 amps.
Therefore, the closest standard circuit breaker size for a 2.5 sq.mm wire on a 220V circuit would be 15 amps.

For a copper wire with thermoplastic insulation (e.g. PVC) of 4 sq.mm, the ampacity rating is typically around 32 amps.
As a general rule, the circuit breaker rating should not exceed 80% of the wire ampacity to prevent overloading the wire.
80% of 32 amps is 25.6 amps.
Therefore, the closest standard circuit breaker size for a 4 sq.mm wire on a 220V circuit would be 25 amps.

For the AC:
According to EU standards a 12000BTU inverter AC needs a C10 circuit breaker and 18000BTU inverter a C16 circuit breaker.

In conclusion if you have proper wire and run two of the above ACs on a 30A circuit breaker there should be no problem.

Lastly: Fruit Trader is correct cooling capacity and drawn power are not the same, many of the calculations are incorrect.
 

Funny how IT terms turned into marketing terms and lost their true meaning, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, and blockchain: these are just a few of the latest buzzwords that are being thrown around by marketers like confetti at a wedding. But do they know what actually mean? And more importantly, do you really need whatever it is that they're selling you? Furthermore, a blockchain wallet is a digital wallet that allows users to store and manage their Bitcoin, Ether, and other cryptocurrencies. If a digital wallet is simply a holder of money for payment, blockchain doesn't make it much  better that's countless digital wallets don't use BC technologies at all.

My wife renewed her passport by mail here at US EMB BKK and took around 3 weeks to process.

It's advisable to carry both passports for awhile with you, in some cases airport agents may go extremes checking entry requirements, for example a family member of mine with a 6 month old US passport had difficulties to check in for a flight to Europe from Bangkok,  because the agent wanted to see the old passport that she didn't stay over 180 days in Europe last calendar year.

On 3/20/2023 at 8:25 AM, JayBird said:

Are you getting compensated?  Are you doing this on a frequent (daily basis all year)?

 

If not, you're not a guide.

 

The legit guides have to go through a process (and learn a language) to do their jobs.  The non legit guides get to bypass all that and earn a non traceable amount of money.

 

This issue should be addressed.

Nono. The term “work” in Thai law is defined very broadly, covering both physical and mental activities, whether or not for wages or other form of compensation and encompass a variety of activities, such as driving a car, being a laborer or cutting hair or applying makeup. The interpretation of whether a particular activity qualifies as a "job or work" ultimately rests with the authorities. Cutting your own hair, preparing your own tax, changing a light bulb, renting and driving a car all could be interpreted as stealing local jobs. 

40 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

What makes you think all restaurant workers practice safe sanitation?  A lot of unthinkable things go on behind closed doors that you don't see even in developed countries.

Developed countries? I've been in NYC for more then 20 years, and let me tell you, I almost never buy anything from street food vendors. One time, I saw this hot dog guy taking a leak in a bottle, and then just sticking it in his food cart without washing his hands or anything. And another time, I saw a different vendor washing his dirty feet in the lower compartment where they keep the ice for the drinks. Plus, some of these guys hardly ever clean the hotplate where they cook the food, which is like right next to where they put it on the bun or whatever. 

1 hour ago, BangkokReady said:

Can you explain a little please?  When I use Google translate on mouse and rat, they both translate to "หนู"

The poster is incorrect หนู - has several meanings and spelled and pronounced the same way, can mean 1.) a pronoun I, you, she and he. 2.) mouse 3.) rat.   Interestingly for computer mouse the Thai word is เมาส์, which is coming from English.

Explanation of other meanings here here: https://www.thai2english.com/dictionary/1414017.html

The poster is incorrect หนู - has several meanings and spelled and pronounced the same way, can mean 1.) a pronoun I, you, she and he. 2.) mouse 3.) rat.   Interestingly for computer mouse the Thai word is เมาส์, which is coming from English.

Explanation of other meanings here here: https://www.thai2english.com/dictionary/1414017.html

Reciprocity? 

Any Thai can buy a football club, business or house or whatever in any European country, any Thai man or woman married to EU citizens can move to EU get permanent residency and citizenship, furthermore EU has laws that no country in EU can have double pricing  for tourists and citizens. No TM6, TM30, 90-day-report, one year renewal etc. What about this?

I have to extend my 'permitted until' stamp as it reaches 1 year, (my visa is a longterm visa) as of now (early 2023) how many days before expiration one can go and extend?
Last year because of Covid they implemented a three business day window, however before Covid it was one month.

A little nitpicking: the above events are not accidents but incidents.

While accidents are always unintended, unexpected, or unplanned events with negative consequences, it is assumed that no one is at fault. The event was completely unforeseeable and unpreventable.

In a similar context, an incident is always unwanted and unplanned and has negative consequences; however, it happens due to carelessness, bad judgment, and not following rules and regulations, and in fact, these incidents are foreseeable and preventable.

Apparently the mismatch is in the serial number. 

Outgoing email addresses can be very easily spoofed by using an open relay SMTP server.

6 hours ago, tingtong said:

Sincere question:

If the parent doesn't like the grade the kid gets, can he just casually, and meaninglessly slept the teacher front of his/her peers?

 

I feel other parents with kids who take home bad grades would be sympathetic, so all should be fine and well then, right?

 

 

Exactly my question too. PTAs (Parent Teacher Association) should introduce spanking for teachers who can't teach kids to get good grades.

Did I get it correctly, 15k/month for unlimited sex?

It's interesting how English is evolving:
Deadbeat borrowers turned into delinquent debtors changed to bad loans became uncollectable loan transformed to non-performing loan....

It would be much more attractive if the land ownership would be linked to a long-term visa or residency permit that ensures that the owner can use his/her property.

In comparison in following EU countries one needs to invest in real estate the following amounts for 5 years to qualify for a residency permit.
 

At least 10 countries offer citizenships/residency by investing $200k-500k in real estate in the Caribbean or Europe.

Very few people  (0.1%-1% of the population of the richest countries) have assets of $1m or can invest $500k or have $80.000 personal income whatever that means[before or after tax], plus a have a $50k health insurance valid in Thailand for ten years. 

And after all the requirements you get a restricted tourist/working visa with immediately police reporting upon arrival (TM30), reporting every 90 day to the police (TM47) plus reporting to the police every year to extending the stay permit again.

On 6/17/2022 at 7:25 AM, webfact said:

They all admitted that they had only P6 education, the end of primary schooling, but had got hacking training from an expert across the border in a neighboring country

99.9% of students finishing P6 speak only Thai, what language the foreign hacking expert used to teach these people for social engineering which requires a great deal of language skills.