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100's if not 1000's of people die every year *accidentally* from CO poisoning from either car exhaust or charcoal burners being used inside an unventilated or poorly ventilated room every year. I asterisked the word 'accidentally' because particularly from charcoal burners there is no odour, discomfort, pain or any indication of what is going on so that is an option.

11 hours ago, noobexpat said:

 

Negotiable eh? If they were my dogs i would be paying the new owner to take care of them because of my inability to do so.

 

Shameless expats!

 

 

Unfortunately this forum has a reputation for this kind of comment, so it doesn't surprise me.

1 hour ago, noobexpat said:

Lovely dogs ...but the owner wants to sell them?

 

You would think the right person & home would be the priority.

"I do know that the dogs were extremely expensive but the owner is more concerned about finding them a good home than recovering that cost so that is negotiable. "

8 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Sattahip? 

 

I might know someone...

Yes, same general area. Please do let them know and contact me or Ken if there is any interest. Thanks.

19 hours ago, marty147 said:

 

Where are they located?

Bang Sare. I think the owner would travel pretty far in order to show them to serious, prospective home. Where are you?

Finally got a least a good temporary ground installed. No shocks, no weird noises from my guitar amp anymore. Less than 1 volt diff between earth and neutral now. I have an "electrician" - don't know yet if he deserves the title, coming up soon to run a proper new ground and give an opinion/explanation on those white wires going to the ground bus.  I'm not inclined to move them just to see what happens. ????

I'm going to find someone else to hook up the ground and will post back when that is done. Thank you all very much.

>> Is that green/yellow on the ground bus making good contact (is that the rod wire)?

That is just a ground to a nearby electric oven.

Just now, 86Tiger said:

 

 

My immediate reaction any time some one sees voltage on ground is some one has connected neutral conductor to earth bus.

 

 

Correct guess more times than not.......

We don't know ... You may be right. I don't have the knowledge to evaluate it.

I'll be back later or tomorrow. Thank you.

7 minutes ago, bankruatsteve said:

Fair enough.  What do you plan to do with a ground rod?  BTW: any size wire you have laying around that is long enough can be used for temporary ground and testing.  1.5-2.5 mm2 best.

Hook it up to the bus with the power off!

2 minutes ago, bankruatsteve said:

Measuring the voltage between L and E is just a simple (for me) way to determine relative quality of ground.  IE: if voltage is pretty much the same between L-E and L-N, then you likely have a decent ground.  if voltage between L-E is same as N-E then your ground is not good.  Of course a stake in the ground will give you what it should be.

I'm not comfortable messing around in the panel with power on.

I will drive in a proper grounding rod but what size wire should i use?

1 minute ago, Crossy said:

Since you are in a house take a walk and look at your power poles, a supply with MEN will have a ground wire from the neutral (usually the top wire of the ones on small insulators), if you are definitely MEN then a N-E link is a good idea.

 

Can you post a photo of your distribution board with the lid off (care) so we can see what's going on in there too.

 

What is MEN?

Just now, Crossy said:

Is that ground actually connected to the ground at the box and then the rod? A LOT of extension leads hve 3-pin plugs and outlets with 2 core cable!

OK. I will do my own ground. I actually started to do that but backed off because of the other opinion.  I'm familiar with the ungrounded 3 pin extensions in Thailand. ????

2 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Is your ground really good? (how do you know)

 

Try measuring to a known-good ground (big screwdriver in the lawn), a floating ground would give you something like you are seeing.

 

Are you in a house or a condo??

 

I wouldn't go around connecting N-E unless you KNOW that you have a TNC-S supply with MEN.

 

House, and I can drive in a good ground rod and try that. Thanks.

58 minutes ago, bankruatsteve said:

The voltage between N and E is a concern but you are not likely getting a shock from the neutral.

What is the voltage between L and E?

Is your guitar/amp connected to ground?  (3-pin plug)

I would not bond the N and E bus without more information of your grid supply.

Unless things have changed recently, US boxes have separate N and E bars which are bonded.

Hi. Thanks. The amp is grounded. I don't know about the voltage between Line and ground - and won't measure myself because I don't know what I am doing! But will try and find out.

Hello,

I hope everyone is well. I'm getting mild and sometimes not so mild shocks playing electric guitar if i am grounded. None if not. I'm repeating here what a friend has told me is the probable cause and solution. He says there is a good ground but there is a 75 volt difference at the mains between ground and neutral. When he checked each circuit it sometimes went down to to 45 volt. He suggests running a wire between the ground and neutral bus as he has done himself in Thailand (in the USA they would be on the same bus) but with only a few volt differential and is hesitant with such a large one. He also thinks this is the reason I have to set my Safe-T-cut GFI to lowest sensitivity.

What do you guys think about both the diagnosis and suggested solution?
 

Sheryl, I so much appeciate your invaluable advice here. You must have helped many hundreds if not thousands of members and even non-members over the years. Thank you. 
I searched the thread for the NHSO number and could not find it. Would you mind reposting?

Thanks very much, Sheryl. 

Do you know if I would have something close to normal vision after the Yagcap procedure? I would go there by taxi, but probably otherwise unaccompanied. 

Thanks, Sheryl. For the Laser yag capsulotomy I was quoted is 20,000-22,000 at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, both eyes. ????. I'll keep this place in mind.

Does anyone know if they do it, also Yag capsulotomy. I'm not looking for opinions on that hospital in general or recommendations for others for these procedures. Only if anyone knows if they do these, or have personal experience in having either done there. Thank you.