pl8lad

There is a lot of info on the manual, but I can't find a max charge rate, but these are mentioned,

Battery, 100 Ah - 250 Ah.

Charge current, 15 +/- 2amp.

Fast charge current, 20 +/- 2amp.

Rated voltage (back up mode)230 VAC +/- 10%

Rated frequency (back up mode) 5oHz +/- 0.1 Hz.

Output, 90 - 290 +/- 10 VAC.

Frequency 41 - 65 Hz.

UPS/WUPS Mode selection, 180 - 265 +/- 10 Vac, or 90 - 295 +/- 10 VAC.

(Yes, you can see I'm a bit lacking when it comes to this electronic stuff.)

I will try your suggestion of leaving it to charge for 24 hours and see if that makes a difference,

Thank you again..

Hello Crossy, and thank you for your quick reply.

I have been advised to get 2 bigger batteries, such as you mentioned, commercial boat batteries. I don't think Lithium batteries are available here, and importing things may not be allowed by the military here who are in charge of pretty much everything, It would probably take a lot of paper work, and a lot of tax/fees just to get permission for something like this.

The cuts are 1pm - 5pm then 9am - 1pm next day in cycles, but sometimes 5pm - 9pm, but not every day, so on other days, the charging time is 16 hours, but of course less when the extra cut off time happens. The pix below is my inverter, except that mine is half size vertically, the LED panel is the same, and the buttons below are the same.

Thank you for your suggestions I'll get the local engineer bloke to look at what you mentioned, he has a multi-meter,

--Any idea how much current is being dragged from the pack when discharging? What is the charge rate that your inverter can provide?--    Not sure myself, I'll try to find out.

Thank you again for your input,

Hello, I live in Myanmar and there are 2 x 4 hour electricity cuts every day. I live in an apartment, I don't have any vehicle, but I'm curious about your battery powered inverter.   I'm not very good with electronics, and had a local engineer with me when I bought a Durasol Pure Sine Wave UPS series CD model 1500 VADSWL - 1700/24 volt inverter, along with 4 semi-truck trailer Varta Blue Powermotive N120 (150F50) 12V 120AH 800A batteries.  I was told they would not run the AC, but I have a small refrigerator & a small chest freezer, sometimes use TV & wifi, and fan, and at night, 1 or 2 lights   When I first got this set up, in Jan. last year it worked well, covering each 4 hour electricity cut, but over the last 4/5 months the useful time using the inverter has shortened, and it's now down to about an hour & a half.

All up the batteries & inverter cost me 2.4 million Kyats, about 750$US..

The reason I'm sending this message to you, is that you seem to have way more knowledge than I with this sort of thing, so I'm wondering if any of what I have makes sense to you.  It is not easy to find knowledgeable people here and I'm sure there are, but they may not speak English, and I certainly can't speak Burmese very well.

Anyway, any thoughts you may have would be very gratefully  accepted and whether you can shed light on my problem or not, I please accept my thanks for taking the time to read my email.

Ajarn Pete,

Yangon,

Myanmar.

The ass spray gun is pretty much the best thing since sliced bread, or snow freeze ice creams.    Way way cleaner than pushing dunny paper around your ass and spreading the sh*t about.   ✅

Hello Tim, is this reply direct to you?  If so, I'd like to ask if it's possible to see a repeat of the weekend offering you had a short time ago about eye surgery as I was unable to watch at the time, and would very much like to see if still available.  I'm in Myanmar and want to get info on possible eye surgery before I actually travel there.  Many thanks for any info/help you can give, or link to you podcast, etc..

Pete.

(pl8lad)

Hello,  I'm trying to contact Tim Newton, but I'm not sure how to reply to his video programs. I missed a recent weekend program he had re eyesight surgery,  I want to ask if there is a podcast of this I can watch.

Many thanks for any info.

pl8lad.

Hello Tim, is it possible to watch your Saturday talk on eye surgery which I missed due to work.

Much appreciated if you have a podcast or similar of it.

Cheers,

pl8lad.

Hello, i am also looking for Hummus, I have no facilities to make my own, nor anywhere to buy the ingredients as I'm in a rural area.  Looking for about 2 x 300/400 gram containers.

I have a number of CV visa exempt extensions on my N.Z. passport, & I was issued another 2 month CV extension on Jan. 24th, ending on Mar. 25, 2022. I was told that was the last CV extension.  However, some local people told me that there was another extension for Laos people who were in Thailand, so today I went back to the Immi. Office, and asked if this applied to foreigners as well.    I was told there is indeed another extension for foreigners, and I have to return to the office on 24th Feb., and I will get another 2 month extension, which will last until May, 2022.  As the staff in the office can not speak English very well, that's all the info I could get. This is the Chiang Khan office, in Loei Province.

I bought a Honda XL 600 Dakar in Samui when I first arrived in Thailand to live, 2003. When I got a job & started to living in Prachin Buri, I asked for a plate with 1 on it, I waited about a month & was then told to come to the Rego office & collect it. I think it cost around 400/500 Baht. I never put it on the bike as I wanted to keep it as part of my number/license plate collection I made over time being here. I had a plastic one made up & fitted it.  After about 5/6 years I sold the bike with the plastic plate still attached. Shown top left side of the image, with other random Loei plates I collected over time.

I'm sure not a fan of food stuffed with chilli, but Chicken Phad Thai, & Massaman Curry are my 2 favorite dishes, & I ate them long before I came here.  Beef Massaman, for me is amazing. Just a little bit of chilli I can handle.

The three groups who should be vaccinated against Covid-19 immediately are the over 60s, people with seven underlying health conditions and pregnant women. 

The letter dated 20th July is from MoPH official Kiatphoom Wongjarit. 

At the end of the letter is says that this order applies to foreigners too, reported PPTV36. 

I copied from the title page, showing 20th July, not 20th January, or did I miss something ??

Old, and short, but pretty amazing song, 

Edith Piaf.  Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien       (No, I regret nothing.)Video result for Edith Piaf 223 Edith Piaf - Non, Je ne regrette rien YouTube · ondrejtis Oct 6, 2550 BE.URL

Yep, quite delicious meals, with the spaghetti, I chop up an extra onion and a couple of tomatoes, fry first, then add the contents of the packet.  I'm sold on these !!

Hey there Simon,   yep, Pete from ALBA, good that I put the reply to you in the right place. And good to hear you are enjoying life in Laos,.

I'm hoping to get back to Yangon, but could be a while due to all the <deleted> going on there, Joel is principle at ALBA, don't think he was when you were there. After CV19 hit, the school started online teaching, which I'm not so good at,  the internet had improved a lot before I left, good enough to watch streaming videos and TV programs.

I've been selling old Burmese license plates on ebay since I've been trapped in Siam, and about to do some teaching at a small private school here where I'm staying, the govt. postponed the regular May re-opening here due to CV19, so about Jun/ 14th, if they don't postpone again. 

Wheels within wheels, within wheels !!!

Not sure if this helps, but I sent a 110kg package which was 85 x 110 from Loei to Buriram and it cost me 740 Baht.  delivery was 2 days all up.

No plate, no book, That what it says in the ad.  That's why it's so cheap !!

Yamaha WR 225 good condition, I’ve owned this bike since 2004 & used weekly, but since 2011 have lived overseas and used only on vacation here in Thailand. Just spent 3500 Baht to upgrade front brakes, petrol tank on/off/reserve switch, & fitted new clutch cable. It also has a new seat cover. Reluctant to sell but I only get to use it once a year now. Awesome bike for riding in the bush. 26,000 Baht, NO license plate, or book, hence LOW price. If you are interested, call, or message me, if I don’t answer the phone, and I’ll call you back.  Rear tyre is about half worn.

As most days, listening to Triple J (JJJ) an Oz streaming radio station, completely uncensored & ad free,  and right now, one of my favourites,  Head like a Sieve   by   Ball Park Music...    Voted for this in the Hottest 100 !

I'm over 60 & have been using Hydrogen Peroxide, 20 Vol.,  mixed with baking Soda for several years now, & when i first started, it took maybe 4/6 weeks using every 2/3 days to show an improvement, and now I use just 2 days a week to keep them white, also seems to help keep gums clean.

On 10/7/2020 at 6:52 PM, ubonjoe said:

All I can say is that have I seen nothing official about the 60 day extensions.

Reading that article makes me think they are calling applying for a 30 day extension before September 26 or shortly after a 60 day extension. That would really be a total stay of 60 days not a extension if you include the amnesty in October and the 30 day extension in November.

Hi ubonjoe, my first reply to this post, please excuse any errors,

I've been following the CV situation on this website, I went Fri. 9th to extend my visa exempt entry because of CV19, and was given a stamp to November 30th, and told by the head of Immigration at the Chiang Khan office, Loei Province, that if I needed to extend further, I have to go back before November 30th, and I can get 60 days for 1900Baht.

21 hours ago, ThaiBunny said:

Surely this is the best place to start - https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/pensions/travelling-or-moving/going-overseas-super/residing-overseas.html

Hi ThaiBunny,

Many thanks for that site, I must have found an older one when I googled NZ govt.   It seems more clear now but still the 26 weeks outside NZ may be a challenge.

Hi fellow Kiwis,    Not quite sure if this is the correct forum section, I will hit retirement age in 2 years time, & I want to ask any Kiwis that are retired and living in Thailand about NZ super payments.   I’ve gone over the NZ govt. website but it isn’t clear about receiving super payments living overseas, from what I can see, I have to live in NZ for more than 6 months per year to receive my pension ?    If any Kiwis are getting their govt. pension and living in Thailand for more than 6 months, how is that possible?  Or have I misread the govt. website.    Any info is much appreciated.

Jon.