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eyeglasses with quality lenses. with clear vision, she still thinks I'm hansum. 555

I've been through a similar search process for uninstrut and channel nuts. super expensive at RS. C channel is available at most electrical supply shops in 2 depths, and sometimes hot dip galvanized. However i have not yet found convenient slotted version, so it requires drilling holes. About the "basket". If i understand correctly what you are referring to, there are variatey of cable ladders, trays, and wire way available from KJL Thailand - popular brand in stock and by order from local electrical suppliers https://www.kjl.co.th/product/our-product/kjl-products-cable-tray-systems Channel nuts though ... let me know if you find them!

I'm interested what this list would look like if normalized by average salary in that country -- to give a sense of how hard or long one has to work in order to afford a certain amount of electricity. This list shows USA at 0.178 and Thailand at 0.133. So, US electric is 1.33 times more expensive than Thailand ... but salaries are 5-10x higher in the US for the same job. so likely easier to afford the same amount of kWh if working in US

I have the Milwaukee M12/M18 combo charger (purchased in Thailand), and it has the 2 round pin plug. (attached photo) I'm interested what the label on the UK charger looks like for comparison20231008_174903.heic

Last time I went to Samui, I rented a scooter. I think the rental shop was trying to kill me by providing me with such a poorly maintained bike. Tires flat, brakes gone, wheels out of alignment. I can only imag8ne being an inexperienced rider and "learning" on a garbage bike while on vacation. poor maintenance of rentals likely contributes to many road accidents.

exactly. woman+house can make a huge difference compared to renting a condo / apartment in the city.

+1! when sorted by computers, YYYYMMDD sorted alphabetically by ASCII or any other character set that i have seen results in chronological sorting. all makes good sense to me.

Thanks connda for the reminder. I almost forgot about poop maps! For those of you who have not been to San Francisco -- poop maps is a real thing. crowd-sourced data linked to city public works tickets to deal with human waste in public areas of the city. Only the best for residents of one of the most expensive cities in the world.

I'm grateful to live in a place with low crime. Living in Chiang Mai for over 5 years now. Between the city and Northern suburbs / rural areas. Not once have I been personally affected by local crime. Before Thailand, I lived in USA (Atlanta and San Francisco). Have to be a lot more careful and consume mental energy every day to avoid various types of crime that are so common.

I have never measured the conductors, but I have a preference of wire brands for other non-scientific / non-quantitative reasons related to insulation of THW and VAF-G. I prefer Bangkok Cable and Phelps Dodge (purchased locally in Thailand). The insulation on these 2 brands appears to resist damage from bending and scratches better than some other cheaper brands. Phelps Dodge THW is more slippery and easier to pull in conduit. For VAF-G (not in conduit), I prefer the appearance of BCC because it is not as shiny as Phelps Dodge.

My interpretation of the thai document: item 1: 1 phase + 1 neutral (2 wires total) from the meter to the panel in the house. size = 1x50 sq. mm. type IEC01 (THW copper). includes fastening and routing in conduit as necessary. item 2: replace one of your existing panels with a new 12 slot panel. The new panel will include a 100A 2-pole, main breaker, a 32A single pole breaker, and 5 more single pole breakers with unspecified current rating. (my comment) If they want to replace some of your existing equipment, they might plan to re use some of your old breakers in the new panel. item 3: new earth rod. 5/8 inch × 8 foot long. New wire from panel to earth rod. 16 sq.mm type IEC 01 (THW copper) routed in conduit. (my comment) Likely reason to add the new earth rod and wire is to guarantee that it is sized appropriately for the new meter service. I don't remember all the numbers from memory, but there is a table provided by PEA and the Thai EIT standards book that lists the required sizes. I have the book at home. I can post a picture of the table on Wednesday.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/1AqcAckc2g4jvgoL6 Ruamchok Chemical has a surprisingly large inventory of various liquid and powder chemicals. They might have a barrel of whatever you need.

Recently I bought some "Sony" NiMH AAA batteries from Lazada from a shop with good reviews. Not sure if they were counterfeit or authentic, but it doesn't matter because they were dead on arrival. Went on to buy my trusted brand EBL from Amazon US website. There was extra shipping and tax to Thailand, but it was worth it in my opinion. My last batch of EBL AA and AAA still work well after 5 years. The only unfortunate thing is that the USB-C input port on the new charger (has USB-C and Micro USB) doesnt work with my Samsung Galaxy fast charger - but it works with a USB-C port on my laptop or Dell monitor hub port.

Toro Clothing แม่กวง 089 556 2880 https://maps.app.goo.gl/kJj1zGiQ19nQhGX98 This place is open and going strong. The sign shows they get imports from US and japan. might be worth a try if the location is not too far out of town for you.

I agree that getting it "right" is the right thing to do for peace of mind and understanding the procedures for future travel without confusion. I made the comment about potential fines because sometimes we are in a time crunch. Anyhow, last time I updated my tm30 at chiang mai for moving my "long term" address in CM, it took only about 15 minutes and a simple form. This was 6 months ago. Fortunately, they have a special office for tm30 around back next to the print shop. So you don't have to go through the multiple levels of queues that are required for other services in the main building.

it's good to keep in mind the potential fines when making decisions how to deal with this stuff. In the case of 90 days gone wrong, 2000฿ fixes it at Chiang Mai immigration counter (official penalty with receipt in early 2022). I've never had an issue with TM30, so I don't know how much you can be fined when caught without a valid TM30 receipt. If you know the cost of getting it "wrong", you can make logical decisions about how much time and effort you are willing to spend to get it "right".

บี่เฮียง สันผีเสื้อ - Behieng Restaurant Chiang Mai 084 235 6462 https://maps.app.goo.gl/RoNybWxZtytiA8HE7 I like this place near Ruamchok. air con room, delicious thai food lunch and dinner. Reasonable prices. I also like wela dee that was previously mentioned, but it's a bit more expensive and sometimes packed full -- so I like to go there on "special occasion"

(80km outside Chiang Mai) Last year when we requested a new permanent meter from PEA, they sent an inspector to the house. He did visual inspection (no test and measurement) of the Earth rod, CU, and routing back to the PEA pole where service conductors were ready to connect. Approved within a few minutes. A few days later, a technician showed up to install the meter. I am not aware of any paperwork or signatures after the initial application at PEA local office.

What about the angle grinder? I think a day doesn't go by that I don't hear that signature sound of Thailand.

What size holes did you want to drill into the wall? Perhaps someone on this forum lives near your house and would have lent the proper tools to finish the job if we knew what you needed before end of your trip.

If you don't want to buy, I think Ocha POS or Wongnai POS has membership options where they provide the hardware and you pay a monthly fee. You would have to load your menu data, of course. But it might be a low-cost way to try it before buying hardware. FlowAccount software has some new features -- I think its called FlowAccount Cashier that you can use their software as a POS on your own tablet. I haven't tried it, but I like their general accounting software and integration with Kasikorn bank. Are you looking to have a mechanical cash drawer working with the software too?

NARIT hosts public nights most weekends at the telescope on site. They also organize some offsite events at nearby mountains, dams, other dark places on special days. Planetarium is open almost every day, but usually a million school kids. However, you can stop into the Planets restaurant (closed Monday) and have a beer on the balcony and watch sunset over doi suthep. The running / cycling path that follows the canal road has an offshoot through NARIT, so around sunset there are often joggers and cyclists eating there. That's where I'll be this afternoon ????

https://th.rs-online.com/web/c/cables-wires/electrical-power-industrial-cables/control-cable/?applied-dimensions=4294878698,4294855310 Also, you can order many variations of 5x2.5mm cable online at TH RS Components. It usually costs more than local Thai electric shops, but you can find international name brands such as Lapp Kabel.

I bought this Yazaki 5x2.5mm flexible cable cut to length from my favorite local supplier (Saha Faifa in Chiang Mai) last year. If I can find it in CM, I assume you can find it in BKK. Used it for an air conditioner install. Conductors are are all in black insulation, and have numbers 1-5 printed along the length of each - although you might not be able to see the detail in this picture.

40-60฿ into the industrial dryer at my nearest laundromat. job done. The place I go uses dryers that have proper exhaust and the clothes are dry in 30-45 min. About 2 years ago, another coin-op laundry opened down the street with some new Bosch condenser dryers. They were cute, but the clothes don't get dry in that type of machine for at least 2 hours. They setup the time/cost of the coin machine part to be the same as other shops that have exhaust. needless to say, that shop didn't last long.