jenkins

yay! im gonna be there! come on all you guys and girls....will be great to see some of your lovely faces!

we have to do better than the pattaya pissup! lets show the rest of em how its done!

we can all get together to chomp away on the fact that the thai,s hate us and want rid of us --

what to do -what to do ?? ptteww! was that a bit of bone !-- solly luk-krung -- any-way

INVITATION TO PHUKET BBQ Party

You are cordially invited to the ThaiVisa BBQ party at The Green Man, (1 kilometre west of Chalong Roundabout) 82/15 Moo 4, Patak Road, Rawai, Phuket (map attached) on Saturday, 12 May 2007 at 7.00PM until late.

For your eating and drinking pleasure, we have:

- Buckwheats famous Mesquite smoked BBQ Ribs and a variety of snacks.

- Free local Beer

- Thaivisa T-shirt lucky draw

Come and enjoy some BBQ and "meet the faces" behind the avatars!

Please sign up here as soon as possible so we get a good idea of the numbers of attendees for catering purposes.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Welcome!

Thaivisa.com Administration @ The Green Man

Map to The Green Man:

If I love someone. truly love them, than I would do whatever it took to let that person know that I love them. If you know what it would take and if you love her enough to make the effort then both of you are a lucky couple.

I've noticed a great deal more reports recently of guys getting drugged or doped in beer bars in Patong

and then waking up in their room 12 hours etc later with all their money and possessions

being stolen and with no recollection as to what happened and or feeling very ill.

Its a concern to see this becoming a all to frequent occurerence in Patong. I would suggest people going there be vigilant in who makes their drink and keep a very close eye on it

over many years

try to think up something more interesting

if a person leaves a drink un-attended , on a bar /table-then resumes said drink-- more fool him/her ------next!

when i went to chonburi thais burnt rubbish on the street in bins , plastic and all

most of them are idiots -- <deleted> of he first order

us expats should give them a good old educating about the enviroment

unfortunately , most of us are inept

Spot on Crossy...more info needed.

What is the required load current?

What type of cable do you want to use?

I did a very preliminary calculation based on the usual ambient air temps, a cable operating temperature of 75 degrees Celsius, a multicore copper cable with circular conductors & a prospective load current of 20 Amps, & I got;

35 millimetres squared.

This figure does not allow for the method of cable installation, which can drastically change this figure.

What's your findings Crossy?

Elkangorito, would the equivalent aluminium cable (50 sq.mm, I think) not be both cheaper to purchase and lighter in weight for aerial suspension?

if its coming from a long way , the voltage is compromised already _surely ?(check it with a volt-meter) ?

aluminium cable has a higher resistance than copper ( as you say ,crossy)

the larger cable you can use the better imo otherwise the voltage will diminish

and things that you use in your house will not function as well

the supply cable is the limiting factor (imho)

just because a meter on a pole says its capable of supplying 100 amps , doesn,t mean it can !

its the supply lines above, that come from afar, that determin how much current(amps) that can be "drawn"

usually, in 3rd world countrys its very limited,

if lots of people are tapped into this ovehead supply , it can only supply a certain amount of current (amps) to each house-hold ---- simple!!!!! share and share alike

100 amps? what the hel_l would you want 100 amps for? a factory ?

if you require 100 amps you need it split over 3 phases(a 3 phase supply) (415 volts )each phase to ground / neuteral would be 220-240vac x 3

hi guys

ive been busy , so haven,t replyed

after reading through this thread im not going to reply

some of you are obnoxious , and incorrect

to sum up--

12 volts is lethal

110vac is as "dangerous as 220-240

etc etc

i really havent got time for all this

ill leave you all to it

heres some laughs x100

hi chownah newbie here (jib approved electrician )

in the states the supply is 110volts ? in thaland its 220-- a whole different ball game

110 doesn,t nessesarily need earthing ,220 does

also someone stated that a 12 v car battery could electrocute a person , this is totally untrue, any voltage below 55volts is safe

Why doesn't 110 necessarily need earthing...& 220 does?

I think Jenkins is a Brit. and is therefore referring to the 110V site tools that run through an isolating transformer. Neither pole of the 110v is grounded therefore the possibility of shock is reduced even if the tool's metalwork is not earthed.

That said, having the ground as well can't hurt particularly when you drill through a live cable

Thanks Crossy. That makes sense now.

IMPORTANT CORRECTION I believe my supposition that the 110V is completely earth-free is incorrect. It seems that the site transformers are actually 55-0-55 about earth. 55V is deemed a non-hazardous voltage

so

1 -12 volt car batterys are lethal

2-110 volts(ac) is as dangerous as 220-240

3- 55 volts is dangerous

Well i can say i have been going to phuket for a number of years now for the beach etc

but also for the bar girls too. Does that make me a sex tourist? Sure I'm over 50, never

had much luck with the ladies and have a very wrinkled face - so no brad pitt look a like.

Sure i frequent all my nights at certain bars and take bar girls back to the hotel room, but also enjoy

the beach and meeting fellow travellers at bars i go to regularly to - so my question is does that make me a genuine sex tourist??

I'm building a house with swimmingpool.Do I need 3 phase or will 2 phase be enough.I hear that when you use 3 phase that your electric appliances will use less electric but from the other hand the kilowatt price will be higher.So is it worth to have 3 phase installed.Some advice please.

When I grew up in the US there were no ground wires on anything and there were no GFI units on anything....anywhere......but.....somehow my generation survived. My house in Thailand is just the same...no ground wires and no GFI's.....I do have a gas water heater though so I have completely avoided the major risk factor.

Chownah

in the states the supply is 110volts ? in thaland its 220-- a whole different ball game

110 doesn,t nessesarily need earthing ,220 does

also someone stated that a 12 v car battery could electrocute a person , this is totally untrue, any voltage below 55volts is safe

hello, another newbie here!

been reading this forum for a long time so ive registered