davejonesbkk

ok thanks, about this

assport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months and its copy

I have a new passport (old/current stamps etc moved over to it already) so do I just copy those pages with stamps or the whole thing?

Im sure these questions have been asked before and I have read all the info but I just want to check I have everything correct here so if someone can confirm for me I would be most grateful!

Forms

Do I need to fill in and send BOTH the visa application and the non-immigration "O-A" forms?

http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/?q=node/151

Date(s) of Previous visit(s) to Thailand

This is a question on the visa form, I spend most of my time in Thailand and Im on an ED visa right now, in the last 2 years Ive been back to the UK for a few weeks and 2 trips to Cambodia, what dates exactly for my 'trips' to Thailand should I put? The dates I flew back in from another country?

Fees

For a single ED visa I pay this?

- Non-Immigration Visa £50 for single entry or £125 for multiple entries.

Do I need to send any copies of my passport too?

thank you

thats the thing I dont know, I mean what are they going to do, not let me leave? And because a signature is missing on my previous extension of stay stamp? The current extension stamp is signed, its barely 2 letters scrawled too from what I can tell.

Ive just been at CW and done a 7 day extension before I leave the country, I also had my old visa stamp etc transferred to my new passport, everything went fine and got it all done. I have just arrived home and got a call from immigration saying the officer forgot to sign my OLD extension of stay stamp (the one for July 16th to Oct 14th) and that I need to go back to have this done. Im a bit miffed by this as its a huge trek for me, do I really have to do this? Im flying out on Sunday so what would happen? Its not even the signature for my current extension...

My ED visa expires next week, Im flying back to the UK a few days after it expires though, I assume its ok for me to go to Chang Wattana and get a 7 day extension without any hassles right?

I usually need lots of documents from my school when I do the 90 extension at CW, are they needed for the 7 day one too?

In the same trip to CW Im getting my visa stamp moved from my old passport to my new one, aside from the UK embassy letter is there anything else I need to do this?

thanks

Aha, vindication at last. Thanks, Pib. I *thought* I remembered leaking refrigerant being a potential cause of air con icing.

And a s....l....o....w leak many times can be very hard to detect due to location of the leak even with the most sensitive freon lead detection devices. Each and every time I've had an A/C icing problem over my lifetime it has been due to a low freon charge and of course the icing would always occur at the worst time like going into a hot summer weekend when most A/C repair shops are closed. I've have slow leak problems on two central home A/Cs in my lifetime....icing each time. And when I started having icing problems on one of my vehicles I bought a freon leak detector, vacuum pump, pressure guages, etc., off Ebay so I could service my own vehicle A/C--saved me a bunch of money of the years. A person can top off there freon charge to get the A/C working again, but with the small leak still occurring it will just be a matter of time...days...weeks...a couple of months...before the freon leaks off enough to get to just that right low freon pressure where icing occurs....and after it leaks off some more it just don't cool, don't ice-up, or do anything other than blow warm air. Yes sir, I've got the A/C slow leak tee-shirt collection...been there, done that.

thanks yes this sounds pretty much like my problem but Ive had the regular engineer out like 3 times a year for the 4 yrs Ive been here and now the manufacturers engineers, lets hope they have sorted out any leak this time

oops totally forgot about this thread!

The guys from the company came and pretty much took both units apart. they said it was about the lack of coolant, not sure why the regular engineer didnt spot this. So they have topped it back up and did some other things and its been perfect since, I have a feeling its going to just break again like it has done before right on cue in the next 3-4 months though....

Ive seen it mentioned before that having a new passport makes it easier to get a visa etc, is this actually true though or is there any real evidence or first hand experiences from people here?

Im not talking about the really bad stuff like being blacklisted but the more general stuff like a history of back to back tourist visas, does a new passport mean a new slate? If it doesnt then what are they using to track your previous history and data?

this is interesting:

Thai motorbike gang mugged British women night before backpacker couple were murdered on Koh Tao island

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/11111774/Thai-motorbike-gang-mugged-British-women-night-before-backpacker-couple-were-murdered-on-Koh-Tao-island.html

Thanks guys, seems there isnt much difference in the prices so I might as well just buy it here.

What was the app you were referring to for remote control? Pi Buddy?

Im pretty sure that on previous occasions there was mention of the 'freont' being down due to a leak or something and it had been topped up, Ive had the engineers out a lot and the last time only a month ago (same guys each time) so Im sure they are checking for that each time.

No one is smoking in the room.

Its a ceiling mounted unit with everything else outside on the balcony, I really know nothing about how it works or what is draining where but everytime I have the guys out to clean it etc they do seem to do a thorough job. I will take a closer look at it tomorrow though and do some of my own reading on it.

I have noticed now that when I turn it on right when I go to sleep at approx midnight the problems start with the air getting warm and the noises about 4-5ish each time, its fine up until then though with the temp on around 22.

My landlord is calling the manufactures Amena on Monday to see if they can shed any light on thsi.

Yeah so I ran some tests yesterday and overall it is quieter but there are some sporadic humming noises at certain times on *some* games but when getting closer it appears that this is coming from one of the main fans on the back of the case, it only does this everyone and then for short bursts I guess when extra strain is being put on.

Im thinking about getting a raspberry pi for two reasons, I want to have a new tech toy to play with and because I need a simple media player for the TV in my bedroom.

How much are they here in Bkk? Im going back to the UK next month, would I save more on it there?

How effective are they as media players?

What about controlling it? Ive heard there are remotes you can get, I dont really fancy using a keyboard and mouse with it.

I used to have a 360 which was good but then I switched to PS3 and then 2 yrs ago PC and not touched consoles since, however I do miss Halo and Gears of War which are 2 Xbox only franchises that I loved and after seeing the Halo: Master Chief collection which is Halo 1-4 with the first 2 remastered in HD out for the same price as a normal game Ive decided to get an Xbox one. Halo is one of the greatest game franchises ever and by far one of the best single player FPS games.

yes this is brilliant, at first when I saw the thing about ewallet etc I had a sinking feeling that I might not be able to use Paypal anymore but it works just fine and the prices are a good 20-30% cheaper, AAA titles like Witcher 3, Aliens Isolation and others all priced at around 900 baht which is an insane deal

Yes you were right totally useless with zero power so I just binned it!

So taken the gfx card out, didn't seem to be that dusty at all but given it a blow myself anyway. I don't see how or where I can put this seeing machine oil into the fans though as they appear to be totally sealed...

No compressed air at the IT shops I went to so I got one of these in the image attached, will it do? Not sure if to blows or sucks air, does it matter what I use to power it? I have an external USB battery I could try

Ive been living in a rented condo for over 4 years now, I think it was maybe 2 yrs old when I moved in so everything is new and in good order. Ive always needed to have the air conditioner units cleaned more often that I thought was needed though (I heard once a year is enough) as pretty much every 4 months or so the unit in the bedroom stops pumping out cool air even on the highest settings. My landlord is excellent though and always sends round the engineers and they give it a good clean, its quite a job but she covers the cost, Ive always been confused about why it would need cleaning so much though.

Just recently it seems to have gotten worse, in the last year or so on occasion its made loud crunching noises and chunks of ice have fallen out, I then get it cleaned and its fine and then it starts happening again a few months later. Now this is happening more regularly, I just had it cleaned in August and then this started again the other night with it making loud noises, ice falling out and also it stops blowing out cool air, all of this disrupts my sleep a lot, last 2 nights Ive had to resort to switching on the air in the other room full blast and then leave the bedroom door open to cool the bedroom down as the unit in the bedroom is causing so many problems.

So again had the engineer round but when I switch it on to show him its fine and he cant see any problems. I think Ive figured it out though, Im guessing something is getting blocked and the cold air is condensing, turning into ice which then blocks the cool air from coming out and then falls from the machine as well as creating the crunching noise. The problem is this only happens after 5-6 hrs of use so I havent been able to show this to the engineer yet.

Any tips or solutions here?

I guess this is what Im doing but with the gfx card fan right?

http://www.overclockers.com/em-spinning-lubricate-pc-fans/

OK so I need to do the following?

Remove gfx card

Clean gfx card with compressed air holding the fan in place while I do this

Squirt a small amount of sewing machine oil into the section where the bearings are

Clean rest of computer with compressed air holding any fans in place.

OK, where can I get sewing machine oil and a can of compressed air?

Just noticed recently that whenever I play a game the PC starts to hum quite loud so Im guessing this is the gfx card fan? What would be the most likely problem? Dust clogged up? I havent opened up the PC to take a look yet but intend to do so this weekend.

Tips on how to clean it would be welcome!

Yeah my gf just read all this 30 mins ago, apparently the guy was raped too and the girl had blonde hair in her hands