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On 1/20/2022 at 8:42 AM, JBChiangRai said:

I’m a big fan of the Must PH5000 grid-tied inverters, if you know the password to the admin section, you can tailor them enormously so you are the last inverter to shut down if there are others in your neighborhood and low demand.

 

 

I guess you figured it out, right? ????

10 hours ago, Crossy said:

@JBChiangRai explains his problems with MUST inverters in this thread:-

 

 

 

Thanks Crossy. Now I'm wondering if their PH1000 series is any good (looks pretty solid and obviously a newer generation, but...). Not too many info and user reviews can be found on youtube/internet.

On 9/2/2021 at 10:27 AM, JBChiangRai said:

I bought the Hybrid inverters direct from MUST Solar in China, they are 5.5Kw models and cost 16,333 baht delivered all duties paid. I bought the MUST Grid-Tied inverters from Thai Jeen Solar on Lazada. I had to add those because I export on average 80 KwHr’s per day (peak 120) and we use about that too as we run all the 11 air conditioning units 24/7 and keep the house at a constant temperature.

 

The MUST Hybrid Inverters are extremely poor at exporting power to the grid.

Could you please explain what do you mean by that and state your hybrid inverter model. I'm considering a 5Kw Pro series hybrid fanless one, specs do look quite solid and the prece is quite attractive compared to similar spec Sofar Solar one (HYD5000-ES).

Turkey, Egypt, Cuba, Maldives Seychelles are all open and many of them are way cheaper than a trip to land of scams with all these crazy restrictions. Who the hell Thais think they are, center of the Universe?

All guesses are worthless without having error codes on hand. Reasons can be various, electronics (repairable), ABS motor (barely repairable), bad sensors, blown fuse etc. ABS won't work but the car can be driven as usual.

On 9/15/2020 at 10:26 PM, Outbackoz said:

Perhaps you may give some thought to using an ultrasonic device either triggered by thermal change or movement. Probably something above the range of the human ear but still in range of the cats I think from memory the upper threshold  for humans is around 20kHz whilst for the pesky Felis catus is circa 80kHz. probably need around 75-100 decibels. May not completely stop them but would reduce their incursions!    

These don't work at all. I have the same problem as the OP and I bought a couple of different ultrasonic devices to try. Few days later I came back home to find 2 cats <deleted> right next to it, with number of kittens playing around. Everything outside the house smells of cat <deleted> now. I generally like animals but I'm very close now to start killing these little bastards.

I thought this might be useful fo Ford owners, especially for those with older models.

"Boris, don't use idiots for the job" (c) Snatch

On 8/27/2020 at 8:10 AM, rambling said:

 

There's usually 30% customs + 7% VAT on auto parts, did you need to pay that?

 

I ship a lot of car parts here (mainly for European makes, orders from my customers), only was charged import duty once or twice over years. In the normal situation ie pre-covid it usually takes 15-20 days for parts to arrive, now I'm waiting for 3 packages (ironically 2 of them are for Mercedes cars) that have left Europe in mid-July and are still in transit.

Drive through?

GT-02 are decent enough and more or less reliable, but they are not manufactured anymore, at least by my supplier's factory.

4 hours ago, Sam Lin said:

This has been no secret for 20 years; K&N trades filtration for flow. Oil analysis data clearly shows that silicate levels in the oil are much higher on cars running K&N filters, meaning more dust is getting past the air filter.

But then if you're after performance you change the oil much more frequently, so overall there's no bad effect on the engine. 

I install them in numbers for my customers (mainly rental companies) but not OBD versions.

The problem is very common with Fiestas and sometimes happens with Focus, too. All of a sudden your dashboard lights up like a Christmas tree, you visit a dealer and they tell you the ABS is dead. Replacement cost is close to 30000 baht. In most cases DTC code is U3000, ABS lost communication with PCM. Thai Fiesta dedicated groups are full of threads on ABS topic, too. It happened with my car as well a couple of years ago and took a lot of time and few dead ABS modules to find the cause of the problem on hardware level, since then I repaired few dozens of these modules for myself and my Thai friends. Since most mechanics (dealers included) have no idea they can remove just the electronic part of the ABS and keep the car driveable while the module is being repaired I created this video tutorial to help folks that are struggling with the same problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7VQ6OwJAyc

"were evacuated by a combination of police, hotel security staff and members of the public" - ie no one knew <deleted> they were supposed to do in this situation. 

It might be a standard security feature - if you unlock the car but don't open the door, car will lock back after 10-30 seconds (depends on make). Same with passive anti-burglar lock, when the car lock itself up when you start to drive and reach 20 km/h.

So I've read 5 pages of discussions whether it's good or bad for tourism. C'mon folks, are you for real? There are thousands of bars and clubs in Bangkok alone and they're all packed on weekends - you will rarely see any foreign faces though. All the touristy places together are no more than a drop in an ocean, this isn't about tourism but about local life.

A lot of people in Phuket expat community ID'd him minutes after a girl reported on FB he attacked a dog with machete. Many folk were also saying he attacked other people and their dogs previously.

10 hours ago, ParadiseLost said:

A badge of honor?

 

Maybe an admittance of corruption?

 

Nothing to be proud of...

They own it.

1 minute ago, JAS21 said:

Are you a proper mechanical engineer ..............

...And I have also seen burned holes in thinner ones ????

2 minutes ago, JAS21 said:

SS, have just checked and they are between 55th and 57th so that is about 1.4mm ... my mic is a bit old! You can see that one plate has been slightly modified as we put it after the cooler whereas it was designed to go before the cooler and bolt hole centers were slightly different ... you can PM me if interested ... but they will be the best that you will find in Thailand ... as said they were fitted to the New D-Max 3Ltr .. we had the 2012 3Ltr V-Cross.

 

When the warranty runs out on our MY15 EVT+ two years left as I bought extra, I will get Mr Ritter to look at it............

A bit thin if you ask me, I usually use 2-2.5mm stainless steel.

3 hours ago, JAS21 said:

The remap you did on that ... did you have to cap the torque in the lower gears or was/is that not necessary.

 

Are you going to publish the graphs ... would be interesting .. tks

1) Not necessary, torque limit in stock file is around  400Nm@~2200 RPM and with stage 1 it reaches that value at ~2800 RPM with max. 460Nm@3800RPM. Besides, the gearbox can handle much higher torques.

2) Last time we put Pajero Sport on dyno about 7 years ago, and in Europe ????  It's an old car (with even older engine LOL) where all solutions are already well known and tested, esp. for a simple stage 1 tune with EGR off. 

PS What material are your blanking plates made of and what's their thickness?