TheMysteriousMrTesla

34 minutes ago, mario111 said:

... and of course I will not share it here.

Why not, it would lend credibility to your story?

Redact any personally identifying data of course (including any case number).

One of my three 27" monitors developed a vertical stripe which grew and grew until I finally had to get a new one.

I have a 3 monitor "tree" which has had 3 identical Samsung monitors, ideally the replacement would be of the same model. 

Unfortunately that monitor is no longer available, so I got the nearest modern version, again from Samsung.

Went to swap the monitors, two cables and 4 screws on the Vesa mount, easy peasy, yes?

Then I find that the Vesa mount on the new monitor is nowhere near the same distance from the bottom edge of the screen as the existing ones leading to that monitor being "somewhat" out of line. "Somewhat" being around 2 whole inches, the tree does have some adjustment but nothing like that.

So I had to make an adaptor plate from 1mm FR-4 (PCB material) which happened to be in stock.

Eight holes and 4 screws later the job is done and everything lines up.

No great hassle just a pain that I didn't need.

47 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

Somebody will no doubt be posting it was all Nikola Tesla's idea, like everything else ????

But, but, but ....

4 hours ago, British Consular Team said:

36 British nationals have passed away this month. We have been busy providing support to families and other next of kin.   

May I respectfully ask how many of these were covid related? (unvaccinated older persons)

12 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

A common tyrap could hold for a while, but keep your eye on it and try to fix it in good way.

The heat will make it older faster and then it crumbles.

Good point. Your local custom exhaust place should have stainless steel ones for a more permanent fix.

Do let us know how you get on. These things are all good fun ????

Are there actually any British lawyers near Thapae Gate?

I'm a little confused @Injured where are you right now, back in the States or somewhere else?

Well, shopping occured, and we did actually buy the unit we discussed from HomePro. No freebies but we did get a 1,000 Baht voucher for spending over 40k (Madam bought some other stuff including a worryingly heavy stainless frying pan).

I was pleasantly surprised when the man said they could deliver and install today. So I'm now sat in A/C luxury (set to 28C) ???? the meter is of course belting round ☹️ I expect to have a heart attack when the power bill comes.

As usual there was extra to pay because the installation was over the "free" distance, an itemised bill for 3,310 Baht was forthcoming. The installation crew (2 guys and a lady) were reasonably quick (despite struggling to core through the wall, they must have found the strong bit), did a nice neat job and made no mess.

11 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

It looks a little expensive unless it includes installation as it's virtually full price

It's not clear from the HomePro site, the other units we bought from HomePro included installation up to a certain distance between the units. Power wiring is already installed.

The HomePro installation chaps have always had the correct tools and done a quick and neat job leaving behind no mess (used their own dust sheets and vacuum). I am prepared to pay a premium for this type of service.

Going shopping on Saturday, I'm quite sure we won't come out with a Hitachi and what we get will not be cheaper ????

SWMBO has determined that we are not having Samsung and that we are having an inverter despite my reservations (she's been talking to friends about power savings).

We have Hitachi (conventional) units in two bedrooms which seem to have been reliable and were not stupid money.

I did however make the mistake (I will never learn) of telling her the budget was no more than 40k Baht! She's provisionally selected a Hitachi RAS/RAC DX 24 CJT 23000 BTU inverter @ 39,490 THB in HomePro, I will of course be investigating for a better price ????

4 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

By the middle of January it's beginning to get quite warm.  "early next year" could easily include March which will be hot.

Actually, it's going to be April 

5 hours ago, Naam said:

and let the unit blow towards the sofa where the spectators sit? unwise!

It could move a bit to the left which would reduce the direct airflow if you think that's a big issue. There's a column in line with the left end of the sofa, so the A/C cannot go any further left than that.

Great stuff chaps, given me loads to think about.

To assist I've done a quick-and-dirty (roughly to scale) drawing of the room in question. All walls are external and single thickness red brick. They are well shaded by a 1.5m roof overhang, and many plants and trees. All the windows and the folding door have curtains which tend to remain closed although they are not heavy weight things. There's another door at the bottom of the stairs but downstairs area is just that covered by the stairs, there's no massive room down there.

I'm quite happy at my desk with a stand fan along with the right hand and centre top windows open as well as the door. But I've been here a while and am reasonably well acclimatised.

The aircon will probably only be used in the evening when we retreat upstairs and close the windows and doors due to the arrival of Mr Mozzie.

I was thinking of starting off with an 18,000 BTU inverter unit over the TV (red rectangle) with possibly a second smaller unit at the yellow rectangle. The grey rectangle is the ledge intended for the outdoor unit.

By the way, north is to the left of the drawing.

Any and all input welcomed.

7 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

As an aside, my UK visitors seem very happy just to have air con in the early evening and to sleep. 

Yeah, I think that this is going to be the operation mode, we have a large shaded outdoor area and they ought to be doing tourist stuff during the day anyway.

Unfortunately, once it gets dark the mozzies are out in force so the lounge needs to be closed up after being open all day so we need something to keep the temperature sensible (26-28C).

I'm tending towards something around 18,000 BTU possibly inverter towards the TV end. Fans can move the cold air around if needed.

Thanks so far chaps.

We are limited as to where we can put the indoor units there's space about 6m along one long wall and again at maybe 2m of the same wall. the end walls are non-starters.

Also there's only space for one outdoor unit on the ledge constructed for same so we would need a stacking arrangement for two units.

My current thinking is two non-inverter units, our power can be a little "lumpy" so I'd like to keep things simple. We could run one unit alone in the cooler weather, also we get some redundancy if there's a failure.

We have a long relatively narrow lounge, about 9m by 4m so 36m².

Currently it doesn't have any A/C and with plenty of through ventilation it's quite comfortable for me with just fans. It only gets sun through the windows early and late, the windows are well shaded during most of the day.

We have family coming from the UK early next year so I think adding aircon to this room will make them more comfortable when watching the telly.

Conventional Thai wisdom of 6-700 BTU per m² gives us 21,000 - 25,000 BTU required.

So, considering the shape of the lounge would having one large unit or two smaller ones be the way to go?

10 minutes ago, bernyx said:

what do you mean by high street Thai Bank?

Please tell us you're joking ????

From Wikipedia:-
 

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The term "High Street" is used to describe stores found on a typical high street to differentiate them from more specialised, exclusive and expensive outlets (often independent stores) — for example, "High Street banks" (instead of the less-common private or investment banks) or "High Street shops" (instead of boutiques).

 

The phrase "High Street banks" is used to refer to the retail banking sector in the United Kingdom.

 

 

Nothing to stop us asking the OP for the link, or is there?

1 hour ago, Elkski said:

So you are willing to let me choose the voltage of the wires you will hold when I flip the 20 amp breaker on?

220 or 110 V.    You care you back up your statement with some real electrical theory rather then BS?

Do you think you will be any less dead at 110V as opposed to 220V?

The rating of the breaker, 20A, 10A or even 1A will make no odds whatever with the lethal current being generally accepted as being around 30mA (which is why we have RCDs / GFCIs operating at <30mA).