crazygreg44

Maybe it's done all those km while strapped to a trailer and towed by a car,I am finding it hard to believe some of these comments ,my Honda click has new pads around every 6 months and my crf has 3,900 km on it and the front pads are pretty worn....,

I can only say..... learn to drive

Regards

Learn to drive?

Mentally and physically you cannot say that as an owner of a crappy platinum i am sorry. You do not even know how to buy a bike man

Learn to buy a bike first!

I chang my brake pads every 10.000 km they are finished or not as i am an aggressive rider riding in a city and i need every single bit of breaking power. It is not about learning how to break man!

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It s funny that I must hear from a "aggressive driver" that I first must learn to buy a motorbike, I could write down a long story over this subject but I will keep it short.....as I am just opposite of you in your driving skills, I also have the ability to create motorbikes, to maintain them and sell them..

Motorbike driving, for me now, is much more then race from point A to B. I find it relaxing and enjoyable to drive over the small back roads, cruise with 40 Km/H, and see the landscape, animals, plants and buildings. Take regular rests with some drinks, food en small talk with the local people.

In my younger days I raced also from Arnhem to Basel over the German Autobahn with speeds up to 380 Km/H. Here in Thailand impossible because of the road constructions, other slower traffic and lack of road maintenance.

I can only wish you many save and enjoyable Km’s in your aggressive city races.

With regards

380 km/h ???? Not even the 2001 Hayabusa did that !

it is expected that 80% of the aforementioned oil reserves can only be recovered by fracking. As this is a relatively new technique, over the years it will show how much damage it will do and if it can continue. Fracking obviously is highly risky on the environment and the country's aquifers . . . . .nobody knows, but they are already generating estimates on all these unknown factors . . .

The National Marine Park of Ang Thong not the only 'protected' area in which fishing is abundant. I have been on a tour around the Similan Islands, and at nightfall when we were looking for a safe place for anchoring, fishing trawlers active between island and around them chased us away of this part of their "National Marine Sanctuary". We could see by starboard lights that dozens of trawlers had formed a chain, using large nets to close the main transverse paths of tuna and other fish swarms. Fishing in this areas is made possible by those who actually are supposed to protect the Marine Park.

They will never change, the fish on the markets will get smaller, fishermen without income. But they will never quit fishing until everything is gone. They believe there is enough fish for centuries to come, as has always been. And as long as there's catch in their nets, they will feel assured . . . .

I'd suggest to Greenpeace, don't waste your time in Thailand, they will listen to you and smile, and that's what's to it.

I am jealous only on my own self. I was taught such way.

One day i am in hubba bubba mood, the other I could saw off the guy I see in my bathroom mirror, with a shotgun.

Asking blether, do you have such a low life that makes you ask such a question to others. ?

I am jealous to none . . . if you are rich and show it around, so what. I know poor paupers, they have a better life than a lot of the riches.

Looking around, I'd say a lot of jealousy is going round. Otherwise I cannot explain the amount of gold chains around necks and red plates on cars.

Not to mention village talk, the topic always is directed by jealousy

If that customer saves 2080 Baht a month just by pushing electricity back in the grid, that equals to 452 Kwh or 15 KwH/day at the rate I was charged last month.

Now explain to us how 2800 Watt max rated panels can generate 15 KwH a day.

2.8kw x 5.5 = 15.4kw per day

2.8kw of solar panels is per hour not per day. BUT we x it by only 5.5 hours of direct sunlight

My excuses, I was wrong in my calculations and theoretical it should be possible to generate 15 Kw per day under ideal circumstances.

Now, lets be realistic, 2,8 Kw will give you at best 30% less after taking in account the climate and the efficiency of the inverter. Then you can garantee 5,5 hours of direct sunlight every day ?

I think I was lucky if I had 1 hour today in Pattaya.

See this is were you always look on the down side, how many days a year do we get in Thailand with only 1 hour of sun light. BUT also keep in mind that even when the sun is not shining but there is light a solar panel can still generate electric.

The efficiency of the grid tie is the key, the one;s we have are upt o 97% efficient, The 30% lose you are talking about is if you use a battery bank. You have to put in a battery bank 30% more than you can take out. BUT not with a grid tie.

this is big BS talk about sunlight direct vs a cloudy day ,at temperatures unto which a solar panel does only give out 60% of it's maximum output.

You all are talking into your <deleted> . . . .

If I was to know the outcome, I would be millionaire next to my stock investments.

All i can see , it's sign showing to get out of China's inventory . . they are loosing credibility.

AGAIN, boys & Girlzzs !

The efficiency of a solar panel is NOT God in HOT climates.

The best outputs are achieved at 12 degrees Celsius.

Sunlight not neccessary. Just have an average daytime clouded or not.

Enlighten me, please, if you have a better definition.

bye bye

i did solar energy in 1984.

i lighted my room with a single panel, 11 watts,

later we beebaabeefed up , added a converter. stil only lights, no laundry machine.

It's been a long way from there days.

call me a hypocrite, but I have changed my thinking regarding solar silicate panels.

it's a death end road . . .

Why should I or would I prove anything to you jbrain , I sell solar panels, grid tie inverter and inverter ever week here in Thailand, Do you think I am going to give you all the information. Think again. It's because of people like you that I just don't or will not comment as all you talk about is negative instead off looking at the plus side of things. I just had a phone call 2 days ago from someone that has installed 10 x 280w panels and a 4.6kw grid tie from us, his bill was 2,500 baht per month, this month it was 420 baht. BUT You would look at this as,,, Yeah but what about next month. ext ext

The point is that you can't provide a link that the Electricity Authority buys back electricity from private people, because there is no such thing in Thailand. There is a legislation in place for companies, but not for private households.

So if you connect such a grid tie inverter to your system without approval from the electricity company you're prone to legal action.

If you are a solar company you would have every interest in providing such a link as it for sure would encourage many people on this forum to consider solar energy.

You shouild also add to your comment that the example you talk about in above post concerns a company, for which a buy back legislation is in place, because 10 x 280 Watt panels can never generate 450 KwH a month to push back in the grid.

Like I have said before YOU do need to set up a company to sell back to the grid. BUT if you are not selling kw back and it is for your own use, then all you need to do is notify your electric company, letting them know you have solar installed, so they don't think there is some thing wrong with the meter. You will also have to give them the spec of the grid tie just to show it has island protection.

If I am a solar company ( we a registered as PING SOLAR in Thailand ) and yes it is in our interest to give the links and info to our customers. Although my wife does set all this up with the electric company in the area they are fitted or sold.

The 10 x 280w panels are for his own use,,, who mentioned a buy back in this comment.

Yes, baby. Talk to me in ten years later. Keep me posted.

You will all go bankrupt.

all the calculations on wattage, estimate outputs, price comparisons etc are obsolete. The statistics that all these figures are based on, may have derived from experiences achieved in countries with moderate climate.

Folks, don't ever forget, this is Thailand

Upcountry, I have come upon numerous solar panels used for monk quarters. ALL . .yes, all of them were abandoned, given up. Smug, shatter, demolish, forget it.

Battery storage ? Hell, they start to boil in the hot season. Will they work for two years ? Chok dee, maybe !

you folks here started a useless discussion, IMHO. Get smart, read about solar panel output, life expectancy, watt vs costs.

I think while I am shagging my pimmy, i get a better energy vs. investment result than your average solar rooftop . . . .

I can feel with you, as I am obese too. I had 135 kilos, managed to loose 20 kilos in 4 months, and then jo joed back. now I am 150 kilos and in the recent weeks cut my eating habits into half and started to move ( walk, doing gymnastics) so literally keep the sweat running.

The first 15 or so kilos are always the water, and before your body starts to burn fat, you must reduce calories intake and signal your body to feast on the excess fats.

As some other poster said, discipline involved, your morale should be OK, don't desperate, as you know you can always do it again. Depending on your size, i think that 100 kilo is an acceptable weight, and it's possible to keep once that lifestyle has gotten you into high morale mode.

Just don't worry, be happy. It would be different if you were sick or had diabetes. You are stil far from that and you can change your lifestyle a bit because you already know exactly what to do.

I quit smoking 13 years ago, this catapulted me from 110 towards 135 within 3 months ! But I'd rather be obese than start smoking again.

Reading your post really helped me remind my own situation and strengthened my committment to keep up a low carbohydrate / minimal sugar - diet all the way until dear results show, and if it shall be X-mas . . no worries, mate, check my avatar, I was shaped by Miguel Angel, he had a sense for beauty !

and hands off the pad-machines. They taste awful.

Spend a few bucks on a small handy electric coffee-grinder, and buy fresh beans only. If you live in the North, I recommend DOI-TUNG Espresso roast for full and Medium Roast for soft taste. North Thailand coffee tastes fantastic and best when milled freshly and pressed through a cup-holder machine at 15 bar pressure.

You can buy the DOI TUNG at nearly every Big-C . . red package, already ground. The milling grade is ground coarse. As said, get a coffee grinder, mill it to a finer grade and you are ready for the real Espresso experience . . . .

Buy a new one here ,It's not worth the hassle and most likely cheaper

I can proof you wrong in one thousand occasions! ALL Espresso machines in Thailand are by at least double the price from Europe. Some are triple the price ! They are all taxed "luxury tax" !

Beware of buying them here. If you fly in and you have 20 kilos of free baggage, you can always bring a decent one that weights less. Have the invoice bill ready, but take the green lane , is my advice. I already brought 3 (THREE) Espresso machines into the country through the green lanes, no problem. IF, and only IF they make you show the contents, then wai a lot, have the bill ready, act friendly and be ready to pass some grease . .this way it ain't no big hassle . . . IF . . . .

Take into account that the harsh and lurid weather conditions in Thailand (baking in the blazing sun, then raining dogs and cats, then again oxidizing in the moisture, dusting down in the dry season) does strongly affect the life span of solar panels in Thailand. I would even say that it cuts their life expectancy into HALF of those used in Europe. The extreme Thai subtropic weather conditions will let them disintegrate fast !

Any small crack in their frames might even invite termites to build their nests, as they do within computers. You all know what will then follow.

Also, I want to remind everyone here on the board, that solar panels deliver their largest output rate in a moderate temperature of not more than 12 C degrees! The hotter it is, the less energy they produce. Actually, they deliver better on a 12C slightly CLOUDY day than in blazing sunlight at 38 C degrees. In Thailand their efficiency is thus reduced by a far amount. Add that Thais don't care much about proper maintenance of converters and solid state storage, I guess your success stories will be rare.

The hot weather and the baking sun could be much better used with solar convectors ( parabolic mirrors collecting the sun's rays and used to heat water, this water then in turn drives steam turbines which generate electricity). However, this technology, again, needs utter care in maintenance. In a country where electricians are unable to wire proper grounded cables and where scientists suggest that boat propellers should be used to make rivers flow downstream at a faster rate, it might actually be fruitless to establish complicated technical equipment, only to watch it being destroyed by amateurish handling.

Don't know what you guys are talking about with respect to the staff following you around........I have a face that makes babies cry, and one look at me from the staff....they suddenly find something else to do.

I have problems finding staff when I do need their assistance.

Just one note for Dave....you may already be aware, but do not expect a high standard of quality when shopping for materials or tools here in Thailand. I have even found myself saying that Bunnings have better stuff than what I've found here. (Bunnings is a large hardware chain in Oz, that stocks poor quality materials at cheaper prices).

Cheers.

I import most all my non-electric tools from the US. Cheaper and better.

how do you make them work without a converter ? Not even said all those converters use up twice as much electricity than a tool with proper voltage . .

You do understand the term "non-electric tools" dont you...if you dont, it means ones that dont need power for...

i realized my mistake earlier, but found it impossible to delete my reply ! It somehow found it's way to the board ! sorry !

@morgandave

If i want to have real hands on information about a product ill go to consumer organisations that test products. I know they do back in the Netherlands and I heard they do that in Australia too. Just owning one product certainly does not make you an expert on all products.I have owned many a computer (and build them) but still I would be hard pressed to say i know them all and every change in them. Same goes for mobiles you might have owned a few but it would be impossible to own them all you could say a few things in general terms but that is it.

Just find your information in consumer tests on the internet that is a much better source.

yes, I often do this. Some consumer sites however require registering and some even want your money for advice. Just search an item in the amazon store, and check the customer ratings on it. Best advice often had, on faulty items as well as it is easy cornering the better quality stuff . . . .

Don't know what you guys are talking about with respect to the staff following you around........I have a face that makes babies cry, and one look at me from the staff....they suddenly find something else to do.

I have problems finding staff when I do need their assistance.

Just one note for Dave....you may already be aware, but do not expect a high standard of quality when shopping for materials or tools here in Thailand. I have even found myself saying that Bunnings have better stuff than what I've found here. (Bunnings is a large hardware chain in Oz, that stocks poor quality materials at cheaper prices).

Cheers.

I import most all my non-electric tools from the US. Cheaper and better.

I'm sorry but the OP is largely unintelligible to me. I tried reading it twice.

maybe if you learn to read thai, you outguessed the rant better. As the Thais never use space and punctuation . . .

I would believe the police chief if he said, that the incident and the video would have never happened if the Russian guy had not come to Thailand in the first place. If he hadn't come, the husband would not have . . ah, well, why banter much more . . . . . the principles of " Cause and Effect" stil have not been taught to Thai Police so far. Send them back to school, please.

remember how to spell it in Thai correctly : a\ lu: mi/ ni:am

tube is gra bo:k or better pen tho: which means 'tubular'

good luck

There is a whole district in the inner city of Bangkok, lined with shops that sell tubes, sheets and rebar of all kinds of metals. But I just cannot remember which district it is . .it should be around Chinatown, i guess.

The typical metal tubes, rebar and such basics are not sold by home-pro markets or other hardware shopping centers, as this is a field plowed by professionals only.

Getting a Taxi driver understand your needs to buy metals bascis . . might help you along.

Sorry I can't be of more help . . . I was there to buy stainless steel wire by the roll many years ago, and I remember that the streets were lined by metal dealerships and shops . .

this is some whitewash operation and will result in nothing but hot air. Actually, the Rohingyas are denied Burmese citizenship, so whoever is right in his/her head expects the Burmese administration to claim they are burmese citizens? I think the operation is too ensure that Myanmar can reject responsibility for the 2000 fugitives, which in return is the 1st step to get the UN involved (whoever said EU instead of UN must have had a momentary blackout of synapses).

It does not look good for the fugitives, with Thai officials stating that Thailand is a poor country (so they can deny them food??). When in Asia such statements are made, there always is a reason behind. I keep my fingers crossed for these poor Rohingya fugitives and hope a muslim country will grant them exile and a new home . .