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Thank you Crossy - I bought a socket tester with an RCD trip button - with the switch on nothing happens with the switch off it trips the RCBO. Another interesting thing is I already had a UK socket tester and when I tried that on a socket (with adapter) it showed live and neutral reversed. Being a cautious guy I then bought one over here and it showed correct live and neutral.

UPDATE The RCBO is now functioning but there is one more question (see last paragraph). Another thing I have now noticed is this: The attached picture I took in May this year just before we went to the UK for 5 months. In that picture you can see the little black switch is OFF and the trip value was set to the minimum 6mA. I haven’t changed any of the settings since my return but now I notice the mA was set to 20 and the little black switch was ON. Setting the little black switch to OFF restored the RCBO functionality. A Thai neighbour “took care” of the house whilst we were away and I am wondering if some “tinkering” took place for some reason. I now am happy that the RCBO protection is working (not sure about the MCBs for tripping although all circuits appear to be working). So can anyone tell me, apart from restoring my RCBO fuctionality what exactly does that little black switch on and off - ie if it is ON - what is ON - apparently not the RCBO since switching it OFF restores the RCBO??

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this. Firstly, so sad to hear this news and my wishes for her recovery. I read about it on the BBC - they also said this: "Being one of the king's three children who have formal titles, she is eligible for the throne under a 1924 Palace Law of Succession". My Thai GF hotly disputes that this is true - can anyone clarify?

Neither unhelpfull nor helpfull just confusing but thanks for the apology

The RCBO has either failed and needs immediate replacement or it is wired incorrectly and needs immediate checks and rewiring. This system has been in place for 8 years at least and was fine so I don't think it was wired incorrectly - but I have been away for a few years (Covid) - no telling what the GF has had done whilst I was away of course she says "nothing". I also read that this fault can be caused by a N-E fault whatever that means.

Funny how one thing leads to another. Black and Grey meter at 230V All cables have appear to have continuity BUT shorting Red with other two (one by one) fails to trip the box. (my way to test it was an earth cable) SO being a careful person I then checked the box using the test button - nothing!! Any suggestion as to why this might be occuring.

Yes Crossy used to have a link to his piece on colour coding but now it doesn't seem to work.

Sure your logic is correct - but it's a moulded plug so short of continuity testing each cable ( I am still waiting for Shoppe to deliver a new meter - see other post) and I just asked if anyone had seen this colour combination before.

You would think that Lazada and Shoppee would try to address this issue. After all in the end it's their reputation at stake as they are the gateway to all these services/ Or do they think it's a true case of "shoot the messenger not the sender"!

I just cut a moulded 3 pin Thai plug cable and I see the following inner cable colours grey, black - probably live and neutral eh BUT third inner cable RED I would assume this is EARTH = but assumptions can kill you (or at least trip the system). Has any one encountered this color combination before?

So here is the question - is there any way to tell when you place an order on Shoppee if it will be Kerry or flash or Shoppee's motorcycle delivery? Can anyone answer that part of my original post

Yes me too but no missed calls on her phone. And account in her name

Yes, I have problems with Shoppee when Kerry does the delivery - This week I ordered something the delivery date was 12/12 Kerry didn't deliver and claimed to have called the mobile number (no missed calls) same again 13/12 and 14/12 nothing at all. This is not the first time Kerry has failed to deliver on time - if it eventually arrives I will refuse the delivery and order from Lazada. That said Shoppee motorcycle delivery is usually fine. So here is the question - is there anyway to tell when you place an order on Shoppee if it will be Kerry or Shoppee's motorcycle delivery?

Thanks Sheryl and Lorry All very confusing - it seems that I didn't get what I asked for - here is the full setup: Lower abdomen: Ax T2W, T1 FS+Gd Prostate: Ax, Sag, Cor Obi thin slice FSE T2W; Ax T1W thin slice Ax DWI at b = 50, 400, 800, 1200 mm2/sec DCE-MRI at the prostate T1 FS+Gd in 3 planes. However there does seem to be a lot of people out there referring to this type of scan as "multiparametric". Wrongly it would seem. I don't know whether to be miffed or not as the analysis gave me virtually the same result as the UK scan 14 months ago which I also guess may not have been "multiparametric".

Why does a simple question generate so much animosity? I thought forums were for exchange of information/opinion in an adult manner and without rancour. Say you piece and leave in peace.

Justb a thought - if renewing a UK license from Thailand on the internet probably best to use a VPN with a UK IP

Well I asked for and asked for confirmation that I was getting a multi parametric MRI Here is an extract from the report DCE-MRI at the prostate T1 FS+Gd in 3 planes. Not being an expert I don't know if "3 planes" is multiparametric but as I said virtually identical result to my UK scan which was also allegedly "multiparametric"

Update Got a scan in Korat at Bangkok Hospital. For anyone looking at the post it cost around 11,000 Baht - done within a week (In the UK it was free but I had to wait 3 months to get it). Result showed no change in size of possible cancer from the UK result 14 months ago.

Apologies to you and billd766 - I thought it referred to a reporting location - I must be getting old!!!

Ta - old fashioned urban slang!

Sorry for dumbness but what is IIRC?

I have no friends so I do not need any privacy unfriendly social media accounts????????

Cheer up! Life expectancy for 80 year old UK male: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/articles/lifeexpectancycalculator/2019-06-07 93 years 1 in 4 chance 96 years 1 in 10 chance 100 years 2.7% chance But really it's not about quantity it's about quality - so if you feel OK enjoy it whilst you can!

In person at Korat

I am sure this question must have been asked and answered before but I did a search (actually several, less and less specific) but could not find a post. Can any one answer the above question (if its relevant I report in Korat)?