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SimpleMan555

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Does anyone have a recommendation or two for a reliable online electrical supply house for residential type electrical supplies based in Thailand? It would be best if they have an 'English' option and an online payment system.

Looking to purchase residential electrical supplies that the local Global House and other Box stores do not stock.

Thanks!

lopburi3 Legendary Member

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Lazada is the only large internet web site with much English.  Aliexpress from China will have some electric supplies of various countries, as will Ebay.  Even the big box sources here have limited items and you say they do not have what you want.  HomePro is not even active as changing software.  Most people do not buy much electric supply items directly but have electricians buy for them from local sources which have no net presence.  

Crossy Star Member

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Much depends on what you actually want.

 

We have a local specialist electrical place that has stuff like relays, contactors and the like as well as cable and the usual stuff. I'm sure there's a similar place in your area.

 

Online, very little in Thailand that I've found.

lopburi3 Legendary Member

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10 minutes ago, Daffy D said:

The OP was looking for stuff he could not get locally. Some time ago I wanted some pull cord switches and the only place I could find them was on RS Components.

 

https://th.rs-online.com/web/c/lighting/lighting-components-accessories/pull-cord-switches/?sra=p

 

Granted most things are available locally but if you're looking for something special you could do worse that this place.

 

You were not kidding about price being high - suspect most would find items here to be fine at a fraction of that price however (if they can wait for shipment).

https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=200002277&initiative_id=AS_20190106181021&SearchText=ceiling+pull+switch

Daffy D Platinum Member

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18 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

You were not kidding about price being high - suspect most would find items here to be fine at a fraction of that price however (if they can wait for shipment).

Depends what you want. Those pull switches from RS are rated at 6amp and 50amp. The ones I got were by MK, a well known manufacturer of electrical parts.

 

These days in the UK you would probably pay almost the same amount.

 

Not sure but I think you need a credit card for Aliexpress whereas RS accept local money payments.

 

As I said depends what you want

 

 

Crossy Star Member

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7 hours ago, Daffy D said:

These days in the UK you would probably pay almost the same amount.

I didn't check on RS, but from TLC :-

 

6A MK pull-switches are 4.00 squid + VAT

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Wiring_Accessories_Menu_Index/Pull_Cords_All/Pull_Cord_A/index.html

 

50A MK ones are 13.50 squid + VAT

https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Wiring_Accessories_Menu_Index/Pull_Cords_All/Pull_Cord_B/index.html

 

OneMoreFarang Star Member

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This is a good local shop from Chinatown which sells also via Lazada:

https://www.lazada.co.th/shop/choakchai-electronic/

 

But it seems at least some of what they sell online is a total rip-off. I.e. ICs for at least 10 times as much as in the shop. Maybe this is something what Lazada does and not the shop, I don't know who is responsible for those "promotions".

Normally I buy in their shop but I checked their online page. I won't buy anything from them online.

 

Sometimes I order things from international big electronic shops like Digi-Key. Sometimes they have deals like free delivery if you order for more than 50USD.

 

lopburi3 Legendary Member

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Lazada has direct sales and normally a fair or good price but anything sold by others is at the price that merchant sets - and agree they are sometimes totally insane - but find the same on Ebay sometimes by merchants hopping you will not check other sources.

 

As for UK source I bought an inline switch on Ebay UK a few years ago because it was rated for high current (most local is only for lights) - it burnt up on a 1kw hot pot - not impressed by supposed quality.  Now use a local power strip.

 

 

SimpleMan555 Explorer Member

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Thank you for the replies, I have visited a few local Thai supply houses with poor results. 

does anyone know of a good Electrical supply in Udon Thani? It is 75km but we do go there every few weeks.

 

 

I think the RS online website looks to be a good option for RCBO's and similar, though as some have stated it can be expensive for some items, and a limited supply of conduit connectors such as LB's, LR's and similar for making up surface mount conduit runs.
E-Bay also appears to be an option. 

 

The local box stores appear to have a mix of parts that require multiple trips to many stores to get the correct parts. Ex: 2-gang water-tight box but no blank covers and only straight conduit connectors, watertight Flex but no connectors. This is not helpful when attempting to do clean and tight conduit work.

 

Planning and patience!

Cheers!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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bankruatsteve Platinum Member

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3 hours ago, SimpleMan555 said:

Thank you for the replies, I have visited a few local Thai supply houses with poor results. 

does anyone know of a good Electrical supply in Udon Thani? It is 75km but we do go there every few weeks.

 

 

I think the RS online website looks to be a good option for RCBO's and similar, though as some have stated it can be expensive for some items, and a limited supply of conduit connectors such as LB's, LR's and similar for making up surface mount conduit runs.
E-Bay also appears to be an option. 

 

The local box stores appear to have a mix of parts that require multiple trips to many stores to get the correct parts. Ex: 2-gang water-tight box but no blank covers and only straight conduit connectors, watertight Flex but no connectors. This is not helpful when attempting to do clean and tight conduit work.

 

Planning and patience!

Cheers!

 

Don't know about local shops in Udon but "Do Home" (about 5km N of the ring road on Rt.2) has a pretty good selection of electronics.  There's also Amorn in the Big C but my recall is that was scaled down somewhat compared to the stores around Bangkok.

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Crossy Star Member

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6 hours ago, SimpleMan555 said:

The local box stores appear to have a mix of parts that require multiple trips to many stores to get the correct parts.

Seems to be a common problem, often a DIY trip needs Global, HomePro and MegaHome to get all the relevant stuff.

 

This our local electrical place:-

 

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Looks pretty small and insignificant.

 

Until you realise that the place with the off white roof "out-back" is their warehouse. They also have catalogues for all the major suppliers and can get most stuff in in a few days.

 

Don't be fooled by appearances, it's really worth investigating any likely looking places locally. Support your local emporia, without your trade they will go under, then there's only the big-box places.

 

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sometimewoodworker Ruby Member

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On 1/8/2019 at 10:15 AM, SimpleMan555 said:

does anyone know of a good Electrical supply in Udon Thani?

Yes I do, thank you, I know an excellent one.

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sometimewoodworker Ruby Member

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On 1/10/2019 at 1:28 PM, sometimewoodworker said:

 

On 1/8/2019 at 10:15 AM, SimpleMan555 said:

does anyone know of a good Electrical supply in Udon Thani?

Yes I do, thank you, I know an excellent one.

Edited Thursday at 01:29 PM by sometimewoodworker

 

While my reply was a a tad short and humorously intended the OP hasn't bothered to comeback to get  more detailed information so it probably saved a wasted long reply????

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canopy Gold Member

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I found the broadest selection, best search engine, and excellent speed of delivery to Thailand at mouser.com. They have absolutely everything and you need that search engine to narrow things down to a manageable amount of items to look at. To put this in perspective they have over 70,000 DC power supplies to choose from for instance.

 

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SimpleMan555 Explorer Member

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On 1/8/2019 at 2:12 PM, bankruatsteve said:

Don't know about local shops in Udon but "Do Home" (about 5km N of the ring road on Rt.2) has a pretty good selection of electronics.  There's also Amorn in the Big C but my recall is that was scaled down somewhat compared to the stores around Bangkok.

Thanks! Just coming back to this thread after an unexpected trip back to the USA.

I like Do home, and use it on occasion if we travel to Udon (75km East), but hoping to find a local shop that can meet my needs.

Cheers!

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On 1/14/2019 at 8:22 AM, canopy said:

I found the broadest selection, best search engine, and excellent speed of delivery to Thailand at mouser.com. They have absolutely everything and you need that search engine to narrow things down to a manageable amount of items to look at. To put this in perspective they have over 70,000 DC power supplies to choose from for instance.

 

Thanks! Just coming back to this thread after an unexpected trip back to the USA.

I will check it out!

Cheers!

SimpleMan555 Explorer Member

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On 1/8/2019 at 4:36 PM, Crossy said:

Seems to be a common problem, often a DIY trip needs Global, HomePro and MegaHome to get all the relevant stuff.

 

This our local electrical place:-

 

 

 

Looks pretty small and insignificant.

 

Until you realise that the place with the off white roof "out-back" is their warehouse. They also have catalogues for all the major suppliers and can get most stuff in in a few days.

 

Don't be fooled by appearances, it's really worth investigating any likely looking places locally. Support your local emporia, without your trade they will go under, then there's only the big-box places.

 

 

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Just coming back to this thread after an unexpected trip back to the USA.  Crossy, your wealth of information and generosity in sharing it is the standard we should all seek to achieve, a sincere thank you!


Like you, we do our best to support the local shops, the wife's friends from school or university own many of the shops (building supply, computer, engine repair, restaurants, cake shops and more...).

We can often get what we need along with great customer service. Just yesterday the local building supply delivered a small, load of supplies and the driver handed my wife a 40baht refund for a cement trowel we were overcharged on. The owner's wife called my wife to apologize and make sure we received the refund, sweet!

 

Sadly lacking is a good electrical supply, we have tried the 4+ local shops but they only sell products used in the average village house, (most do not even know what an RCBO is). The above-mentioned builder's supply has a surprising collection of supplies, but the electrical department is minimal with no regular contact with major suppliers. This leaves us with Global House and Thai Watsadu in Nong Bua city (45km) or going to Udon. We will keep looking in Nong Bua city but even the local shop recommended by 2 PEA technicians was not successful. ????

 

Thanks again for your continued assistance.

Cheers!

 

 

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On 1/13/2019 at 9:32 AM, sometimewoodworker said:

While my reply was a a tad short and humorously intended the OP hasn't bothered to comeback to get  more detailed information so it probably saved a wasted long reply????

@SometimesWooderworker...  I should be humbled one so 'Knowledgable' as yourself would take time from your busy life of attending to multiple Forums to message me, and I humbly apologize I could not respond to this message as my family in the USA rudely developed an emergency which forced me to ignore your most helpful and informative response... I will inform my remaining family members that my presence on Thai Visa Forum is of the utmost importance and that they should refrain from similar actions ever again. 

 

Regarding my lack of initial response as indicated by your above message and understanding how busy you must be dispensing small nuggets of information and sage advice from your 'seemly' vast wealth of knowledge and experience, you will find that I did indeed reply via 'Post #13', and was then forced away to manage a family emergency...

 

If you care to actually share any information or knowledge of value, instead of making low-information based assumptions, and thinly veiled insults, I would be happy to participate. Other than that I do not have the time for such 'Witty Banter' as provided above.

Cheers!

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On 2/26/2019 at 7:04 PM, sometimewoodworker said:

The details of an excellent specialist shop in UdonThani is contained in the thread Electrical supply shop though considerably further than your preferred area.

Thank you for the information, I will take a look if we next time we go in that direction. Maybe they can ship to me if we order via email or Line.

Cheers!

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On 1/7/2019 at 1:59 AM, NilSS said:

I use RS a lot. Incidentally they're also the manufacturers of the Raspberry Pi.

I would like to use RS (Thailand)  too but they won't except my  Kasikorn debit card or my wife's visa credit  or AEON cards so in the end I had to fill out a form and transfer money over the counter at the bank !!!!  then e-mail them a reference number..so I got the Raspberry Pi TV-Hat that I wanted but man they made it difficult ????

also for some reason you can't write your address in Thai @RS Components Thailand !!!!  has to be English.

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