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Here they sell mainly outdated hardware at outrageous prices. Apart from the OS licence and guarantee, they are in computer terms light years behind latest developments in CPU,GPU and SSD's.
At least 3 years ago I bought in Europe an ASUS laptop with 18 inch screen, Intel i7 CPU,128 GB SSD, nVidea graphics and 1 TB hard disk for approximately a converted Baht 45.000.
Now 3 or 4 years later try to buy this in Thailand even in the well known shops, can't even obtain it with these specs let alone for this price.
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I think a new battery would be far less money and hassle. Zero running cost too.
That depends what bike you have. The official battery for my bike is 10,000B. A good charger is much more economical.
Let's not forget quite a few bike owners do have a car as well, and subsequently an extra battery to maintain
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Yes there is a difference to charging the wet type battery and the gel type. The big old car battery charger you buy from most hardware stores, unless it specifically says for gel/sealed batteries, will probably wreck your sealed/gel battery. These chargers are very basic internally with a rough DC output. The front panel current meter is likely to be an old moving iron type which are very slow to react and will only show the a general average. This will not show anywhere near the current peaks caused by the rough output so it will probably be charging the battery at a higher rate than you think it is. This higher rate can cause the battery to 'gas off'. In a wet battery this is not a problem, you have filler caps and they have vents in them to allow the gas to escape, I think everyone has seen a wet battery bubbling away. This gas by the way is Hydrogen so do not try smoking over a charging battery. Your sealed/gel batteries have no such vents except an emergency one which prevents an explosion. The charger mentioned on here, the Ctek and others provide a smooth and generally, a low charging current to prevent gassing. The Ctek is available here in Chiang Mai from at least one motorcycle shop that I know of. Another make is Optimate, I have an older version of this type which has always kept my bikes ready to go after laying idle for 3 months at a time.
well substantiated and welcomed contribution; thanks for sharing!
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I've got a CTEK MSX 5.0- it's got selectable motorcycle or car modes, and it fairly high-tech as far as chargers go- I bought mine off eBay for about 3K, but I believe they can be found in LOS for around the same price.
Just received mine by post, ordering on line with a Thai company for 3,5 K; looks pretty easy to handle
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Thanks bealus.
You're welcome!
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It could be the so called anal sac disease; my former dog had it too. Every 6 months those anal glands had to be squeezed out, and it relieved him till the next round.
See this link and hope it helps
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Unbeatable price for sure!
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www.granitedigital.com
Great info, prices, explanations and they ship to Thailand.
I have recovered 3 supposedly bad batteries with their charger.
Maintenance free batteries, look at youtube videos how to add water.
I have had my truck battery in-place 5 years, it is still like new.
They offer an enormous variety of products and have many different battery chargers for sale; that look indeed professional. Will bookmark this site and thank you for sharing it!
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ctek is nice and you an find one at any Honda bigwing.
Thx for the info!
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Another nice thing about the CTEK 5.0 is that it will charge a dead car battery- my daughter was playing in my car a couple weeks ago and turned on the lights, and I didn't notice as it was daytime- by the time I saw the lights fading out, it was 10pm and I didn't want to bother any neighbors, so I hooked up the charger, which did the trick.
The less-expensive 0.8 will work great for maintenence applications, though, but it has fewer functions than the 5.0.
Can't go wrong with the CTEK after so many recommendations, thanks for the extra info
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I have a CTEK like RSD's post above. I run a Yuasa maintenence free battery. The longest I've had it on constant 24/7 monitored charging is 6.5 months when I was overseas working. My bike started on the second crank when I got back. Battery works fine and the CTEK is faultless.
That sounds pretty convincing; nothing can beat every day personal experience; so with RSD's and your reviews this thread really has delivered what I was hoping for. Will order the CTEK on line in Thailand for 3.5 K as already mentioned.
Usuaklly being 3 !/2 Months out of Thailand would be the max; so have a fair chance my bike will start at the first crank
.Big thanks to all who contributed to this thread and enjoy your biking in LOS!
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I've got a CTEK MSX 5.0- it's got selectable motorcycle or car modes, and it fairly high-tech as far as chargers go- I bought mine off eBay for about 3K, but I believe they can be found in LOS for around the same price.
Googled this type of battery-charger and it indeed turns out to be a pretty versatile and awarded battery-charger. Even found a Thai company to deliver it for 3.5 K, so this would be convenient.
Noticed that on the side a message shows up "Battery Charger for 12V LEAD Batteries, any idea you can use this device for gel batteries too?
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A float charger will go off and on depending on the charge condition of the battery. A trickle charger isn't "intelligent" and will just keep a small charge going. Overcharging a battery can damage it, so you need to monitor a trickle charger.
I don't know where you can buy these in LOS, but I have several for motorcycles, farm tractors, excavator, lawn tractor etc. They work great and are cheap. They come will several different ends for different types of connections. Due to seasonal weather, these are attached all winter. They are also attached to any machine that gets used only periodically. For the price they save a lot of dead batteries and a lot of headaches.
I'll attach a link, and in case it can't be reached I'll also attach a pic. The price is US$19.88 but such things are cheap in the US. This is a float charger.
Cheers
Thanks Neversure for explaining the difference between trickle and float charger, so the quest is on for a float charger here in LOS. Really amazed about the low cost in the US, even with import custom duties it should have an affordable price-tag here.
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Hi, I need some advice from my fellow TV bikers.
I'm in the process of buying a
new 800 ccm bike in Thailand, however I will be out of the country for approximately 4 months annually.
I have a friend to take care of the bike during my absence.
One of my concerns is too keep the battery in good shape. Therefore I want to buy a charger.
My questions are:
1) Can someone explain the difference between a trickle and a float charger?
2) Do they come combined?
3) Is there a difference between charging lead batteries or gel/sealed batteries?
4) Can you out of your own experience recommend a specific type or brand for a charger?
5) Do you know where to buy such a charger either in Thailand (I live in BKK area); or ordering online abroad with confidence in delivery to my local address here in Thailand?
Thank you in advance for your advice or additional information!
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Sprinkle them with concentrated toilet bleach does the trick for me. Results to be seen after approximately 10-20 minutes.
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Every mobile phone, be it IPhone, Android or other OS,has an unique identifying number.
It's called the IMEI number, just press *#06# on your phone to see yours.
It works independently from the SIM card that is inserted and is used by authorities to trace and track down phones.
More info http://www.imei.info/
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Bought several items from Lazada that were displayed explicitly as "imported"; never had to pay extra import tax.
Don't know if this is a general rule or I just got lucky.
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To all participants on this thread who cherry pick on statistics to substantiate their argument, a quote from Winston Churchill: " I only trust statistics which I doctored/manipulated myself"
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Thanks to all TV participants to contribute their personal favourite sites. Liked vr-zone and Techspot in particular.
Yes on one hand technical improvements come at marginal steps and you need not or want not to give in. But many small steps can in my opinion result in promising new developments, like augmented reality or holographic television (first step being Microsoft's hololens).Do you actually NEED holographic television and integration of virtual world luke the oculus rift? The answer probably would be negative. But it could add just a bit more fun and excitement, even improvement of qualityy in our lives.
Just as we stepped up from mono to stereo sound, from B&W to colour TV and having a GPS definitely makes it more easy for me to travel.
Maybe technical improvement in the majority of cases comes step by step and once in a while with a quantum leap like the invention of telephony and computer.
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Go to Chrome and add the Feedly app.
Or go to https://feedly.com/
For Android 360News, don't know if it's available in iTunes
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These days developments in technology, whether it is about Internet, PC, Mobiles,Tablets, Apps, Security, Privacy etc. are changing blazingly fast and you are inundated with news.
I am sure TV members have their own favourite websites or apps to (try to) keep up to date with new technology and developments in hardware and/or software.
Personally I digest on a regular basis news from:
C'Net,
Engadget,
Lifehacker,
Mashable,
Anandtech,
TheVerge,
ZDnet
Flipboard
With myriads of similar sites, what would YOU recommend as an interesting site/app to keep up with ICT developments?
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First the immeasurable pain he inflicted upon his defenseless and innocent victims comes to mind, who will have to bear and cope with these traumatic experiences the rest of their lives.
Secondly it is almost incomprehensible that a person derives such pleasure out of hurting and abusing young victims in order to satisfy his pathological needs.
And him being 70 years of age it runs shivers down my spine to even imagine how many lives he ruined before they even had a chance to start to blossom....
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Today the ECB(European Central Bank) initiated a monthly multi billion Euro QE(Quantative Easing),lasting till September 2016.
The majority of financial institutions and economists predict a drastic fall of the Euro against the dollar, and the Thai baht as well.
This trend already being reflected and anticipated in the Euro/Baht exchange rate going down the last 3 months from almost 44 to 37 Baht per euro.
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When I wrote research, I meant comparing the specs and prices between the EVGA card and the black titan. I didn't dig deeper than this, maybe just should called it product comparison.
Regarding your questions, I believe Tywais is a far more competent partner to approach as he does install many hardware himself; whereas my PC is build to order.
So perhaps Tywais would be so kind to let his technical light shine on your questions if possible, I hope he doesn't mind mentioning him in this respect and apologise in advance for doing so.
Price levels on laptops Europe vs Thailand.
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Thank you for proving my point, a notebook that is advertised on internet(not in regular physical shops and I did say mainly) at least 3 years later still is considerable MORE expensive in Thailand.
And as I said in computer HW terms that are light years.(Moore's Law). Still can have lower prices or better specs in Europe(or both!). And no, I won't Google some links to start an unfruitful discussion on this, call me biased but the tone of your reply does not invite me to do so.