Hua Hin Forum

Guess, again thanks for the advice. Ok, they were not so happy about the SMD's, but the rest (about 300 solder points/board of through-hole components) they could do at HH Electronic shop as you suggested. They didn't speak a word english, but their work was beautiful, almost better than I could hav...

Norseman, thanks. Probably SCI Systems is a good place to inquire. But I am still a bit surprised there are no locals here who could do it. I have been soldering SMD's by hand for 20 years for my prototypes, with relatively simple soldering irons (ok, they are pointed and temperature-controlled, but...

Steve G., thanks. I can imagine the helicopter autopilot you used back in the early nineties... Do you know that you'll get a nice 3D MRU today for approx. 500$ ? And it's about half the size of a matchbox? Or a fluxgate compass for 40$ ? The world is advancing in some fields, and electronics is def...

Buksida,

ok, maybe I'll try both. Checking the Bkk market, and look aroung here.
Thanks for your thoughts, it's good to have someone acting as the Devil's Lawyer too.

Pete, good thoughts. It makes me more convinced that it's easier to train someone here without a formal education, than trying to convince the educated ones to move to the province. I mean, there must be good people everywhere? And considering how many who cannot afford a university education, there...

Steve & Pete, I know there are impressive facilities many places in Thailand, especially in the electronics industry. Seagate is one example. But my ambition was to try to do something here locally. Maybe it's overambitious. It seems like you two and Buksida feels that enthusiasm, drive and ambi...

Thanks for the advice. I'm sure you are right. But who wants to live in Bangkok? My theory is that I can take any electronic- or mechanically interested young man and train them in a short time to do all tha tasks needed for production. The Thai's have impressed me in that way. They learn easily and...

Constructive reply. But as you know, there are ROV's and there are ROV's. It'a big difference between a heavy hydraulic work ROV and a small electric one. (And I'm not talking about the toys.) BTW, 450.000 USD is cheap... One of the companies I have worked for, deliberately stayed away from the offs...

can be good. Thanks for your opinion. However, my phone and fax are working, and my internet connection is faster than in Norway, at 1/3 the cost. As for my ROV's, there are not brought from Norway. They will be built here, every small detail. That's the whole point. If they break, then the serviced...

Hello, I'm Frederik from Norway. I have stayed in Hua Hin for a few months for the last two years now, and I'm pretty sure this is the place I want to spend my near future (if not the rest of my life). Well, I've passed 50, so I guess I could retire. But I still enjoy my work, which is something as ...

Thanks Guess,

your knowledge of local shops impresses me.

Unfortunately, none of these people were able to help me out.
They just looked terrified when they saw the size of the IC's. (Small).

So I'm starting to think that the best way to do it is to train some young man myself.

Thanks anyway.

Bonjour Soy, I'm not sure where you mean. In the main street (Petchakasem Rd.)? There, a few meters before the Grand Night Plaza would be the San Paolo hospital if you are coming from the city centre. Or do you mean towards Grand hotel? There you have the Stepz disco and Coyote karaoke. But it's not...

Hi everyone, I need a bit of help assembling some printed circuit boards, so I had hoped to find a person with some soldering experience, a tv-repairman or anyone with electronics as a hobby. The boards are a bit advanced, with mostly SMD-components (surface-mounted), so it would have to be someone ...