@Andy *******

I had a business selling kitchen electricals, we used to receive from US 110v samples of 2000w blenders and the crap step up transformers I bought didn't work properly. My friend who works in construction got me one from his building supplier and worked perfectly.

@Chris ********

UK is 50hz. US is 60hz. Read the first part of my post "I'd look into that". This implies I am not an expert but further investigation might be useful, or not. Personally, I'd follow what they do on UK building sites, seeing that they are some of the safest in the world. Whether that is possible or not in Thailand, I'm not sure. I'd suggest she joins the Building in Thailand group to ask the experts.

@Chris ********

That's my point. If UK builders can use 110v tools in the UK on 240v, then they can use them in Thailand on 240v. 110v tools are used for safety reasons, you power them via a stepUp transformer.

@Chris ********

I know.

@Chris ********

I'd look into that. In the UK, British builders use 110v tools with a stepUP converter and we have 240v.

It's just a particular quirk of the O- A visa. Me and my wife have O-A. Personally, we have no problem leaving 800k in Thailand to get the O visa but our immigration office makes it extremely difficult to do what any other foreigner, for instance, someone living in Bangkok, takes for granted. We can't get the 90 day under consideration in our province, which means we have to leave Thailand to get one and we need that to get the 1 year extension.

Each Thai Embassy (consulate) outside Thailand has their own requirements for the 90 days under consideration. I got mine in KL. I had to get a medical, insurance, police check. Whereas, Phnom Penh required none of this.

Don't ask why I chose KL, long story of no relevance.

@Mark *******

You can literally fly out and straight back in. It's the entry that reactivates it, as it's a multi entry visa. You can go out and in as often as you want within the 1 year validity. It's the insurance that determines the length of stay.

Example, you enter Thailand first time with insurance and are stamped in until the end of your insurance (approximately 1 year). Then you leave after 3 months to go Vietnam for a few hours or a few weeks. Then you go back to Thailand and you get a new stamp which should match the exact same leave date as your last stamp.

The trick is, leave Thailand just a few days before the visa issued in your country expires. Then come back with a new 12 months policy.

@Bill *********

So your O-A lasts 12 months from issue. When you enter Thailand, insurance is required on this visa to enter. You are stamped in until the expiry of your insurance. If you leave Thailand before the expiry date of the original visa date (not the expiry date given on entrance) and re-enter before it expires, and you have another 12 months insurance, you will get a stamp until that insurance expires. This is a one time deal, so after 2 years, you have to go home to get another.

@Steve *******

There are other embassies in Australia, hence why I mentioned it.

@Wayne ********

Only available at Sydney. Nowhere else offers this.