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The evolution of Earth Fault Loop Impedance tests

|Date: 16 April, 2025

The evolution of Earth Fault Loop Impedance tests

Julian Grant, General Manager of Chauvin Arnoux UK, recounts how loop tests have evolved over the last 40 ...

Julian Grant, General Manager of Chauvin Arnoux UK, recounts how loop tests have evolved over the last 40 years and explains the inherent measurement variability that has occurred along the way. Most ...

16 April, 2025
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The ultimate guide to Surge Protective Devices (SPDs)

|Date: 9 April, 2025

The ultimate guide to Surge Protective Devices (SPDs)

In this article, Andrew Duffen, Technical Commercial Engineer at NAPIT, presents the ultimate guide to Su ...

In this article, Andrew Duffen, Technical Commercial Engineer at NAPIT, presents the ultimate guide to Surge Protective Devices. As Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) find their way into installations mo ...

9 April, 2025
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Dr Zzeus Q&A: what can i expect from the BAFE SP203-1 Scheme auditor?

|Date: 8 April, 2025

Dr Zzeus Q&A: what can i expect from the BAFE SP203-1 Scheme auditor?

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers you ...

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety. In this month’s edition he provides advice to those who may ...

8 April, 2025
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Ask ROBUS: why do emergency lighting batteries last a minimum of three hours?

|Date: 7 April, 2025

Ask ROBUS: why do emergency lighting batteries last a minimum of three hours?

I’ve always been a fan of the underdog—the Spock to Captain Kirk or the Samwise to Frodo. Emergency light ...

I’ve always been a fan of the underdog—the Spock to Captain Kirk or the Samwise to Frodo. Emergency lighting is the silent hero in building safety: always there but often overlooked until needed. When ...

7 April, 2025
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Codebreakers #95

|Date: 3 April, 2025

Codebreakers #95

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

3 April, 2025
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The selection and erection of electrical accessories in those locations that are subject to mechanical impact

|Date: 2 April, 2025

The selection and erection of electrical accessories in those locations that are subject to mechanical impact

Click Scolmore looks at considerations to bear in mind for the selection and erection of electrical acces ...

Click Scolmore looks at considerations to bear in mind for the selection and erection of electrical accessories in those locations that are subject to mechanical impact. Any electrical equipment must ...

2 April, 2025
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Codebreakers #94

|Date: 27 March, 2025

Codebreakers #94

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

27 March, 2025
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Ask Ovia: Do you have a recessed downlighter with a large diameter to enable straight replacement for LED?

|Date: 26 March, 2025

Ask Ovia: Do you have a recessed downlighter with a large diameter to enable straight replacement for LED?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. WHEN REPLACING LARGER RECESSED LIGHTS – TUNGSTEN ...

26 March, 2025
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Codebreakers #93

|Date: 20 March, 2025

Codebreakers #93

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

20 March, 2025
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Overcurrent and short-circuit current: how the requirements of BS 7671 are applied

|Date: 19 March, 2025

Overcurrent and short-circuit current: how the requirements of BS 7671 are applied

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to look at overcurrent; and, in particular, short-c ...

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to look at overcurrent; and, in particular, short-circuit current, and how the requirements of BS 7671 are applied. The adiabatic equation given i ...

19 March, 2025
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