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RCDs: Operation and Application Explained

|Date: 8 October, 2018

RCDs: Operation and Application Explained

Essential technical advice from the team at ELECSA. The RCD has become an indispensable protective device ...

Essential technical advice from the team at ELECSA. The RCD has become an indispensable protective device, selected to provide fault protection, additional protection and, in certain circumstances, pr ...

8 October, 2018
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18th Edition: Changes to Inspection & Testing

|Date: 3 October, 2018

18th Edition: Changes to Inspection & Testing

Stroma Certification provides 18th Edition guidance for inspectors working in the inspection and testing ...

Stroma Certification provides 18th Edition guidance for inspectors working in the inspection and testing fields. The publication of the 18th Edition has seen significant changes to Part 6 Inspection a ...

3 October, 2018
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What Are The Common LED Disruptors?

|Date: 29 September, 2018

What Are The Common LED Disruptors?

In this article the team at Zano Controls look at why inrush current and power factor can cause disruptio ...

In this article the team at Zano Controls look at why inrush current and power factor can cause disruption to your LED installation. It’s a contentious subject, but independent testing has found a hug ...

29 September, 2018
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Fire-Rated Downlights: Times Are A Changing

|Date: 21 September, 2018

Fire-Rated Downlights: Times Are A Changing

John Bullivant, Technical Manager at Eterna Lighting, provides us with a guide to 30, 60 and 90 minute fi ...

John Bullivant, Technical Manager at Eterna Lighting, provides us with a guide to 30, 60 and 90 minute fire rated downlights. Building regulation Part B speciﬁes the level of ﬁre protection required w ...

21 September, 2018
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Residential Buildings: How To Choose The Correct Smoke Ventilation Systems

|Date: 21 August, 2018

Residential Buildings: How To Choose The Correct Smoke Ventilation Systems

In this simple step-by-step guide, Dan Foster from Be Safe Direct explains the key factors for choosing t ...

In this simple step-by-step guide, Dan Foster from Be Safe Direct explains the key factors for choosing the correct smoke ventilation system for a residential building. When specifying and installing ...

21 August, 2018
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Periodic Inspection and Testing: Part 2

|Date: 10 August, 2018

Periodic Inspection and Testing: Part 2

The experts at Stroma Certification are back with the second part of this best practice advice col ...

The experts at Stroma Certification are back with the second part of this best practice advice column. In the previous article of this technical guidance series we looked at the objective of pe ...

10 August, 2018
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Additions or Alterations – When/Where Are You Allowed To Make Them?

|Date: 1 August, 2018

Additions or Alterations – When/Where Are You Allowed To Make Them?

Compliance advice from the experts at NICEIC. Most domestic electrical installations will require one or ...

Compliance advice from the experts at NICEIC. Most domestic electrical installations will require one or more additions or alterations during their lifetime. Where such work is proposed, it is importa ...

1 August, 2018
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Getting Real about Fake Goods

|Date: 27 July, 2018

Getting Real about Fake Goods

NAPIT’s Bill Allan uses this month’s column to raise awareness of the problems associated with counterfei ...

NAPIT’s Bill Allan uses this month’s column to raise awareness of the problems associated with counterfeit products. The spectre of counterfeit electrical products has gate crashed into the consciousn ...

27 July, 2018
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Loop Impedance Testing: Have We Seen The End of Uplift?

|Date: 25 July, 2018

Loop Impedance Testing: Have We Seen The End of Uplift?

An uplifting experience is generally considered to be something positive, but not when it comes to loop i ...

An uplifting experience is generally considered to be something positive, but not when it comes to loop impedance testing. But what exactly is uplift, why is it a problem, and what can be done about i ...

25 July, 2018
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Made 2 Measure: Varying Earth Loop Impedance Test Results

|Date: 23 July, 2018

Made 2 Measure: Varying Earth Loop Impedance Test Results

You ask: I’ve noticed that if I repeat an earth loop impedance test several times on the same circuit, th ...

You ask: I’ve noticed that if I repeat an earth loop impedance test several times on the same circuit, the results sometimes vary a lot. Why is this and how do I decide which of the results to record ...

23 July, 2018
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