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Cables Concealed in Walls or Partitions: The Case for Additional Protection by Residual Current Devices

|Date: 12 January, 2018

Cables Concealed in Walls or Partitions: The Case for Additional Protection by Residual Current Devices

BS 7671: 2008 (2015) Requirements for Electrical Installations contains recommendations that a cable inst ...

BS 7671: 2008 (2015) Requirements for Electrical Installations contains recommendations that a cable installed in a wall or partition must, in many cases, be provided with additional protection by mea ...

12 January, 2018
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Requirements for Marinas and Similar Locations

|Date: 11 January, 2018

Requirements for Marinas and Similar Locations

Marinas and similar locations are considered in BS 7671 to be locations with an increased risk of electri ...

Marinas and similar locations are considered in BS 7671 to be locations with an increased risk of electric shock. This is because of the presence of water, a reduction in body resistance, and contact ...

11 January, 2018
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Responsibility For Earthing Of An Electrical Installation

|Date: 9 January, 2018

Responsibility For Earthing Of An Electrical Installation

A question often asked of Certsure’s helpline is; “who is responsible for providing a means of earthing f ...

A question often asked of Certsure’s helpline is; “who is responsible for providing a means of earthing for an electrical installation”. In short, it is the consumer’s responsibility to ensure that th ...

9 January, 2018
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What is R2Dimming Technology?

|Date: 7 January, 2018

What is R2Dimming Technology?

We catch up with Ricoman’s Liang Gao to find out more about why the company’s latest technical innovation ...

We catch up with Ricoman’s Liang Gao to find out more about why the company’s latest technical innovation is changing the landscape for downlights. There are many fire-rated downlights with interchang ...

7 January, 2018
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How To Overcome The LED Obstacles

|Date: 6 December, 2017

How To Overcome The LED Obstacles

In this article the team at Zano Controls identifies some of the headaches that LED dimming has caused in ...

In this article the team at Zano Controls identifies some of the headaches that LED dimming has caused in recent times and the solutions it has created to deal with these issues. LED is a great techno ...

6 December, 2017
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Why Use Voltage Optimisation Units?

|Date: 4 December, 2017

Why Use Voltage Optimisation Units?

Jason Hallam, Technical Manager at CPN-Cudis, explains how voltage optimisation units can reduce electric ...

Jason Hallam, Technical Manager at CPN-Cudis, explains how voltage optimisation units can reduce electricity use. Put simply, if the reduction in supply voltage is carefully matched to the needs of th ...

4 December, 2017
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The Importance of Surge Protection

|Date: 30 November, 2017

The Importance of Surge Protection

Paul Collins, Technical Support & Training Manager at Hager, gives an overview of the crucial role th ...

Paul Collins, Technical Support & Training Manager at Hager, gives an overview of the crucial role that surge protection technology plays. Surge Protection Devices (SPDs) are used in electrical in ...

30 November, 2017
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What’s Behind Faulty Smart Meter Installations?

|Date: 29 November, 2017

What’s Behind Faulty Smart Meter Installations?

NAPIT offers its response to recent reports of faulty smart meter installations. In 2011, the Government ...

NAPIT offers its response to recent reports of faulty smart meter installations. In 2011, the Government set a target to install around 53 million smart meters in homes and businesses across Great Bri ...

29 November, 2017
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PIR Technology – The Weird & Wonderful Uses

|Date: 16 November, 2017

PIR Technology – The Weird & Wonderful Uses

Bill Killick, Technical & Quality Manager at Finder, highlights some of the weird and wonderful ways ...

Bill Killick, Technical & Quality Manager at Finder, highlights some of the weird and wonderful ways that PIR technology is being utilised in modern day applications. “You’re never more than 6m fr ...

16 November, 2017
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Neutral Conductors: Whats Your Method of Reduction?

|Date: 15 November, 2017

Neutral Conductors: Whats Your Method of Reduction?

The technical team at the ECA explore whether it’s acceptable to have a reduced cross-sectional area in n ...

The technical team at the ECA explore whether it’s acceptable to have a reduced cross-sectional area in neutral conductors. Circuits are generally designed with the same cross-sectional area neutral c ...

15 November, 2017
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