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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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LED Lighting: How Can You Avoid Drop Out?

|Date: 3 November, 2017

LED Lighting: How Can You Avoid Drop Out?

Zano Controls offers advice on how to avoid drop out on dimmer switches. Drop-out occurs when your ...

Zano Controls offers advice on how to avoid drop out on dimmer switches. Drop-out occurs when your dimmer switch’s lowest voltage setting is lower than the voltage required to power the LEDs on ...

3 November, 2017
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Mythbusters: Busting The UGR Myth

|Date: 1 November, 2017

Mythbusters: Busting The UGR Myth

Michael Mulhall, Technical Manager at NVC UK, explores whether the phrase: “this light fitting has a UGR ...

Michael Mulhall, Technical Manager at NVC UK, explores whether the phrase: “this light fitting has a UGR of less than 19” is essentially a myth. No light fitting can have a UGR of less than or equal t ...

1 November, 2017
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The Dangers Associated With Fake Chargers

|Date: 26 October, 2017

The Dangers Associated With Fake Chargers

A recent survey that we commissioned at Crabtree has revealed that more than half (58%) of 2,000 UK adult ...

A recent survey that we commissioned at Crabtree has revealed that more than half (58%) of 2,000 UK adults would like to see more public buildings feature special USB smartphone charging outlets. The ...

26 October, 2017
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How Are Electrical Accessories Tested?

|Date: 24 October, 2017

How Are Electrical Accessories Tested?

The team at Redditch Plastic Products (RPP) explain the testing and production process that electrical ac ...

The team at Redditch Plastic Products (RPP) explain the testing and production process that electrical accessories should go through to ensure you don’t end up feeling the heat from dissatisfied custo ...

24 October, 2017
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Lot 20: Your Questions Answered

|Date: 16 October, 2017

Lot 20: Your Questions Answered

Delving deeper into the facts that define Lot 20, Rointe’s Santiago Villaescusa answers the key questions ...

Delving deeper into the facts that define Lot 20, Rointe’s Santiago Villaescusa answers the key questions that installers are asking. Which products are governed by the Lot 20 regulation? All space he ...

16 October, 2017
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