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Dr Zzeus Q&A: How do you take an insulation reading on a fire cable?

|Date: 22 March, 2024

Dr Zzeus Q&A: How do you take an insulation reading on a fire cable?

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 compliance. In the previous column (December 2023), I answer ...

22 March, 2024
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Ask Ovia: Why are modern vapour-proof fittings not designed to fit onto conduit boxes?

|Date: 18 March, 2024

Ask Ovia: Why are modern vapour-proof fittings not designed to fit onto conduit boxes?

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. WHY ARE MODERN VAPOUR-PROOF FITTINGS NOT DESIGNED ...

18 March, 2024
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Protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility | NICEIC

|Date: 13 March, 2024

Protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility | NICEIC

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to explain the operating characteristics of the pro ...

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to explain the operating characteristics of the protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility, a type of TN-C-S system, which is commonly p ...

13 March, 2024
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USB socket-outlets and the requirements for insulation resistance testing | Scolmore

|Date: 8 March, 2024

USB socket-outlets and the requirements for insulation resistance testing | Scolmore

Have you dealt with problems with USB socket-outlets that have been faulty following insulation resistanc ...

Have you dealt with problems with USB socket-outlets that have been faulty following insulation resistance testing? Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, aims to shed some ligh ...

8 March, 2024
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Codebreakers #71

|Date: 5 March, 2024

Codebreakers #71

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 ...

5 March, 2024
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Safe isolation: Selection and use of the right equipment | Martindale Electric

|Date: 4 March, 2024

Safe isolation: Selection and use of the right equipment | Martindale Electric

Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, explains the importance of safe isolation and wh ...

Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, explains the importance of safe isolation and why using the right equipment is an absolute must. Safe isolation procedures are necessary to ens ...

4 March, 2024
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The PE CPD Book: Volume Two 2023 – free and available online now!

|Date: 27 February, 2024

The PE CPD Book: Volume Two 2023 – free and available online now!

We’ve got a new year's treat for those electrical professionals who are serious about their CPD: the rel ...

We’ve got a new year's treat for those electrical professionals who are serious about their CPD: the release of the second PE ‘CPD Book’, providing the opportunity to earn 5 x CPD credits. Wrapping u ...

27 February, 2024
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EV Question Time: Part 2 | CTEK

|Date: 26 February, 2024

EV Question Time: Part 2 | CTEK

In this follow up to last month’s article, Viktors Nikolajevs, CTEK’s Skillbase Manager in the UK, answer ...

In this follow up to last month’s article, Viktors Nikolajevs, CTEK’s Skillbase Manager in the UK, answers more of the key questions that installers are commonly raising around EV charge point install ...

26 February, 2024
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Made 2 Measure: Can you suggest a Multimeter that meets all my requirements?

|Date: 23 February, 2024

Made 2 Measure: Can you suggest a Multimeter that meets all my requirements?

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger a ...

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I’M LOOKING FOR A NEW MULTIMETER. I ...

23 February, 2024
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Metal consumer units in an installation forming part of a TT system earthing arrangement | NICEIC

|Date: 20 February, 2024

Metal consumer units in an installation forming part of a TT system earthing arrangement | NICEIC

This article from the experts at NICEIC aims to provide guidance for contractors when required to install ...

This article from the experts at NICEIC aims to provide guidance for contractors when required to install a consumer unit and/or similar switchgear manufactured from a noncombustible material meeting ...

20 February, 2024
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