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BEAMA publishes new guidance document regarding Cable Management Systems

|Date: 29 June, 2021

BEAMA publishes new guidance document regarding Cable Management Systems

BEAMA has published a new guidance document to aid designers, installers and inspectors to correctly sel ...

BEAMA has published a new guidance document to aid designers, installers and inspectors to correctly select and erect Cable Management Systems to prevent cables from premature collapse due to the eff ...

29 June, 2021
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Lighting Circuits Without A CPC: How To Deal With Them

|Date: 29 April, 2019

Lighting Circuits Without A CPC: How To Deal With Them

Elecsa offer their technical support regarding CPC and what to do if a lighting circuit does not have thi ...

Elecsa offer their technical support regarding CPC and what to do if a lighting circuit does not have this. Lighting circuits installed before 1966 did not require a circuit protective conductor (cpc) ...

29 April, 2019
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18th Edition: What Are The Requirements for Overvoltage Protection?

|Date: 26 April, 2019

18th Edition: What Are The Requirements for Overvoltage Protection?

Dave Enefer, Devices Product Manager at Crabtree, takes a look at the latest requirements for overvoltage ...

Dave Enefer, Devices Product Manager at Crabtree, takes a look at the latest requirements for overvoltage protection. With the introduction of the 18th edition the decision-making process for inclusio ...

26 April, 2019
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Isolation and Switching: Best Practice

|Date: 11 December, 2018

Isolation and Switching: Best Practice

The term 'isolation and switching', as used in BS 7671 and shown in Table 1, embraces four distinct conce ...

The term 'isolation and switching', as used in BS 7671 and shown in Table 1, embraces four distinct concepts, each with its own particular requirements for safety. The four concepts are isolation, swi ...

11 December, 2018
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What is “Accessible” in BS 7671?

|Date: 13 October, 2016

What is “Accessible” in BS 7671?

Sarah Burrows of WAGO breaks down the confusion surrounding the term “accessible” in the BS 7671 regulati ...

Sarah Burrows of WAGO breaks down the confusion surrounding the term “accessible” in the BS 7671 regulation. BS 7671 states that “a junction box with screw terminals must be accessible” so that connec ...

13 October, 2016
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