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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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Arc Fault Protection: Requirements & Recommendations

|Date: 30 November, 2018

Arc Fault Protection: Requirements & Recommendations

Simon Rowlinson of Wylex delves into the 18th Edition regulations to explore whether Arc Fault Detection ...

Simon Rowlinson of Wylex delves into the 18th Edition regulations to explore whether Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs), although defined as a 'recommendation', are essentially 'mandatory' in certain ...

30 November, 2018
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Wylex Amendment 3 Range

|Date: 30 June, 2016

Wylex Amendment 3 Range

Amendment 3 was a hot topic after new requirements came into effect on 1st January 2016. But Electrium is ...

Amendment 3 was a hot topic after new requirements came into effect on 1st January 2016. But Electrium is warning ‘it’s not all just about Consumer Units’, as it introduces several additions to its Wy ...

30 June, 2016
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Wylex Wants to Further Enhance Safety

|Date: 9 February, 2016

Wylex Wants to Further Enhance Safety

David Garrett, Head of Product Management for Wylex, has some interesting views on Amendment 3 to the Wir ...

David Garrett, Head of Product Management for Wylex, has some interesting views on Amendment 3 to the Wiring Regulations. Since the launch of ‘Amendment 3 Consumer Units’, installers and speciﬁers hav ...

9 February, 2016
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