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Unravelling the mysteries of unidirectional and bidirectional protective devices

|Date: 12 March, 2025

Unravelling the mysteries of unidirectional and bidirectional protective devices

In this article, Andrew Duffen, Technical Commercial Engineer at NAPIT, seeks to unravel the mysteries of ...

In this article, Andrew Duffen, Technical Commercial Engineer at NAPIT, seeks to unravel the mysteries of unidirectional and bidirectional protective devices. With the introduction of Amendment 3 of B ...

12 March, 2025
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Some essential pointers when working with DC circuits

|Date: 19 February, 2025

Some essential pointers when working with DC circuits

Pete ‘Monty’ Monfort, Director at Arena Training and Monty Electrics, offers some useful pointers when wo ...

Pete ‘Monty’ Monfort, Director at Arena Training and Monty Electrics, offers some useful pointers when working with DC circuits. The majority of electricians, whilst familiar with the principles of di ...

19 February, 2025
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How to record the details of protective devices on the ‘Schedule of circuit details’

|Date: 12 February, 2025

How to record the details of protective devices on the ‘Schedule of circuit details’

A number of protective devices are now available which perform more than one function, such as Residual C ...

A number of protective devices are now available which perform more than one function, such as Residual Current operated Circuit-Breakers with integral Overcurrent protection (RCBO), and combination R ...

12 February, 2025
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Click adds Bidirectional RCBOs to its Elucian range

|Date: 1 October, 2024

Click adds Bidirectional RCBOs to its Elucian range

Click Scolmore continues to develop its growing range of Elucian consumer units and protective devices an ...

Click Scolmore continues to develop its growing range of Elucian consumer units and protective devices and the latest addition is a new bidirectional RCBO. The launch comes hot on the heels of Amendme ...

1 October, 2024
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Click Scolmore adds new Elucian 1P + Switched RCBO

|Date: 9 July, 2024

Click Scolmore adds new Elucian 1P + Switched RCBO

Click Scolmore has added a range of compact 1 Pole + Switched Neutral True 6kA 30mA Trip (Type A) RCBOs t ...

Click Scolmore has added a range of compact 1 Pole + Switched Neutral True 6kA 30mA Trip (Type A) RCBOs to its Elucian consumer unit and protective devices portfolio. Available in B Curve and C Curve ...

9 July, 2024
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SELECT distributes free learning resource about protective devices to training centres across Scotland

|Date: 10 May, 2024

SELECT distributes free learning resource about protective devices to training centres across Scotland

Campaigning trade association SELECT is continuing its ongoing mission to educate and inform electrician ...

Campaigning trade association SELECT is continuing its ongoing mission to educate and inform electricians with another important free resource aimed at apprentices and adult trainees. Scotland’s larg ...

10 May, 2024
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Click adds unpopulated consumer units to Elucian range

|Date: 30 October, 2023

Click adds unpopulated consumer units to Elucian range

Scolmore continues to expand its Elucian consumer unit range to provide electricians with the broadest po ...

Scolmore continues to expand its Elucian consumer unit range to provide electricians with the broadest possible range of units and protective devices to cater for all installation requirements. The la ...

30 October, 2023
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The installation of screened cables to BS 8436: 2011 and protective device requirements | NICEIC

|Date: 17 November, 2022

The installation of screened cables to BS 8436: 2011 and protective device requirements | NICEIC

This article provides guidance for the electrical contractor when the installation design calls for scree ...

This article provides guidance for the electrical contractor when the installation design calls for screened cables to BS 8436: 2011 to be installed. In addition to meeting the requirements of BS 7671 ...

17 November, 2022
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New Scolmore protective devices added to consumer unit range

|Date: 11 March, 2022

New Scolmore protective devices added to consumer unit range

Scolmore continues to expand its Elucian consumer unit range to provide electricians with the broadest po ...

Scolmore continues to expand its Elucian consumer unit range to provide electricians with the broadest possible range of units and protectives devices to cater for all installation requirements. New t ...

11 March, 2022
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Low-voltage switchgear: making a sound selection

|Date: 4 September, 2019

Low-voltage switchgear: making a sound selection

Gary Parker, ECA Senior Technical Engineer talks to PE about the different types of protective devices an ...

Gary Parker, ECA Senior Technical Engineer talks to PE about the different types of protective devices and the main considerations when selecting and specifying low voltage switchgear. Low voltage swi ...

4 September, 2019
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