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The ultimate guide to Surge Protective Devices (SPDs)

|Date: 9 April, 2025

The ultimate guide to Surge Protective Devices (SPDs)

In this article, Andrew Duffen, Technical Commercial Engineer at NAPIT, presents the ultimate guide to Su ...

In this article, Andrew Duffen, Technical Commercial Engineer at NAPIT, presents the ultimate guide to Surge Protective Devices. As Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) find their way into installations mo ...

9 April, 2025
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What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD?

|Date: 17 October, 2024

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD?

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD? Robin Earl, Market Development Manager at DEHN UK, provides some ...

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD? Robin Earl, Market Development Manager at DEHN UK, provides some answers and warns about deviating from established norms. The answer to this question is a simp ...

17 October, 2024
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Surge Protection: your common queries answered | Surge Protection Devices

|Date: 22 February, 2023

Surge Protection: your common queries answered | Surge Protection Devices

Kirsty Johnson MIET, Technical Director at Surge Protection Devices, answers some of the common queries a ...

Kirsty Johnson MIET, Technical Director at Surge Protection Devices, answers some of the common queries around the use of SPDs following Amendment 2 to the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations. Since the r ...

22 February, 2023
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Amendment 2: surge protection requirements for EV chargers | Surge Protection Devices

|Date: 1 August, 2022

Amendment 2: surge protection requirements for EV chargers | Surge Protection Devices

Kirsty Johnson of Surge Protection Devices looks at the surge protection requirements for EV chargers in ...

Kirsty Johnson of Surge Protection Devices looks at the surge protection requirements for EV chargers in the wake of Amendment 2 to the 18th Edition. We’re already aware of the effects and challenges ...

1 August, 2022
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Surge protection: why site surveys are becoming more popular | Surge Protection Devices

|Date: 29 June, 2022

Surge protection: why site surveys are becoming more popular | Surge Protection Devices

With requirements for surge protection increasingly on the agenda, we put the questions to Kirsty Johnson ...

With requirements for surge protection increasingly on the agenda, we put the questions to Kirsty Johnson of Surge Protection Devices, to find out why site surveys are becoming more popular. Q. How do ...

29 June, 2022
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Bright sparks go above and beyond regulatory standards | Niglon

|Date: 9 June, 2022

Bright sparks go above and beyond regulatory standards | Niglon

A long-established supplier is urging caution when it comes to a surprising change to regulations for ele ...

A long-established supplier is urging caution when it comes to a surprising change to regulations for electrical installers. Niglon has been serving the industry for many decades, and the team has bee ...

9 June, 2022
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Changes in Amendment 2 that will affect surge protection | Surge Protection Devices

|Date: 13 May, 2022

Changes in Amendment 2 that will affect surge protection | Surge Protection Devices

Following the release of Amendment 2, Kirsty Johnson of Surge Protection Devices looks at some of the cha ...

Following the release of Amendment 2, Kirsty Johnson of Surge Protection Devices looks at some of the changes that will affect surge protection Section 443 As expected, the wording has significantly c ...

13 May, 2022
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The ever-changing regulations of SPDs: What is the future for domestic usage? | Scolmore

|Date: 17 March, 2022

The ever-changing regulations of SPDs: What is the future for domestic usage? | Scolmore

Scolmore Group looks at the ever-changing regulations regarding SPDs and ponders what the future might ho ...

Scolmore Group looks at the ever-changing regulations regarding SPDs and ponders what the future might hold for domestic usage. BS 7671 is due for a second amendment this year and we currently underst ...

17 March, 2022
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Insulation resistance testing and SPDs | NICEIC

|Date: 28 September, 2021

Insulation resistance testing and SPDs | NICEIC

This article from the NICEIC & ELECSA provides a brief summary of the types of surge protective devic ...

This article from the NICEIC & ELECSA provides a brief summary of the types of surge protective device likely to be present in an electrical installation and looks at how to carry out electrical t ...

28 September, 2021
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Surge Protection Devices – a risk assessment approach | NICEIC

|Date: 8 September, 2021

Surge Protection Devices – a risk assessment approach | NICEIC

The team at NICEIC & ELECSA take a look at the risk assessment approach given in Regulation 443.5 of ...

The team at NICEIC & ELECSA take a look at the risk assessment approach given in Regulation 443.5 of BS 7671, to determine whether surge protection devices (SPDs) should be installed. Publication ...

8 September, 2021
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