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Surge protection devices: can you check them using a MFT? | Metrel

|Date: 14 May, 2020

Surge protection devices: can you check them using a MFT? | Metrel

Brendan Beaver, Manager of Metrel UK, looks at why the SPD function on Metrel's MFT equipment is helping ...

Brendan Beaver, Manager of Metrel UK, looks at why the SPD function on Metrel's MFT equipment is helping contractors to overcome this common issue. I was having a coffee at a recent exhibition when a ...

14 May, 2020
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Commerical surge protection: what to consider? | Hager

|Date: 20 March, 2020

Commerical surge protection: what to consider? | Hager

Mike Lawrence, Marketing Manager – Commercial Buildings at Hager, discusses some of the key consideration ...

Mike Lawrence, Marketing Manager – Commercial Buildings at Hager, discusses some of the key considerations to be aware of when selecting surge protection devices for your installation. The protection ...

20 March, 2020
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Incorporating Surge Protection into installations

|Date: 12 August, 2019

Incorporating Surge Protection into installations

The team at Lewden tell us how the incorporation of Surge Protection in installations is made easier with ...

The team at Lewden tell us how the incorporation of Surge Protection in installations is made easier with their Retrofit Surge Protection Unit. In addition to the range of SPDs in Type 2 and Combined ...

12 August, 2019
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Proteus surges forward

|Date: 15 July, 2019

Proteus surges forward

Proteus talk to PE about the growing demand for SPDs in the domestic market sector since the introduction ...

Proteus talk to PE about the growing demand for SPDs in the domestic market sector since the introduction of the 18th Edition. Whilst the fitment of SPDs is now a simple task within the Proteus Consum ...

15 July, 2019
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Surge Protection: As Easy As 1,2,3?

|Date: 5 June, 2019

Surge Protection: As Easy As 1,2,3?

Gary Parker, Senior Technical Support Engineer at ECA, runs through the major changes to surge protection ...

Gary Parker, Senior Technical Support Engineer at ECA, runs through the major changes to surge protection requirements in the 18th Edition. Surge protection devices (SPDs) are used in electrical insta ...

5 June, 2019
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Solutions galore from Switchtec

|Date: 15 May, 2019

Solutions galore from Switchtec

On display at ELEX from Switchtec will be a range of surge protection, switchgear, control components, ca ...

On display at ELEX from Switchtec will be a range of surge protection, switchgear, control components, cable termination and audible and visual alarms. The company’s experienced technical department a ...

15 May, 2019
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Schneider Electric Launches 18th Edition Compliant Products

|Date: 26 March, 2019

Schneider Electric Launches 18th Edition Compliant Products

In order to help installers comply with the changes brought about by the latest edition of the IET Wiring ...

In order to help installers comply with the changes brought about by the latest edition of the IET Wiring Regulations, Schneider Electric has released surge protection products and fire resistant supp ...

26 March, 2019
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Surge Protection: What Are The Requirements For Domestic Dwellings?

|Date: 13 March, 2019

Surge Protection: What Are The Requirements For Domestic Dwellings?

Here the technical experts at Europa Components offer advice on installing surge protection devices in do ...

Here the technical experts at Europa Components offer advice on installing surge protection devices in domestic dwellings. Regulation 443.4 requires protection against transient overvoltage to be prov ...

13 March, 2019
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New 18th Edition Rules For Surge Protection: Learn More At ELEX

|Date: 15 January, 2019

New 18th Edition Rules For Surge Protection: Learn More At ELEX

BG Electrical's Circuit Protection Product Manager, Paul Appleby, has some wise words for contractors ahe ...

BG Electrical's Circuit Protection Product Manager, Paul Appleby, has some wise words for contractors ahead of a visit to ELEX this year. Changes to the regulations laid out in the latest wiring regul ...

15 January, 2019
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Why Is There The Urge For ‘Surge’?

|Date: 19 November, 2018

Why Is There The Urge For ‘Surge’?

The experts at Schneider Electric help us to better understand surge protection and how contractors can d ...

The experts at Schneider Electric help us to better understand surge protection and how contractors can determine whether it is required. Electronic equipment has played a vital role in how our homes ...

19 November, 2018
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