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Codebreakers #30

|Date: 10 October, 2021

Codebreakers #30

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

10 October, 2021
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Design considerations for distribution trunking | NAPIT

|Date: 6 October, 2021

Design considerations for distribution trunking | NAPIT

Technical Events Manager and Technical Author of NAPIT’s award-winning On-site Solutions, Paul Chaffers, ...

Technical Events Manager and Technical Author of NAPIT’s award-winning On-site Solutions, Paul Chaffers, takes a closer look at some of the important design considerations for distribution trunking. D ...

6 October, 2021
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Low voltage switchgear selection: the key considerations | ECA

|Date: 30 September, 2021

Low voltage switchgear selection: the key considerations | ECA

With the second amendment of the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2018) around the corner, ECA Te ...

With the second amendment of the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2018) around the corner, ECA Technical Manager, Gary Parker, considers how requirements for low voltage switchgear selection c ...

30 September, 2021
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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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Codebreakers #29

|Date: 20 September, 2021

Codebreakers #29

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

20 September, 2021
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The Training Ground: what sort of things can I give back to the industry? | The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership

|Date: 19 September, 2021

The Training Ground: what sort of things can I give back to the industry? | The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership

The experts at The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP) answer a common training-related question. ...

The experts at The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP) answer a common training-related question. Q. What sort of things can I do to ‘give something back’ to the industry? It would be great to ...

19 September, 2021
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Understanding downstream positions of protective devices | NAPIT

|Date: 17 September, 2021

Understanding downstream positions of protective devices | NAPIT

NAPIT’s Technical Manager, Trevor Milner, discusses downstream positions of protective devices for fault ...

NAPIT’s Technical Manager, Trevor Milner, discusses downstream positions of protective devices for fault protection. Regulation 434.2 describes how fault protection may be achieved utilising downstrea ...

17 September, 2021
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Codebreakers #28

|Date: 12 September, 2021

Codebreakers #28

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

12 September, 2021
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Dr. Zzeus Q&A: Should all fire alarm systems have a zone plan?

|Date: 9 September, 2021

Dr. Zzeus Q&A: Should all fire alarm systems have a zone plan?

Dr. Zzeus, Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and Chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to f ...

Dr. Zzeus, Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and Chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety compliance. Q. Should all fire alarm and detection systems have a zone plan and zone ...

9 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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