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Dr Zzeus Q&A: How do you take an insulation reading on a fire cable?

|Date: 22 March, 2024

Dr Zzeus Q&A: How do you take an insulation reading on a fire cable?

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers you ...

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety compliance. In the previous column (December 2023), I answer ...

22 March, 2024
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Protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility | NICEIC

|Date: 13 March, 2024

Protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility | NICEIC

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to explain the operating characteristics of the pro ...

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to explain the operating characteristics of the protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility, a type of TN-C-S system, which is commonly p ...

13 March, 2024
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Codebreakers #71

|Date: 5 March, 2024

Codebreakers #71

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 ...

5 March, 2024
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EV Question Time: Part 2 | CTEK

|Date: 26 February, 2024

EV Question Time: Part 2 | CTEK

In this follow up to last month’s article, Viktors Nikolajevs, CTEK’s Skillbase Manager in the UK, answer ...

In this follow up to last month’s article, Viktors Nikolajevs, CTEK’s Skillbase Manager in the UK, answers more of the key questions that installers are commonly raising around EV charge point install ...

26 February, 2024
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Understanding overvoltage protection: requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 | Hager

|Date: 16 February, 2024

Understanding overvoltage protection: requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 | Hager

Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing installations wi ...

Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing installations with surge protective devices (SPDs) and looks at requirements and considerations of BS 7671:2018 ...

16 February, 2024
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Different installation methods and the mechanical protection requirements for each | NAPIT

|Date: 5 February, 2024

Different installation methods and the mechanical protection requirements for each | NAPIT

The technical experts at NAPIT look at different installation methods and the mechanical protection requi ...

The technical experts at NAPIT look at different installation methods and the mechanical protection requirements for each. Installation or wiring methods? Whenever we speak to contractors or they ask ...

5 February, 2024
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IP ratings explained | Hudson Lighting

|Date: 2 February, 2024

IP ratings explained | Hudson Lighting

Chris Hudson, MD of Hudson Lighting, explains more about the importance of IP68 ratings for recessed outd ...

Chris Hudson, MD of Hudson Lighting, explains more about the importance of IP68 ratings for recessed outdoor lights and gives a general overview of IP ratings and what they mean. Ingress Protection (I ...

2 February, 2024
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The importance of selecting RCDs that are suitable to electronic loads and controls connected to an electrical installation | NICEIC

|Date: 30 January, 2024

The importance of selecting RCDs that are suitable to electronic loads and controls connected to an electrical installation | NICEIC

Depending on the particular characteristics of the ‘electronic’ loads and controls connected to an electr ...

Depending on the particular characteristics of the ‘electronic’ loads and controls connected to an electrical installation, an RCD could be exposed to a range of residual current waveforms and frequen ...

30 January, 2024
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The Training Ground: “my apprentice is now on a different version of the electrical apprenticeship – what does this mean”?

|Date: 29 January, 2024

The Training Ground: “my apprentice is now on a different version of the electrical apprenticeship – what does this mean”?

Q. I’m told my new apprentice is now on a different version of the electrical apprenticeship – what does ...

Q. I’m told my new apprentice is now on a different version of the electrical apprenticeship – what does this mean and will they still do the AM2? To bring it fully up-to-date with current employer ne ...

29 January, 2024
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Dr. Zzeus Q&A: How do you calculate the resistance of a fire alarm cable?

|Date: 24 January, 2024

Dr. Zzeus Q&A: How do you calculate the resistance of a fire alarm cable?

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers you ...

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety compliance. This month I’m going to answer two questions rel ...

24 January, 2024
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