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Why is the arc flash boundary so important?

|Date: 10 February, 2025

Why is the arc flash boundary so important?

In this article the experts at Fluke discuss the importance of the arc flash boundary and the ways in whi ...

In this article the experts at Fluke discuss the importance of the arc flash boundary and the ways in which professionals can better ensure that arc flash incidents are kept to a minimum. The arc flas ...

10 February, 2025
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How to fix PV arrays to on-roof solar photovoltaics (PV) systems

|Date: 5 February, 2025

How to fix PV arrays to on-roof solar photovoltaics (PV) systems

Steve Humphreys, Technical Commercial Manager at NAPIT, provides a guide on how to fix PV arrays to on-ro ...

Steve Humphreys, Technical Commercial Manager at NAPIT, provides a guide on how to fix PV arrays to on-roof solar photovoltaics systems. In this article, we will look at a simplified wind uplift calcu ...

5 February, 2025
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How can you verify the quality of your emergency lighting products?

|Date: 7 January, 2025

How can you verify the quality of your emergency lighting products?

The experts at ROBUS offer some pointers on verifying the quality of the emergency lighting products you’ ...

The experts at ROBUS offer some pointers on verifying the quality of the emergency lighting products you’re considering fitting. You wouldn’t buy the cheapest parachute in the store, so why buy the ch ...

7 January, 2025
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Why must pink sleeving now be used for functional earths?

|Date: 25 November, 2024

Why must pink sleeving now be used for functional earths?

Following the latest fire industry regulatory updates, the team at Illumino Ignis explain more about why ...

Following the latest fire industry regulatory updates, the team at Illumino Ignis explain more about why pink sleeving must now be used for functional earths. Understanding the distinctions between fu ...

25 November, 2024
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Mythbusting: The use of flexible cables in fixed installations

|Date: 14 June, 2024

Mythbusting: The use of flexible cables in fixed installations

In this article, originally written for the IET Wiring Matters publication, James Eade looks to dispel so ...

In this article, originally written for the IET Wiring Matters publication, James Eade looks to dispel some of the myths surrounding the use of flexible cables in fixed installations. The content for ...

14 June, 2024
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Made 2 Measure: what test equipment do you recommend when working on EV chargepoints?

|Date: 13 June, 2024

Made 2 Measure: what test equipment do you recommend when working on EV chargepoints?

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger a ...

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I’M OFTEN BEING ASKED ABOUT FITTING ...

13 June, 2024
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Codebreakers #72

|Date: 27 March, 2024

Codebreakers #72

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 ...

27 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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The guide to Li-ion BESS safety | ECA

|Date: 22 January, 2024

The guide to Li-ion BESS safety | ECA

Paul Reeve, ECA Director of CSR, looks into the safety considerations installers should be aware of when ...

Paul Reeve, ECA Director of CSR, looks into the safety considerations installers should be aware of when dealing with Li-ion battery energy storage systems (BESSs). In June, the Construction Leadershi ...

22 January, 2024
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The requirements of BS 7671 for protective equipotential bonding where ADS is used | NICEIC

|Date: 1 December, 2023

The requirements of BS 7671 for protective equipotential bonding where ADS is used | NICEIC

This article from the experts at NICEIC discusses the purpose of carrying out protective equipotential bo ...

This article from the experts at NICEIC discusses the purpose of carrying out protective equipotential bonding in commercial and/or industrial type properties, and how to verify the electrical continu ...

1 December, 2023
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