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Testing RCDs: how straightforward is it? | Megger

|Date: 22 June, 2022

Testing RCDs: how straightforward is it? | Megger

Provided you had a reliable test set, testing RCDs used to be pretty straightforward. Peter Wade of Megge ...

Provided you had a reliable test set, testing RCDs used to be pretty straightforward. Peter Wade of Megger looks at why life is now getting somewhat more complicated and discusses what you need to do ...

22 June, 2022
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The function of LED drivers: where and how they should be used | NICEIC

|Date: 15 June, 2022

The function of LED drivers: where and how they should be used | NICEIC

Using LED drivers for a bespoke lighting installation can be confusing due to the range of different type ...

Using LED drivers for a bespoke lighting installation can be confusing due to the range of different types and possible variations for their connection that are available. This article from the expert ...

15 June, 2022
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Amendment 2: Arc Fault Detection Device (AFDD) requirements | NAPIT

|Date: 14 June, 2022

Amendment 2: Arc Fault Detection Device (AFDD) requirements | NAPIT

Paul Chaffers, Technical Events Manager at NAPIT, looks at arc fault detection device (AFDD) requirements ...

Paul Chaffers, Technical Events Manager at NAPIT, looks at arc fault detection device (AFDD) requirements following the publication of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. The subject of AFDDs rapidly became a hot t ...

14 June, 2022
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Amendment 2 to BS7671:2018 – the key changes explained

|Date: 28 March, 2022

Amendment 2 to BS7671:2018 – the key changes explained

Gary Parker, ECA Senior Technical Manager, looks at some of the major changes in BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. Th ...

Gary Parker, ECA Senior Technical Manager, looks at some of the major changes in BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. There have been major events and changes since the release of the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations ...

28 March, 2022
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The Training Ground: What can you do to ensure your apprentice is ready to take their AM2S? | NET

|Date: 25 March, 2022

The Training Ground: What can you do to ensure your apprentice is ready to take their AM2S? | NET

NET regularly speaks to apprentices after their AM2S to explore their experience, performance and how rea ...

NET regularly speaks to apprentices after their AM2S to explore their experience, performance and how ready they were to take the assessment. The number who tell us they were pressurised into taking t ...

25 March, 2022
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Ask Ovia: How does Ovia test and interrogate its products to ensure quality?

|Date: 23 March, 2022

Ask Ovia: How does Ovia test and interrogate its products to ensure quality?

The column where you get to put your questions to the Head of the Ovia Lighting business, Mike Collins, a ...

The column where you get to put your questions to the Head of the Ovia Lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of experts. We made a significant investment in new testing equipment and a cutting ...

23 March, 2022
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Codebreakers #34

|Date: 25 February, 2022

Codebreakers #34

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 ...

25 February, 2022
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Requirements for the omission of overload protection | NICEIC & ELECSA

|Date: 22 February, 2022

Requirements for the omission of overload protection | NICEIC & ELECSA

This article from NICEIC & ELECSA looks specifically at the requirements and circumstances where the ...

This article from NICEIC & ELECSA looks specifically at the requirements and circumstances where the provision of overload protection may be omitted. Omission of overload protection In general, a ...

22 February, 2022
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Requirements for automatic transfer switches | Craig & Derricott

|Date: 21 February, 2022

Requirements for automatic transfer switches | Craig & Derricott

Martin Blount, Technical Manager at Craig & Derricott, takes a look at the requirements for automatic ...

Martin Blount, Technical Manager at Craig & Derricott, takes a look at the requirements for automatic transfer switches for life safety, fire-fighting and other critical applications, in accordanc ...

21 February, 2022
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Codebreakers #33

|Date: 18 February, 2022

Codebreakers #33

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 ...

18 February, 2022
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