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Ask Ovia: How often do you update your product listings and are your catalogues available in hard-copy versions?

|Date: 22 August, 2023

Ask Ovia: How often do you update your product listings and are your catalogues available in hard-copy versions?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. HOW OFTEN DO YOU UPDATE YOUR PRODUCT LISTINGS AND ...

22 August, 2023
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Selectivity requirements for distribution circuits – don’t be con-fused | NAPIT

|Date: 10 July, 2023

Selectivity requirements for distribution circuits – don’t be con-fused | NAPIT

NAPIT’s Principal Technical Author, Richard Townsend, takes a closer look at selectivity requirements for ...

NAPIT’s Principal Technical Author, Richard Townsend, takes a closer look at selectivity requirements for distribution circuits. One question that I have been asked numerous times over the years is: “ ...

10 July, 2023
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Dr Zzeus Q&A: Does a fire alarm system installed into a suspended ceiling have to have a back box/be in an enclosure?

|Date: 30 June, 2023

Dr Zzeus Q&A: Does a fire alarm system installed into a suspended ceiling have to have a back box/be in an enclosure?

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

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, will answer your questions related to fire safety compliance. Q. I’ve been asked to commission a fire alar ...

30 June, 2023
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Made 2 Measure: How can i work out which fuse or breaker is protecting the circuit when the labelling is unclear?

|Date: 21 June, 2023

Made 2 Measure: How can i work out which fuse or breaker is protecting the circuit when the labelling is unclear?

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 OFTEN SEEM TO BE WORKING ON INSTAL ...

21 June, 2023
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What is power factor? | Chauvin Arnoux

|Date: 12 June, 2023

What is power factor? | Chauvin Arnoux

Are your clients paying for electricity they don’t use? Chauvin Arnoux UK’s Julian Grant discusses power ...

Are your clients paying for electricity they don’t use? Chauvin Arnoux UK’s Julian Grant discusses power factor, what it is and why you should be constantly monitoring and correcting it. While busines ...

12 June, 2023
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Codebreakers #60

|Date: 29 May, 2023

Codebreakers #60

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 ...

29 May, 2023
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Codebreakers #59

|Date: 22 May, 2023

Codebreakers #59

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 ...

22 May, 2023
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Do we have to install an additional earth electrode for all TN systems now Amendment 2 is in force? | NAPIT

|Date: 9 May, 2023

Do we have to install an additional earth electrode for all TN systems now Amendment 2 is in force? | NAPIT

The technical experts at NAPIT answer a contractor query related to the use of earth electrodes in the wa ...

The technical experts at NAPIT answer a contractor query related to the use of earth electrodes in the wake of Amendment 2. Q. Do we have to install an additional earth electrode for all TN systems no ...

9 May, 2023
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Life safety systems – the importance of maintaining signal integrity | Scolmore Group

|Date: 19 April, 2023

Life safety systems – the importance of maintaining signal integrity | Scolmore Group

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, considers the necessity of maintaining sign ...

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, considers the necessity of maintaining signal integrity for life safety services such as fire alarm systems and emergency lighting systems ...

19 April, 2023
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Codebreakers #56

|Date: 30 March, 2023

Codebreakers #56

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 ...

30 March, 2023
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