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The amended Approved Document Part F: how can electricians meet the new requirements? | Vent-Axia

|Date: 24 April, 2024

The amended Approved Document Part F: how can electricians meet the new requirements? | Vent-Axia

Natasha King, Product Manager at Vent-Axia, explains more about the requirements of the amended Approved ...

Natasha King, Product Manager at Vent-Axia, explains more about the requirements of the amended Approved Document Part F and how electricians can meet them. Amended Approved Document Part F (Means of ...

24 April, 2024
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Prosumer’s low-voltage electrical installation (PEI) | NICEIC

|Date: 22 April, 2024

Prosumer’s low-voltage electrical installation (PEI) | NICEIC

This article looks at Chapter 82 of BS 7671 and embedded renewable sources, either used in conjunction wi ...

This article looks at Chapter 82 of BS 7671 and embedded renewable sources, either used in conjunction with the existing supply for an installation or as an alternative and independent source of elect ...

22 April, 2024
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How long do LEDs really last? | ROBUS

|Date: 12 April, 2024

How long do LEDs really last? | ROBUS

The team at ROBUS offers advice on how electricians and electrical professionals should respond to the ag ...

The team at ROBUS offers advice on how electricians and electrical professionals should respond to the age-old conundrum of how long LEDs really last. The question around the length of time that LEDs ...

12 April, 2024
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Made 2 Measure: “I’m struggling to cope with all the different requirements using my present test kit” – Is there a solution?

|Date: 27 March, 2024

Made 2 Measure: “I’m struggling to cope with all the different requirements using my present test kit” – Is there a solution?

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 WORK MOSTLY ON INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS, ...

27 March, 2024
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Using metallic armouring of a cable as a protective conductor | NICEIC

|Date: 26 March, 2024

Using metallic armouring of a cable as a protective conductor | NICEIC

This article from the experts at NICEIC provides guidance on the use of the metallic armouring of a cable ...

This article from the experts at NICEIC provides guidance on the use of the metallic armouring of a cable as a circuit protective conductor (cpc), main protective bonding conductor or where practicabl ...

26 March, 2024
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The essentials of client handover documentation | NAPIT

|Date: 22 March, 2024

The essentials of client handover documentation | NAPIT

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, discusses the essentials of client handover documentation ...

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, discusses the essentials of client handover documentation. For every installation, regardless of the technology, there are requirements placed on the co ...

22 March, 2024
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Ask Ovia: Why are modern vapour-proof fittings not designed to fit onto conduit boxes?

|Date: 18 March, 2024

Ask Ovia: Why are modern vapour-proof fittings not designed to fit onto conduit boxes?

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. WHY ARE MODERN VAPOUR-PROOF FITTINGS NOT DESIGNED ...

18 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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USB socket-outlets and the requirements for insulation resistance testing | Scolmore

|Date: 8 March, 2024

USB socket-outlets and the requirements for insulation resistance testing | Scolmore

Have you dealt with problems with USB socket-outlets that have been faulty following insulation resistanc ...

Have you dealt with problems with USB socket-outlets that have been faulty following insulation resistance testing? Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, aims to shed some ligh ...

8 March, 2024
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Safe isolation: Selection and use of the right equipment | Martindale Electric

|Date: 4 March, 2024

Safe isolation: Selection and use of the right equipment | Martindale Electric

Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, explains the importance of safe isolation and wh ...

Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, explains the importance of safe isolation and why using the right equipment is an absolute must. Safe isolation procedures are necessary to ens ...

4 March, 2024
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