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Ask Ovia: what makes the Inceptor Milli downlight easy to install?

|Date: 31 May, 2024

Ask Ovia: what makes the Inceptor Milli downlight easy to install?

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. What makes your products (or one product in parti ...

31 May, 2024
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Made 2 Measure: How can I cut down the testing time for PI measurements? | Megger

|Date: 29 May, 2024

Made 2 Measure: How can I cut down the testing time for PI measurements? | Megger

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’VE JUST LANDED A GREAT CONTRACT TO ...

29 May, 2024
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Dr Zzeus Q&A: What are the qualification requirements that enable entry on to the SP 203-1 scheme?

|Date: 27 May, 2024

Dr Zzeus Q&A: What are the qualification requirements that enable entry on to the SP 203-1 scheme?

In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes answers your questions related to fire safety. In this month's ed ...

In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes answers your questions related to fire safety. In this month's edition he looks at the qualification requirements to enable entry on to industry schemes. Q. BAF ...

27 May, 2024
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What are the benefits of Electrical Energy Storage Systems? | NAPIT

|Date: 20 May, 2024

What are the benefits of Electrical Energy Storage Systems? | NAPIT

Steve Humphreys, Technical Commercial Manager at NAPIT, throws light on the battle to use self-generated ...

Steve Humphreys, Technical Commercial Manager at NAPIT, throws light on the battle to use self-generated green energy. With the continuing rise in energy costs, consumers are looking at ways to mitiga ...

20 May, 2024
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Smoke alarm installations: The hidden requirement in BS 7671 | Aico

|Date: 15 May, 2024

Smoke alarm installations: The hidden requirement in BS 7671 | Aico

Michael Coupland of Aico offers advice to ensure you’re not caught off-guard in the future. Even if you’r ...

Michael Coupland of Aico offers advice to ensure you’re not caught off-guard in the future. Even if you’re familiar with BS 7671 and the electrical wiring regulations, you might be missing a crucial d ...

15 May, 2024
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Single-phase and three-phase power supplies | Enkin

|Date: 7 May, 2024

Single-phase and three-phase power supplies | Enkin

The technical team at Enkin explore single-phase and three-phase power supplies and define the key featur ...

The technical team at Enkin explore single-phase and three-phase power supplies and define the key features that set the two apart. Single-phase and three-phase power supplies each have roles that the ...

7 May, 2024
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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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