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How to ensure you are carrying out Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) correctly

|Date: 8 May, 2025

How to ensure you are carrying out Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) correctly

Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, advises on how to ensure you are carrying out Po ...

Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, advises on how to ensure you are carrying out Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) correctly. Every year, a significant number of electrical accide ...

8 May, 2025
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The evolution of Earth Fault Loop Impedance tests

|Date: 16 April, 2025

The evolution of Earth Fault Loop Impedance tests

Julian Grant, General Manager of Chauvin Arnoux UK, recounts how loop tests have evolved over the last 40 ...

Julian Grant, General Manager of Chauvin Arnoux UK, recounts how loop tests have evolved over the last 40 years and explains the inherent measurement variability that has occurred along the way. Most ...

16 April, 2025
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What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD?

|Date: 17 October, 2024

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD?

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD? Robin Earl, Market Development Manager at DEHN UK, provides some ...

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD? Robin Earl, Market Development Manager at DEHN UK, provides some answers and warns about deviating from established norms. The answer to this question is a simp ...

17 October, 2024
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Made 2 Measure: How can loop testing be made easier and more reliable?

|Date: 23 September, 2024

Made 2 Measure: How can loop testing be made easier and more reliable?

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 HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH LOOP T ...

23 September, 2024
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Codebreakers #82

|Date: 19 September, 2024

Codebreakers #82

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 ...

19 September, 2024
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What are the methods for fire sealing of elements within a building’s construction?

|Date: 18 September, 2024

What are the methods for fire sealing of elements within a building’s construction?

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to provide guidance on suitable measures to prevent ...

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to provide guidance on suitable measures to prevent and mitigate the risk of spread of fire and smoke when installing wiring systems that penetrat ...

18 September, 2024
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RCBO Types and Their Applications

|Date: 16 September, 2024

RCBO Types and Their Applications

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, considers some types of RCBOs and their appli ...

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, considers some types of RCBOs and their applications, along with the relevant requirements of BS 7671. Residual current operated circuit-bre ...

16 September, 2024
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Codebreakers #81

|Date: 11 September, 2024

Codebreakers #81

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 ...

11 September, 2024
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Why should you take time to properly design an electrical system?

|Date: 4 September, 2024

Why should you take time to properly design an electrical system?

Raphael Magnus, Managing Director at Safe-Electric, looks at the legal and ethical reasons that dictate t ...

Raphael Magnus, Managing Director at Safe-Electric, looks at the legal and ethical reasons that dictate the value of a properly designed electrical system. In my experience, too many electricians don’ ...

4 September, 2024
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Navigating Power Quality and Energy Efficiency | Chauvin Arnoux

|Date: 12 August, 2024

Navigating Power Quality and Energy Efficiency | Chauvin Arnoux

Julian Grant of Chauvin- Arnoux UK provides a guide to navigating the subject of power quality and energy ...

Julian Grant of Chauvin- Arnoux UK provides a guide to navigating the subject of power quality and energy efficiency. UNDERSTANDING TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION Modern world electronic products, applianc ...

12 August, 2024
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