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The Training Ground: what certificates should apprentices get when they complete their AM2S?

|Date: 29 May, 2024

The Training Ground: what certificates should apprentices get when they complete their AM2S?

Q. My apprentice has completed his AM2S but I’ve not got the apprenticeship certificate yet. Why is this? ...

Q. My apprentice has completed his AM2S but I’ve not got the apprenticeship certificate yet. Why is this? There can often be confusion around which certificates NET issue directly and what is issued b ...

29 May, 2024
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How to navigate electrical reflections in circuits

|Date: 28 May, 2024

How to navigate electrical reflections in circuits

John Hayhurst, Electrical Tutor at City Skills SCC, provides a guide to navigating electrical reflections ...

John Hayhurst, Electrical Tutor at City Skills SCC, provides a guide to navigating electrical reflections in circuits. In this article, I’m looking to challenge your grasp of electromagnetism and expl ...

28 May, 2024
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Codebreakers #76

|Date: 22 May, 2024

Codebreakers #76

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, 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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Codebreakers #75

|Date: 9 May, 2024

Codebreakers #75

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 ...

9 May, 2024
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Types of Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) and their use in electrical installations | NICEIC

|Date: 8 May, 2024

Types of Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) and their use in electrical installations | NICEIC

Section 443 of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 contains requirements for protection against transient overvoltages e ...

Section 443 of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 contains requirements for protection against transient overvoltages either of atmospheric origin or due to switching. Where the application of overvoltage protectio ...

8 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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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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Burying cables: what are the regulations for buried cables? | NAPIT

|Date: 10 April, 2024

Burying cables: what are the regulations for buried cables? | NAPIT

In this article, the technical experts at NAPIT examine the practice of burying cables. Two of the most c ...

In this article, the technical experts at NAPIT examine the practice of burying cables. Two of the most commonly asked questions in this industry must be: “Can I bury this cable?” and “How deep does i ...

10 April, 2024
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