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Insulation resistance testing

|Date: 30 October, 2019

Insulation resistance testing

The aim of this article is to discuss the requirements and considerations for carrying out insulation res ...

The aim of this article is to discuss the requirements and considerations for carrying out insulation resistance testing on low voltage circuits within electrical installations. Such a test is used fo ...

30 October, 2019
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Made 2 Measure: Safe isolation

|Date: 28 October, 2019

Made 2 Measure: Safe isolation

The Megger team answer your questions about safe isolation. YOU ASK I’ve had one or two nasty “belts” ove ...

The Megger team answer your questions about safe isolation. YOU ASK I’ve had one or two nasty “belts” over the years, when I thought a circuit was dead and it wasn’t. What do I need to do to make sure ...

28 October, 2019
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Class I appliances connected to the fixed wiring of an installation

|Date: 24 October, 2019

Class I appliances connected to the fixed wiring of an installation

ELECSA talks through the options available to installers for connecting appliances to the fixed wiring of ...

ELECSA talks through the options available to installers for connecting appliances to the fixed wiring of an installation. There are several options available for connecting appliances to the fixed wi ...

24 October, 2019
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NAPIT Codebreakers #12

|Date: 23 October, 2019

NAPIT Codebreakers #12

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. OLLIE TOWNER: I found this install ...

23 October, 2019
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Selecting and Installing Earth Electrodes

|Date: 16 October, 2019

Selecting and Installing Earth Electrodes

NAPIT’s Don Holmes has more essential advice for electricians. The installation of earth electrodes is be ...

NAPIT’s Don Holmes has more essential advice for electricians. The installation of earth electrodes is becoming an increasingly significant part of electrical installations. Examples of such installat ...

16 October, 2019
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Aurora: New Catalogue, New Website, New Products!

|Date: 15 October, 2019

Aurora: New Catalogue, New Website, New Products!

Aurora’s Director of UK Trade Jeff Richardson, reveals some of the new ranges available in the new Aurora ...

Aurora’s Director of UK Trade Jeff Richardson, reveals some of the new ranges available in the new Aurora Trade catalogue following the Enlite to Aurora rebrand. Aurora is renowned globally for its aw ...

15 October, 2019
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End-to-end (loop) resistance of ring final circuit protective conductors

|Date: 30 September, 2019

End-to-end (loop) resistance of ring final circuit protective conductors

Often when carrying out an end-to-end resistance of the circuit protective conductor (cpc) in a ring fina ...

Often when carrying out an end-to-end resistance of the circuit protective conductor (cpc) in a ring final circuit, it may at times be necessary to make a decision as to whether the values of resistan ...

30 September, 2019
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Where automatic disconnection is not feasible

|Date: 27 September, 2019

Where automatic disconnection is not feasible

NAPIT’s Bill Allan reviews Section 419. BS 7671:2018 contains a new Section 419 - Provisions where autom ...

NAPIT’s Bill Allan reviews Section 419. BS 7671:2018 contains a new Section 419 - Provisions where automatic disconnection according to Regulation 411.3.2 is not feasible. In the context of BS 7671, ...

27 September, 2019
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NAPIT Codebreakers #11

|Date: 26 September, 2019

NAPIT Codebreakers #11

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. ALL CITY SPARKS: A client moved in ...

26 September, 2019
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Sealing of wiring system penetrations

|Date: 24 September, 2019

Sealing of wiring system penetrations

The aim of this article is to provide guidance on suitable measures to prevent and minimise the risk of s ...

The aim of this article is to provide guidance on suitable measures to prevent and minimise the risk of spread of fire when installing wiring systems within domestic and similar types of premises. Int ...

24 September, 2019
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