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Made 2 Measure: which multimeter should you use for higher voltage applications? | Megger

|Date: 15 January, 2021

Made 2 Measure: which multimeter should you use for higher voltage applications? | Megger

The technical team at Megger answer another contractor query. You ask: For years I’ve been using an old m ...

The technical team at Megger answer another contractor query. You ask: For years I’ve been using an old multimeter for basic testing but it doesn’t really do everything I want, like measuring voltages ...

15 January, 2021
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Residual Current Devices (RCDs): the theory of ‘selectivity’ | NAPIT

|Date: 30 December, 2020

Residual Current Devices (RCDs): the theory of ‘selectivity’ | NAPIT

Geoff Brittan, NAPIT Technical Officer, discusses selecting the correct Residual Current Devices. When di ...

Geoff Brittan, NAPIT Technical Officer, discusses selecting the correct Residual Current Devices. When discussing selectivity of RCDs and how/why we need to achieve this, its important to ascertain wh ...

30 December, 2020
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Codebreakers #24

|Date: 24 December, 2020

Codebreakers #24

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 ...

24 December, 2020
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Made 2 Measure: what test equipment do you need to service EV charging points? | Megger

|Date: 18 December, 2020

Made 2 Measure: what test equipment do you need to service EV charging points? | Megger

The technical team at Megger answer the latest equipment-related query. You ask: Now that more people are ...

The technical team at Megger answer the latest equipment-related query. You ask: Now that more people are buying electric vehicles, I’m often being asked to fit and maintain EV charge points. What sor ...

18 December, 2020
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Codebreakers #23

|Date: 16 December, 2020

Codebreakers #23

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 ...

16 December, 2020
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Amendment 1: how does it affect EV charging requirements? | NAPIT

|Date: 14 December, 2020

Amendment 1: how does it affect EV charging requirements? | NAPIT

NAPIT Technical Events Manager, Paul Chaffers, gives an overview of the Amendment to IET 18th Edition Wir ...

NAPIT Technical Events Manager, Paul Chaffers, gives an overview of the Amendment to IET 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2018) related to EV charging. Since the announcement of Amendment 1 to ...

14 December, 2020
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Circuits without a CPC: is it best to have an extra test? | Chris Ruddock

|Date: 12 December, 2020

Circuits without a CPC: is it best to have an extra test? | Chris Ruddock

Guest columnist Chris Ruddock ponders whether electricians should consider carrying out an insulation tes ...

Guest columnist Chris Ruddock ponders whether electricians should consider carrying out an insulation test between live conductors to earth for circuits that don't incorporate a circuit protective con ...

12 December, 2020
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Automated lighting and smart buildings: what are the challenges? | ECA

|Date: 8 December, 2020

Automated lighting and smart buildings: what are the challenges? | ECA

Shahid Khan, ECA Technical Manager, looks at some of the challenges electricians need to overcome if they ...

Shahid Khan, ECA Technical Manager, looks at some of the challenges electricians need to overcome if they're to take advantage of the increasing appetite for automated lighting and smart solutions. If ...

8 December, 2020
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18th Edition Amendment 2: what could change? | ECA

|Date: 5 December, 2020

18th Edition Amendment 2: what could change? | ECA

Gary Parker, ECA Technical Manager, highlights some of the proposed changes to the 18th Edition of the Wi ...

Gary Parker, ECA Technical Manager, highlights some of the proposed changes to the 18th Edition of the Wiring Regulations. The IET Wiring Regulations, the essential publication for all professionals i ...

5 December, 2020
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Codebreakers #22

|Date: 4 December, 2020

Codebreakers #22

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 ...

4 December, 2020
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