Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing installations with surge protective devices (SPDs) and looks at requirements and considerations of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. In our everyday life, we’re surrounded by electrical equipment which may contain sensitive electronic components. Such products are vulnerable to transient overvoltages and can have their lifespan significantly reduced ...

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Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, introduces the May 2023 Corrigendum. On 9th May 2023, IET and BSI announced the release of a Corrigendum to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. The Corrigendum was published on 15th May 2023 and makes changes to six areas of BS 7671 that came into effect immediately. There is often a Corrigendum ...

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NAPIT’s Principal Technical Author, Richard Townsend, looks at the importance of surge protection in complex installations. What is a complex installation? When we talk about complex installations, we generally mean those that aren’t simple domestic dwellings or basic commercial installs. That doesn’t mean that all domestic installations are simple installations, nor does it mean all ...

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