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Ask Ovia: Why are modern vapour-proof fittings not designed to fit onto conduit boxes?

|Date: 18 March, 2024

Ask Ovia: Why are modern vapour-proof fittings not designed to fit onto conduit boxes?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. WHY ARE MODERN VAPOUR-PROOF FITTINGS NOT DESIGNED ...

18 March, 2024
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Protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility | NICEIC

|Date: 13 March, 2024

Protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility | NICEIC

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to explain the operating characteristics of the pro ...

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to explain the operating characteristics of the protective multiple earthing (PME) earthing facility, a type of TN-C-S system, which is commonly p ...

13 March, 2024
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USB socket-outlets and the requirements for insulation resistance testing | Scolmore

|Date: 8 March, 2024

USB socket-outlets and the requirements for insulation resistance testing | Scolmore

Have you dealt with problems with USB socket-outlets that have been faulty following insulation resistanc ...

Have you dealt with problems with USB socket-outlets that have been faulty following insulation resistance testing? Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, aims to shed some ligh ...

8 March, 2024
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Safe isolation: Selection and use of the right equipment | Martindale Electric

|Date: 4 March, 2024

Safe isolation: Selection and use of the right equipment | Martindale Electric

Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, explains the importance of safe isolation and wh ...

Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, explains the importance of safe isolation and why using the right equipment is an absolute must. Safe isolation procedures are necessary to ens ...

4 March, 2024
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EV Question Time: Part 2 | CTEK

|Date: 26 February, 2024

EV Question Time: Part 2 | CTEK

In this follow up to last month’s article, Viktors Nikolajevs, CTEK’s Skillbase Manager in the UK, answer ...

In this follow up to last month’s article, Viktors Nikolajevs, CTEK’s Skillbase Manager in the UK, answers more of the key questions that installers are commonly raising around EV charge point install ...

26 February, 2024
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Metal consumer units in an installation forming part of a TT system earthing arrangement | NICEIC

|Date: 20 February, 2024

Metal consumer units in an installation forming part of a TT system earthing arrangement | NICEIC

This article from the experts at NICEIC aims to provide guidance for contractors when required to install ...

This article from the experts at NICEIC aims to provide guidance for contractors when required to install a consumer unit and/or similar switchgear manufactured from a noncombustible material meeting ...

20 February, 2024
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Understanding overvoltage protection: requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 | Hager

|Date: 16 February, 2024

Understanding overvoltage protection: requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 | Hager

Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing installations wi ...

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 ...

16 February, 2024
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Additional protection for socket outlets

|Date: 13 February, 2024

Additional protection for socket outlets

Keith Willcock, Product Manager for Siemens Alpha Circuit Protection Products, reviews the implications f ...

Keith Willcock, Product Manager for Siemens Alpha Circuit Protection Products, reviews the implications for designers and installers of electrical installations from the latest requirements for additi ...

13 February, 2024
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IP ratings explained | Hudson Lighting

|Date: 2 February, 2024

IP ratings explained | Hudson Lighting

Chris Hudson, MD of Hudson Lighting, explains more about the importance of IP68 ratings for recessed outd ...

Chris Hudson, MD of Hudson Lighting, explains more about the importance of IP68 ratings for recessed outdoor lights and gives a general overview of IP ratings and what they mean. Ingress Protection (I ...

2 February, 2024
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The importance of selecting RCDs that are suitable to electronic loads and controls connected to an electrical installation | NICEIC

|Date: 30 January, 2024

The importance of selecting RCDs that are suitable to electronic loads and controls connected to an electrical installation | NICEIC

Depending on the particular characteristics of the ‘electronic’ loads and controls connected to an electr ...

Depending on the particular characteristics of the ‘electronic’ loads and controls connected to an electrical installation, an RCD could be exposed to a range of residual current waveforms and frequen ...

30 January, 2024
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