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Mythbusting: The use of flexible cables in fixed installations

|Date: 14 June, 2024

Mythbusting: The use of flexible cables in fixed installations

In this article, originally written for the IET Wiring Matters publication, James Eade looks to dispel so ...

In this article, originally written for the IET Wiring Matters publication, James Eade looks to dispel some of the myths surrounding the use of flexible cables in fixed installations. The content for ...

14 June, 2024
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Made 2 Measure: what test equipment do you recommend when working on EV chargepoints?

|Date: 13 June, 2024

Made 2 Measure: what test equipment do you recommend when working on EV chargepoints?

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger a ...

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I’M OFTEN BEING ASKED ABOUT FITTING ...

13 June, 2024
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What are the requirements for disconnecting all live conductors? | Hager

|Date: 12 June, 2024

What are the requirements for disconnecting all live conductors? | Hager

Hager's Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, shares the importance of observing protective device t ...

Hager's Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, shares the importance of observing protective device terminal markings and discusses the requirements for disconnecting all live conductors, includin ...

12 June, 2024
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Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 – Draft for Public Consultation (DPC): Dispelling The Myths

|Date: 31 May, 2024

Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 – Draft for Public Consultation (DPC): Dispelling The Myths

With less than a week to go until the DPC for Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 closes, Mark Coles, Head o ...

With less than a week to go until the DPC for Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 closes, Mark Coles, Head of Technical Regulations at the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), gives an upda ...

31 May, 2024
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Ask Ovia: what makes the Inceptor Milli downlight easy to install?

|Date: 31 May, 2024

Ask Ovia: what makes the Inceptor Milli downlight easy to install?

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. What makes your products (or one product in parti ...

31 May, 2024
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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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Made 2 Measure: How can I cut down the testing time for PI measurements? | Megger

|Date: 29 May, 2024

Made 2 Measure: How can I cut down the testing time for PI measurements? | Megger

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger a ...

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I’VE JUST LANDED A GREAT CONTRACT TO ...

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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Dr Zzeus Q&A: What are the qualification requirements that enable entry on to the SP 203-1 scheme?

|Date: 27 May, 2024

Dr Zzeus Q&A: What are the qualification requirements that enable entry on to the SP 203-1 scheme?

In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes answers your questions related to fire safety. In this month's ed ...

In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes answers your questions related to fire safety. In this month's edition he looks at the qualification requirements to enable entry on to industry schemes. Q. BAF ...

27 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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