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I was terrified. My job was surely gone and I was just starting out. I pulled the covers over my head and tried to think of what to do. After a few minutes, the answer came to me. I just wouldn’t tell them.
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Stray Welding Current Damage
The call comes in just as you’re sitting down for supper with the family. The shop across town where you had just finished some major electrical service installations the month before is not happy.
Talking to IT Departments About Connected Lighting
Networked lighting control systems (NLCs) are really computer networks — they just happen to control luminaires, occupancy sensors, photosensors and light switches.
The IP Code: What Does It Mean?
The IP protection rating charter or International Protection Standard consists of the letters IP and two numbers. As prescribed by the CEI 6529 standard, the charter classifies the degree of protection of a product against the intrusion of two types of elements in electrical components: solid and liquid particles.
Electrical Inspections with a Thermal Camera
Infrared thermal cameras are a great additional to a preventive maintenance program. They’re easy to use and can help you find where issues are within your electrical system. Thermal cameras often have a point-and-shoot design with the IR image displayed on a screen on the back of the camera.
An Early Lesson
I was terrified. My job was surely gone and I was just starting out. I pulled the covers over my head and tried to think of what to do. After a few minutes, the answer came to me. I just wouldn’t tell them.
How to Overcome Three Common PoE Troubleshooting Challenges, Part 2
An application may already have a network of PoE devices installed but wants to make some changes without removing their existing cabling infrastructure.
Stray Welding Current Damage
The call comes in just as you’re sitting down for supper with the family. The shop across town where you had just finished some major electrical service installations the month before is not happy.
Talking to IT Departments About Connected Lighting
Networked lighting control systems (NLCs) are really computer networks — they just happen to control luminaires, occupancy sensors, photosensors and light switches.
The IP Code: What Does It Mean?
The IP protection rating charter or International Protection Standard consists of the letters IP and two numbers. As prescribed by the CEI 6529 standard, the charter classifies the degree of protection of a product against the intrusion of two types of elements in electrical components: solid and liquid particles.
Electrical Inspections with a Thermal Camera
Infrared thermal cameras are a great additional to a preventive maintenance program. They’re easy to use and can help you find where issues are within your electrical system. Thermal cameras often have a point-and-shoot design with the IR image displayed on a screen on the back of the camera.
An Early Lesson
I was terrified. My job was surely gone and I was just starting out. I pulled the covers over my head and tried to think of what to do. After a few minutes, the answer came to me. I just wouldn’t tell them.
How to Overcome Three Common PoE Troubleshooting Challenges, Part 2
An application may already have a network of PoE devices installed but wants to make some changes without removing their existing cabling infrastructure.
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