Some colleagues had an issue earlier in the week on sizing conduits to be cast in concrete for some power cables . It became clear that none of us had...

Collection of links to various places with useful motor information. I’ll try and return to the page every now and again to update it with any motor notes...

The 27 km, Euro 6 billion  Collider lies on the border between France and Switzerland, took nearly 30 years to complete.  Some of the lofty goals for the...

Battery powered cars are a hot topic and widely debated. The pros, cons, issues and time frames can be talked about endlessly. An article by the Telegraph...

IEC 60228 is the International Electrotechnical Commission's international standard on conductors of insulated cables. Among other things, it defines a...

The windings of many medium and small sized transformers are protected by restricted earth fault (REF) systems. The illustration shows the principal of...

If you want to check a circuit is dead (not live), you should always use the three point method. First check a known live circuit, then check the dead...

When making adding a Note to our site we have a great online WYSIWYG editor and things are pretty simple.  However, if you prefer you can write, manage...

I have been thinking recently that there appears to be less professional integrity around than when I first started my career in electrical engineering...

Motor starting and its associated problems are well-known to many people who have worked on large industrial processes. However, these things are, of course...