One of the comments on my Motor Starting Series was asking for something on duty cycles. Here it is. As a purchaser of a motor, you have responsibility...

If you at all familiar with programs like office and outlook, then adding and editing posts is pretty straightforward and intuitive.  However, there are...

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...

Our IEE cable sizing was wrote a few years ago and had become rough around the edges. I thought it was time to give the tool a service. Unfortunately when...

IEC 60287 "Calculation of the continuous current rating of cables (100% load factor)" is the International Standard which defines the procedures and equations...

This is the second post in a series of two on periodic electrical inspections. In the first post, I discussed how often inspections should be carried out...

"I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong...

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

We have had the Wiki with us for a long time now, but at last I have decided to say bye bye – more details on why below.

How often installations are inspected is up to the owner of the installation, provided such durations do not exceed any regulatory maximums in force. ...