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...

Everything physical in electrical engineering from insulations to conductors revolves around materials. Here we are listing common materials along with...

Steel ladders, trays and baskets form the backbone of cable containment systems. Often these items need some form of surface treatment to prevent corrosion...

Our cable sizing tool is one of the more popular tools on the site.  The tool enables cables to be sized in compliance with BS 7671 (the IEE Wiring Regulations...

Most installations involve some form of lightning protection system which is connected to an earth electrode.  The function of the earth electrode is to...

GE's latest thinking on product manufacturing is he Shingijutsu philosophy or Lean production system. They have started applying this at the Louisville...

Often us engineers get so bogged down in equations, using software, producing drawings and writing specifications that this becomes the sole focus.   ...

Often document control is dictated by project requirements, for example a particular organisation may have an existing numbering system. Existing company...

Induction motors are frequently used in both industrial and domestic applications.  Within the induction motor, an electrical current in the rotor is induced...

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...