Problems on achieving maximum voltage drop within an installation come up often. Depending where you live, local regulations will have different limits...

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Resistors are electronic components that oppose the flow of current.  Manufactured in various types and ranges they have a wide application to electronics...

Years ago I was told that you should always try to write the best report you can.  Many years later I still think on this as one of the better pieces of...

The European Union is implementing a voluntary code of practice for participants with the aim of improving the overall efficiency of data centres. As part...

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

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...

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

Lead acid batteries are cost effect and reliable, making them suitable for many applications.This note examines topics of interest associated with the...

The inventor of the first visible light-emitting diode makes history again this year as it begins to show customers a 40-watt replacement GE Energy Smart...