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Just added a page to the tools, which will allow you to calculate the synchronous speed, slip and rated torque for an induction motor. Not a particularly...
Following on from my post on railway electrification voltages, I thought an introduction to traction substations would be a good idea. Traction substations...
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Tapping your forearm or hand with a finger could soon be the way you interact with gadgets. A new technology created by Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon ...
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...
This post is quick introduction and overview to different railway electrification voltages used in answer to a question sent in via email. While there...
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