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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.
It wasn't so long ago I was telling someone that I don't use rules of thumb as most things are easily calculated anyhow. As it turns out I last week...
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The following tables provide quick order of magnitude fault levels for a a range of typical low voltage situations.
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