Microchip-based electrical control products account for an increasing share of the electrical controls market. How we use electrical controls affects everyone: from the specifier to the electrical contractor to the maintenance electrician. It also...
The successful operation of a transformer is pendent on proper installation as well as on proper design and manufacture. Part 1 of this article, which addressed installation procedures that are common to both dry- and wet-type units, appeared in...
Sponsored by Thomas & Betts, Southwire, American Cable Systems (ACS), and Primedia Intertec, the Electrical Contractors Datacom Forum will be held Sunday, August 22 (prior to BICSI Fall Conference), at the Reno Hilton in Reno, Nev. Registration...
Now may be the time to set up a LAN in your small office. By networking your desktop PCs and laptops, everyone can share files, printers, and peripherals.You have a small office. You and your staff need to access the same files. This includes...
Obviously, safety is paramount when you’re working on control systems (or the machines under their control). This is true for many reasons. Aside from potential injury, accidents can directly and indirectly affect both you and your company...
Does your year-old desk rocket seem slow? Can you really afford to replace or upgrade this computer, after spending so much money on failures in the past? Knowing and practicing basic computer care could have saved you that money.Computer care is...
Even the best project managers run into trouble. Here are six tips to keep you from tripping up on what many consider common sense considerations. No one ever said juggling multiple electrical contracting projects and their deadlines was easy. To...
How will "enhanced" or "next generation" premise systems perform at frequencies beyond 10Base-T Ethernet? With network speeds getting higher, revision of the 568A standard, and dispute over "Level 6" and "Level 7," this is a huge question for the...
