Physical labels for cabling/components help you navigate complex structured cabling systems.Don't underestimate the importance of labels! Much like the signs required to mark local streets and super highways, physical labels for cabling and...
Many experienced cable installers claim that more than 50% of premature fiber-optic cable failure is caused by improper cable pulling. Here are some important guidelines and techniques for overhead, indoor, and underground installations.Is...
To keep bolted connections tight, we can choose from several methods. The most common is the insertion of a locking device between the rotating part (nut) and the parts being fastened (i.e., bus bars). That locking device often is a split-ring...
Most high-speed cable system failures are caused by excessive bending, twisting, or pulling stress, or by improper termination procedures. For example, excessive force on the cable (due to stress during installation or an improper cable support...
The microprocessor is propelling the teledata industry through one possibility barrier after another. Products have made quantum leaps in features and capabilities, and there is no end in sight. What wasn't possible yesterday is old news today...
A Class 2 cable assembly can run on a wall with no separation from a power cable in most cases; can this be done in a cable tray?Cable trays are the only support system for wiring methods with their own article in the NEC, and they can run long...
Connections made within a motor junction box between motor leads and feeder cables are far more prone to failure than those at ordinary loads. This is because a motor circuit, unlike normal loads, is regularly subjected to well-defined transient...
A strong working knowledge of installation techniques is vital to the effective operation and maintenance of motors.Today's modern motors require your consideration of all aspects of selection, application, and maintenance as well as details of...
