Get Real About Project Scheduling
Not only are realistic project schedules useful to you during the preconstruction stage, they're also vital to successfully coordinating the day-to-day
The basics of insulation resistance
One of the most fundamental of electrical installation and maintenance tasks is taking insulation resistance (JR) readings. This is done to verify the
The Basics of Insulation Resistance Testing
How significant is insulation resistance testing? Since 80% of electrical maintenance and testing involves evaluating insulation integrity, the answer is "very important."
Reality of Nostalgia
Recently, I was going through my electrical belongings and ran across some old “friends.” They brought back many memories of when I began working in the
The Pros and Cons of Proof-Testing
The secret to not damaging old, in-service cable is to apply the maximum test voltage in small increments and closely monitor the behavior of leakage current.
The basics of transformers, part 2.
Copper losses in both primary and secondary windings, and core losses are converted into heat in a transformer. These losses are all measured in watts.
The basics of transformers - Part 1
A transformer is an energy coupling device that takes electrical energy at one voltage (from its source) and transforms it to another voltage. The new
