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CEA-CEDIA Committee Approves Home Theater Video and Smart Grid Installation Standards
May 4, 2012 6:58 PM
CEA and CEDIA R10 Residential Systems committee recently announced new standards to enhance the home theater experience and to provide the industry with an understanding of the issues related to smart grid devices...
Construction Spending Inches Up From February to March
May 4, 2012 6:49 PM
Private/public sector construction activity continue on opposite tracks as private activity is up 11.5% for the year while public activity declined 3.2% since March 2011 ...
Construction Employment Remains Nearly Flat in April
May 4, 2012 6:32 PM
Industry association notes workers are leaving industry as employment gains remain sluggish...
EBCI Indicates Improvement in North American Conditions Slowed in April
Apr 27, 2012 12:15 PM
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions retreated nearly 13 points in April to 59.1, following a sharp run-up earlier in the year to its highest levels since 2005...
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Broken Breakers, Part 7
Apr 24, 2012 9:00 AM
Sometimes, it would be more accurate to call breaker maintenance "breaker breaking" because of the way it gets done...
Electrical Troubleshooting Quiz, April 24, 2012
Apr 24, 2012 8:00 AM
Last month, the scrap rates on a stamping line suddenly lurched upward and have remained there...
Replacing Cables, Part 10
Apr 24, 2012 8:00 AM
When maintaining breakers, you must take care not to use too much lubricant...
NEC in the Facility, April 24, 2012
Apr 24, 2012 8:00 AM
Section 110.27(A) provides requirements for the guarding of live parts from accidental contact, but these are sometimes implemented inadequately...
Safety, April 24, 2012
Apr 24, 2012 8:00 AM
If a base gets on your skin, you might not know until you happen to see or smell the smoke from the reaction...
