Working Live and Staying Alive
Apr 1, 2005, By Ellen Parson, Contributing Writer
A few years back, an electrician was electrocuted while installing equipment in a manufacturing facility in Detroit. An investigation after his death...
Short Circuits
Mar 1, 2005,
Bringing Down the House My apprentice and I were rewiring an older home, and as with many of these jobs, some of the home runs required one man to be...
Rate Reducers and Team Boosters
Mar 1, 2005,
Got a business-related question for Mister Sparky? Send it to askmistersparky@primediabusiness.com. Mister Sparky (AKA Patrick Kennedy) is the owner of...
How to Write a Handbook Techs Use
Mar 1, 2005, By Matthew Halverson, Managing Editor
It sounds like just another throwaway motivational mantra, but Tom Shuster and his staff take the phrase Can do, will do, done! seriously and have followed...
Ask Mister Sparky
Feb 1, 2005,
The Carrot Before the Stick...
Short Circuits
Feb 1, 2005,
Everyone makes mistakes. Some are just funnier than others...
Bidders Beware: The Ins and Outs of Reverse Auctions
Feb 1, 2005, By Amy Florence Fischbach, Staff Writer
Owners and general contractors are using the power of the Internet to drive down the cost of construction services...
Comparing SPD Performance
Feb 1, 2005, By Warwick Beech, ERICO, Inc.
You don’t need costly test houses or years of experience to make a knowledgeable surge protection choice...
Service Secrets
Feb 1, 2005, By Matthew Halverson, Managing Editor
How to Advertise Effectively...
Combine Good Techniques and Tools for Copper Cabling Troubleshooting
Jan 28, 2005, By Hugo Draye, Fluke Networks
With performance specs for structured wiring systems increasing, proper test procedures are more important than ever...
IEEE approves standard for testing and inspecting large, rotating electrical machinery
Jan 12, 2005,
Organization also revises three existing standards...
Ask. Mr. Sparky
Jan 1, 2005,
Old habits and new beginnings...
How to Find Quality Technicians
Jan 1, 2005, By Matthew Halverson, Managing Editor
Hiring is a team process for Loveland Electrical Service...
Silence Noise on Your Network
Jan 1, 2005, By Ed Pivonka, Ideal Industries and Ed Mazzuchelli, EML Associates
Ensure measurement accuracy for LAN testing by avoiding the negative effects of EMI and improper grounding...
Crime and Reason
Dec 1, 2004, By Matthew Halverson, Managing Editor
When it comes to protecting his company's tools, Nick Oliver is a sensible, responsible job foreman. In accordance with policy at Morrow Meadows, his...
