The EC&M and CEE News Product of the Year Platinum Award was established to honor excellence in new product development in the electrical industry. The...More
Residential now comes in colorsThis manufacturer, the first to stock all sizes of colored commercial building wire, is now the first to make residential...More
Shirt-pocket test tool offers analog bargraph features The DM73B analog bargraph plus 3,400-count digital display features plus/minus 0.5% accuracy. Weighing...More
Cordless reciprocating saw reaches into tight places The Sawzall, the Hatchet, is a compact cord-less reciprocating saw. The Hatchet, with its six-position...More
Load center features neutrals and ground screws The Ultimate Load Center features Insta-Wire neutrals and ground screws, which have slotted, No. 2 square...More
The factors that contribute to the uncertainty of battery life in a standby or stationary application are worsening as power networks try to handle new...More
The deadline for votes was April 15,2002. Thank you for voting for the 2002 Product of the Year. The winner of the $100 award and the 2002 Product of...More
Electrical contractors and other end users on the panel that evaluated this year’s entrants in the CEE News/EC&M Product-of-the-Year competition had a...More
WHAT'S WRONG HERE? Give the specific 2002 NEC references related to any violations you find. Write Joe a Violation Notice rather than sending in a copy...More
Overcoming the logistical challenges that come with being one of the first shows in a new hall at the mammoth Las Vegas Convention Center isn’t easy,...More
Overcoming the logistical challenges that come with being one of the first shows in a new hall at the mammoth Las Vegas Convention Center isn't easy,...More
By now, many of us have gotten around to kicking the tires of the new 2002 National Electrical Code. Some of us may have even driven it around the block...More
Mr. Electric, a global franchise organization offering electrical installation and repair through more than 120 locations worldwide, announced a national...More
Push-wire connectors allow for visual confirmation Wall-nuts are push-wire connectors for solid or stranded wire. The connectors' clear housings allow...More
One lazy Sunday morning all of the electricity in our new home went out. Since I am an electrical contractor I grabbed my multimeter and headed to the...More
MR. ELECTRIC AND GENERAC SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE HOMEOWNERS WITH GENERATORS WACO, Texas Mr. Electric, an electrical service and repair franchise, forged...More
Elwin Trump, Wymore, Neb., sent us this photo with the following explanation: This is a problem shared by all electrical people including my son, a plant...More
When an ice storm knocked out power to more than 420,000 homes in the Kansas City area last month, the area's electric utilities and electrical contractors...More
The phone rang off the hook at Tann Electric for days after a winter ice storm slammed Kansas City during the last three days of January. Frozen tree...More
House-service panels QWe label panels as general lighting, washer, dryer or furnace. Now an inspector wants them labeled room by room, including every...More
For electrical workers, installing a standard grounding system is almost an afterthought drive two ground rods and you're done. But this practice is inadequate...More
To build highly available electrical infrastructures, you need redundant components like power distribution units (PDUs), UPSs, and generators. Yet many...More
Even if your facility doesn't incur the $10 million/min cost of downtime that some facilities experience, unplanned downtime is costly. Power quality...More
Last month we began covering the components of video systems too much to cover in one article. This month we continue with components; next month we'll...More
LEDs have unique and compelling characteristics that make them ideal for industrial lighting applications. But there are a variety of misconceptions about LEDs, how well they work, how long they last, and more. Digital Lumens developed this whitepaper to dish up the facts around LEDs and address some common misunderstandings....More
An arc flash is associated with the explosive release of energy caused by an electrical arc, due to either a phase-to-ground or a phase-to-phase fault. This kind of fault can result from many factors – a dropped tool, accidental contact with electrical systems, buildup of conductive dust, corrosion or improper work conditions.....More
Abstract: In this webinar, Mike will not only explain the current NEC requirements for GFCIs and AFCIs, but he'll explain how they operate, what causes their premature failure, and when they won't provide the safety protection you might have thought they would.
Abstract: This webinar will teach attendees the difference between risk and hazard, and how the choice of system grounding has a direct impact on reliability and safety.
Arlington’s new REVERSIBLE entrance plate not only protects cable but delivers good looks and installation versatility. Use it facing in or out. Non-rusting paintable plastic....More
