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IAEI Magazine Share     We should all be champions of electrical safety and strive to ensure that our customers, our friends and our families do not experience the worst that electricity has to offer. In the words of Wesley Smith of Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, who almost had a major incident, “Fire is something that you definitely don’t want to have happen to you, and it’s something that could have easily happened (to me). But since I had an experience that made me very aware, I wouldn’t put in another circuit unless it was protected with an arc-fault circuit interrupter.” Mr. Smith is among many others who have experienced an electrical incident. Fortunately, in his case no lives were taken and no valuable property was lost. In this article, we will explore electrical fires and an update of the 2008 NEC adoption process across the United States. The incidents shared here are real and based on actual experiences. More
Make the right connection Electrical Times Share
For the physical interconnection of fire alarms, hard-wiring had been the only way until a few years ago, but now domestic alarm systems using wireless Radio Frequency (RF) signals for alarm interconnection are more and more popular. These wire-free alarm interconnection systems make alarm interconnection easier and cost-effective. The systems use Multi-Sensor, Ionisation, Optical or Heat alarms which are simply slid onto a base containing the RF technology that allows the alarms to interconnect with each other. More 11 shocking home electrical safety tips Popular Mechanics Share
Popular Mechanics contributor Pat Porzio is a mechanical engineer, an electrical contractor and a master plumber, so when his Blackberry's "Aqualung" ringtone sounds, the call could be about any kind of mechanical problem. Still, he was surprised when he answered the call on Dec. 29. It was his wife, and there was this urgent tone in her voice. Her brother's house was on fire, she said--apparently a switch on an electrical baseboard heater had blown apart. Sparks fly, a couch burns and the rest of us get some critical lessons in dealing with circuit breakers and electrical fires. More
The importance of your cable's pedigree Cabling Installation & Maintenance Share
When you specify communications cabling, do you take for granted that it meets industry standards because it is labeled a "Category 5e" or "Category 6?" Is the jacketing marked with proper code and safety ratings? As bandwidth and transmission speeds increase exponentially and additional disparate devices are becoming attached to the same network, the need to assure that your cabling system can live up to your expectations becomes increasingly important. More The status of solid-state lighting today EC&M Share
The early years of any technology are invariably the most exciting, as we welcome a whole new way of doing things that is simpler, faster, or more efficient. But with that excitement typically comes some degree of confusion, as we grope our way (without standards or a yardstick) toward familiarity with a technology we don't yet fully understand -- all with the market moving at warp speed to keep pace with the latest developments. That's essentially what's happening today with solid-state lighting (SSL), lighting applications that include light-emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), or light-emitting polymers. More
Wind power grows 39 percent for the year The New York Times Share
Despite a crippling recession and tight credit markets, the American wind power industry grew at a blistering pace in 2009, adding 39 percent more capacity. The country is close to the point where 2 percent of its electricity will come from wind turbines. While that is still a small share, it is up from virtually nothing a few years ago. Continued growth at such a fast pace could help the nation lower its emissions of the gases that cause global warming. More Intel going solar Energy Matters Share
Intel's amazing success has been based on silicon and now the world's leading computer chip maker will be using silicon in a different way - to generate solar power. Intel Corp. recently announced new contracts to install approximately 2.5 megawatts worth of new solar farm projects at eight U.S. locations in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Oregon. Intel Oregon flicked the switch on the company's first solar power system on the roof of its Jones Farm site in early 2009. More
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