Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer look! ALISTAIR RIGBY: THERE WAS NO POWER TO MY NEW BOARD SO I OPENED UP THE ISOLATOR FOR A LOOK AND FOUND ...

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Q. My apprentice has completed his AM2S but I’ve not got the apprenticeship certificate yet. Why is this? There can often be confusion around which certificates NET issue directly and what is issued by other bodies. When your apprentice passes their AM2S this is the final piece of their apprenticeship training. They will receive two ...

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John Hayhurst, Electrical Tutor at City Skills SCC, provides a guide to navigating electrical reflections in circuits. In this article, I’m looking to challenge your grasp of electromagnetism and explore the intricate realm of electrical reflections in circuits. This guide aims to provide an introduction to the subject, with a special emphasis on incorporating the ...

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In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes answers your questions related to fire safety. In this month’s edition he looks at the qualification requirements to enable entry on to industry schemes. Q. BAFE has changed the criteria for the competence of engineers for fire alarm engineers and technicians. Does that mean I must undertake the ...

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Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer look! IAIN NORMAN: WE WERE RECENTLY ASKED TO PROVIDE A 32 A SUPPLY FOR THE FIRST OF MANY SMALL SAUNAS TO BE ...

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Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer look! JOSH COOK: THESE ARE JUST A FEW FINDS FROM A TYPICAL WEEK ON THE JOB… During an EICR there are often ...

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Section 443 of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 contains requirements for protection against transient overvoltages either of atmospheric origin or due to switching. Where the application of overvoltage protection measures are required, regulation 443.1 specifies that any surge protective devices (SPDs) should be selected and erected in accordance with Section 534 of that standard. This article looks at ...

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Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I NEED TO BUY AN ADAPTOR SO THAT I CAN USE MY MULTIFUNCTION INSTALLATION TESTER (MFT) TO TEST ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGEPOINTS. I’VE NOTICED THAT THE MEGGER EVCA210 ...

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Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer look! HAMMOND ELECTRICS: WE FOUND THIS ON A RECENT EICR. WHAT’S YOUR OPINION/ADVICE? Part of the changes that were introduced under BS ...

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Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer look! EVANS ALL ELECTRICAL: HERE WE HAVE POSSIBLY THE WORST INSTALLATION KNOWN TO MAN. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD THE (MIS)FORTUNE OF CARRYING OUT ...

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