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What electrical safety ratings mean
A knowledge of the electrical hazard/risk categories for test equipment is essential in maintaining a safe workplace for electrical contractors and technicians.
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Why calibrate your test equipment?
Test and measurement equipment is essential to the electrical trade, be it for electrical, data or control systems. Whether it’s for commissioning a new installation or finding a fault in an existing one, electrical tradespeople and technicians put a lot of faith in the readings from these instruments. But how can they be certain what’s being reported is correct?
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New regulations on testing and tagging on construction sites
Changes to West Australian regulations regarding the testing and tagging of portable electrical equipment and RCDs on construction sites will come into effect on 1 January 2009, which will allow the testing to be done by a competent person or a licensed electrician.
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Testing for standby power consumption
External power supplies are subject to minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) as specified by AS/NZS 4665. The standard calls for maximum permissible standby power consumption levels, and reflect the increasing attention to rising greenhouse gases and energy costs.
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What sort of protection should electricians consider for testers?
Every single electrical mains supply has transients of all different types superimposed on it, and that's what category ratings are all about - helping electrical professionals better understand the dangers of transients by categorising them
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Fluke 5080A multiproduct calibrator
The 5080A multiproduct calibrator accurately calibrates both analog and digital test instruments including analog meters, panel meters, digital multimeters, watt meters and, with optional accessories, clamp meters, megohmmeters and oscilloscopes to 200 MHz.
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Electrical testing standards
Workplace safety is a serious concern for all employees and employers. In the electrical industry, it's not limited to installation practises and tools. Testing is a high-risk activity that can be done safely by following the standards and regulations
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